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Reasons for the Jewellery
Many reasons for the Jewellery has been used such as Currency, Artistic display, Wealth display, Storage, and Status. Other reasons are:
Functional use - There are many items of Jewellery which are originated as purely functional items but evolved into decorative items as their functional requirement diminished, these items are brooches and buckles.
Symbolism - Jewellery can also be symbolic of group membership. As in the case of the Christian crucifix or Jewish Star of David, or of status, as in the case of chains of office, or the Western practice of married people wearing a wedding ring.
Protection - Wearing of amulets and devotional medals to provide protection or ward off evil is common in some cultures; these may take the form of symbols - such as the ankh, stones, plants, animals, body parts - such as the Khamsa, or glyphs - such as stylized versions of the Throne Verse in Islamic art.
Keeping large amounts of wealth stored in the form of Jewellery in most cultures. And Jewellry used to create Jewellery as a means to store or display coins or in the form of wedding dowries in numerous cultures.
A perfect diamond has no flaws
A perfect diamond has no flaws. In valuing diamond, Diamond clarity is one of the important features. Most of the 20 percent that are gemstone quality still have significant flaws. An inclusion is a type of flaw that occurs within the internal characteristics of a diamond. The others are cut, caret, and color. So, when it comes to diamond clarity it is considered a flaw.Only 20 percent of diamonds mined are good enough to be used as gemstones. Diamonds are categorized as Flawless, Very Slightly Included, Slightly Included, Internally Flawless, and Included. Within these categories, there are grades. The rest are relegated to industrial use. When magnified under a 10x microscope, The Flawless diamond is, well, flawless. The flaws may even be visible to the naked eye and are considered Included You’ll pay a pretty penny for superior diamond clarity.
Pearls come in a variety of colors and shapes
A high quality pearl will have a lustrous, shiny surface, strong reflections, and a good contrast between its light and dark areas. Pearls come in a variety of colors. That colors are white, gray, black and yellow. The shapes of pearls can be round, baroque, symmetrical, or irregular.The most exquisite and expensive pearls are the sphere-like round pearls. But still your pearls should have minimal blemishes on the surface such as pits, cracks, or discoloration. Necklaces with pearls can have single or double strands. The single strands usually have larger, more expensive pearls than the double strands. Pearls that appear completely flawless are usually fakes. Authentic pearl earrings should match in size and their look and feel.
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