to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out that most people buy "jewelry" and not "gemstones." Because the book offers so much practical advice and money-saving tips about buying jewelry, they urged me to change the title. So, in this edition The Complete Guide to Buying Gems has been changed to Jewelry &amp; Gems: The Buying Guide. Consumer and professional response to the book has been very gratifying. Almost 14,000 hardcover copies are in circulation. We have received hundreds of letters, phone calls and in-person comments about the helpfulness and interesting information it provides. We thank you for encouraging us to make the book more widely available by bringing out this softcover edition. We have taken the opportunity of this softcover edition to update the price guides for diamonds and colored gemstones and, in light of the increase in both the popularity and price of pearls, to add a price guide for them in the "Guide to Popular Gems and Their Prices." Also, we want to take this opportunity to comment further on gem invest ment, taking into account major developments since the original manuscript was written in 1980.

Jewelry and Gems: The Buying Guide (Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide (Paperback))

Antoinette L. Matlins

A. C. Bonanno

Science & Math

GemStone Press

Contents: Setting Up a Basic Lab; Proper Lighting; How to Use Each Instrument &amp; What It Will Show; Major Errors and How to Correct Them, and more. Appendixes: Charts &amp; Tables of Gemstone Properties, Schools, Laboratories, Associations and Publications, Readings. Glossary. Index.

Gem Identification Made Easy, 1st Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying and Selling

matlins, antoinette & bonanno, a. c.

Business & Money

This well-illustrated volume covers diamonds, colored gems, and pearls. It takes the anxiety out of buying engagement and wedding rings, turning it into the magical and romantic experience it should be.The authors explain the romantic traditions of diamonds and colored gems in engagement and wedding rings through the centuries and offer expert advice on how to make this once-in-a-lifetime purchase a perfect one. Included are all the steps to determining the quality of a diamond or colored gemstone and judging value. Advice on how to design the rings, and lots of illustrations to help.Selected contents:Retail Price Guides for Diamonds, Colored Gems, and Pearls.The Romance of the Ring.Engagement and Wedding Ring Traditions and Romance.The Allure of Diamonds: What is Diamond?Selecting the Diamond.Comparing Diamond Prices.The Magic &amp; Mystery of Colored Gems.Getting the Best Value in Colored Gems.What to Ask When Buying the Stone.Design and Style: Getting the Look You Want.The Wedding Bands: Gem-Studded, Gold, &amp; Platinum.Consumer Beware: How to Spot a Fraud.Important Advice Before You Buy; Questions to Ask.List of Certified Appraisers.

Engagement & Wedding Rings: The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love

Matlins, Antoinette L.

This completely updated, revised and expanded edition by two experts explains how to buy diamonds, pearls, and other precious and popular gems and metals with confidence and knowledge. Also includes information on design and style, plus gemstone laboratory reports. 16 full-color plates; 100 illustrations.

Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antoinette L Matlins, PG

Antiques & Collectibles

Completely Updated, Expanded, Revised.New edition of the "unofficial bible" for jewelry and gem buyers. Explains how to buy diamonds, pearls, precious, and other popular colored gems, gold, and jewelry with confidence and knowledge.This authoritative book includes new sections on design and style, pearls, gold, and platinum, as well as full coverage of recently discovered new gems to look for...and new treatments and trickery to look out for. Easy to read and understand, Jewelry &amp; Gems: The Buying Guide covers every aspect of purchasing and enjoying jewelry and gems.Selected contents:Retail Price Guides for Diamonds, Colored Gems, and Pearls.Getting to Know Gems.Diamonds: How to Determine the Value of a Diamond.The Four C's - Treatments - New shapes &amp; old - How flaws affect diamonds - How to read diamond grading reports - How to spot fraud &amp; misrepresentationColored Gemstones: New Stones Add Exciting Choices.Mystery &amp; Magic - Determining value - New treatments - Synthetics - Fraud &amp; misrepresentation - Misleading names - Gem alternatives by colorPearls: Types - Factors that affect quality and value.Gold &amp; Platinum.Choosing the Setting.Important Advice Before You Buy; Questions to Ask.Selecting a Reputable Jeweler, Appraiser, &amp; insurer.Gemstone Investment.

