Jewelry Books

New edition of the "unofficial" bible for jewelry and gem buyers--completely updated, expanded and revised! Purchasing gems and jewelry can be a magical experience, filled with excitement and anticipation...

This is a full-colour book that will help you to select and evaluate diamonds and diamond jewellery. This updated edition has 140 new photographs of ring styles, coloured diamonds and contemporary diamond cuts...

This handbook updates jewellery professionals and serious diamond buyers on the new developments in diamond grading, treatments, synthetic diamonds, fancy-colour diamonds and lab certificates. Using close-up photographs, it shows how to make visual judgements about clarity, transparency, cut quality and brilliance...

This unique jewelry sales training course is for the owners, managers and salespeople in retail jewelry stores and those who want to enter that field. A ten lesson workbook, a ten cassette album and an audio CD demonstrate with dramatic dialogue what to say and how and when to say it...

A beautiful look at the world's most alluring gem. With images as fabulous as their highly prized subject, Diamonds is about the science and glamour of this magnificent gemstone. The book takes a look at why we desire diamonds, where their characteristic fire comes from and why they are seen as the ultimate symbol of love...

Clueless about diamonds? You won't be after you read this book! Packed with close-up photographs, this reference shows you how to judge diamonds on the basis of how they look, rather than just on how they are graded...

17 magnificent pieces of jewelry inspired by eight great modern architectural works, from the Tokyo National Gymnasium to the Chicago Spire.

In layperson's terms and simple language, it explains facts about the diamonds as a gem and as an industrial component.

This book contains 44 full color pages of jewelry from the 80' with corresponding then current prices and reference information. Mostly filled with gold jewelry enhanced by diamonds, but also included are base settings, emerald, ruby, pearl, white gold, silver, and other semi precious stone settings.