Jewelry & Gems, 2nd Edition; The Buying Guide: How to Buy Diamonds, Colored Gemstones, Pearls, Gold & Jewelry with Confidence & Knowledge

Matlins, Antoinette L. And Antonio C. Bonanno

The first book devoted exclusively to the spectroscope and its use in gemstone identification. 
Until 1933 the refractometer and the microscope were the two principal tools in gem testing. Then B.W. Anderson introduced the hand spectroscope which quickly became the third vital instrument for the UK gemmologist. The publication of Anderson's papers in the mid-1950s alerted gem laboratories worldwide to the importance of this instrument. Today its use is universal.
Anderson and his lifelong colleague, Payne, both of the world's first full-time gemmological laboratory, were the pioneers in recognizing the vast potential of the spectroscope for this purpose, and The Spectroscope and Gemmology, as the extensively edited, updated and enlarged version of Anderson’s original papers, provides a vital textbook wherever gemmology is used or taught. The distinguished gemmologist R. Keith Mitchell has undertaken the editing and has added chapters on the Pye spectrophotometer and on lasers. He has also reproduced new line drawings of spectra in three aspects to accommodate the prism instrument in both the British version and in that favoured by American gemmologists, and in another version as seen through the diffraction grating instrument.
Written for gemmologists everywhere and incorporating the latest developments this book will prove indispensable to all engaged in gemstone identification.

The Spectroscope and Gemmology

Anderson, Basil

Payne, James

Finally! Everything you need to buy beautiful pearls with confidence. 
The Pearl Book tells you everything you need to know about pearls to fully understand and appreciate them, and avoid any unexpected (and costly) disappointments, now and in future generations. 
This easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, practical resource covers: The rich history and romance surrounding pearls; differences between natural, cultured, and imitation pearls: what they are, how they differ, and how to tell them apart; how to judge pearl quality, with tips on how to see differences with the naked eye; comparisons of all types of pearls, in every size and color, from every pearl producing country in the world; what to guard against: artificial enhancements and misrepresentation; how to wear and care for pearls; pearl prices: from affordable to astronomical; magnificent pearl jewelry--conversations with the world's leading jewelers; exclusive interviews with the world's leading pearl experts, who offer "insider" insights and advice; important resource information, including sample lab reports, a pearl glossary, and more.

The Pearl Book, 2nd Edition: The Definitive Buying Guide: How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Pearls

Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide--How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Colored Gemstones, Gold & Jewelry With Confidence and Knowledge (5th Edition)

Partial Contents: Getting to Know Gems; Diamonds; Colored Gemstones; Important Advice Before You Buy, and more. Appendixes: Selected List of Gem Identification Labs, National plus State Jewelry Associations. Index. 9 full-color plates. 100+ black and white illustrations.

Matlins,Antoinette & A.C.Bonanno

Colored Gemstones--The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide : How to Select, Buy, Care for &amp; Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and Other Colored Gems with Confidence and Knowledge 
All the Information You Need to Buy, Collect, Sell--or Simply Enjoy--Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and Other Colored Gemstones with Confidence and Knowledge 
With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts, and new ways to buy gems--such as internet auctions and TV shopping--there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect colored gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewelry confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance. This practical, comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide provides all the information you need in order to know what to look for, and what to look out for, including: 
* What qualifies as a "gemstone"? * How to evaluate color--and its impact on price. * Deciding between a natural gem and an enhanced gem. * Colored gemstone synthesis and treatment. * What to ask when buying the stone. * What to get in writing. * How to get what you want within your budget. * Price guides for popular gems, opals, and synthetic stones. 
And much, much more! Written by an "insider," this easy-to-read guide is the "unofficial colored gemstone bible" for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide- How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies, and Other Colored Gemstones with Confidence and Knowledge

Everything you need to buy beautiful pearls with confidence. With today’s finest cultured pearls rivaling diamond, ruby, emerald and sapphire in terms of popularity, rarity and price, more and more people are searching for a reliable source of information to guide them in the fascinating and complex world of pearls―natural, cultured and imitation. This revised and updated third edition is a comprehensive, authoritative guide that tells readers everything they need to know about pearls to fully understand and appreciate them, and avoid any unexpected―and costly―disappointments, now and in future generations. Special Feature: Exclusive interviews with the world’s leading authorities on pearls, who offer "insider" insights and advice. Selected Contents <ul>
<li>Updated retail price guides </li> <li> New types of pearls now on the market </li> <li>Important up-to-date resource information, including pearl glossary, size charts, sample lab reports and more </li> <li>New pearl producing locales, their products and what these new choices have to offer </li> <li>The rich history and romance surrounding pearls </li> <li>The five factors that determine a pearl’s value </li> <li>How to distinguish the differences between natural, cultured and imitation pearls </li> <li>How to judge pearl quality, including tips on how to see differences with the naked eye </li> <li>How to wear and care for pearls </li> <li> Magnificent pearl creations from the world’s leading jewelers </li> <li>What to look for, and what to look out for: How to spot fakes </li> <li>Treatments: Good and bad </li> </ul>

The Pearl Book, 3rd Edition: The Definitive Buying Guide: How to Select, Buy Care for & Enjoy Pearls

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