Showing posts with label Traditional. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Traditional. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Laser Engraving Vs traditional etched engraving

You and your spouse-to-be got your brand new wedding rings all picked out and you're ready to personalise them by engraving a special message to each other within the ring. But you don't know what kind of engraving you should get. Did you know that most renowned Jewelers offer traditional etched engraving and new laser engraving?

Engraving is the way traditional engraving is since the beginning of time, by carving or etching your personal message on the surface of the ring. This is the same kind of engraving that you would see trophies and plaques. This technique is pretty simple. It comes to using a needle as an object of a very hard material, typically hardened steel, literally scratching your engraving on to your wedding bands. Although many jewelers you that this type of engraving can't be done on tungsten wedding bands tungsten will tell because just too hard of a metal, it is simply not true. As a traditional engraving machine a diamond tipped stylus, it can engrave on tungsten bands because diamonds are the hardest substance on Earth, which means that they can cause scratches on anything.

Jewelers who on top of technological progress stay know about laser engraving and offer it to their customers. Although laser engraving or marking machines have been around for decades and have been used in many industrial applications, this type of engraving has only recently applied to jewelry. The most common type of laser used for doing laser engraving is a laser Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (YAG). YAG is the abbreviation for the type of crystal that this laser uses to focus of the laser beam. To do the engraving, the laser Burns basically your message on to the surface of the ring. This type of engraving is safe to use on all types of metals from soft to very hard tungsten gold. A great advantage of laser engraving that is allows for more types of fonts to choose from and it can engrave just about any symbol or picture.

What Type of engraving takes longer?

The sustainability of an engraving done on the outside of the ring depends on the durability of the metal itself. On softer metals such as gold, the ring will get scratches and the engraving away over time, wear, but on hard metals such as tungsten, the engraving will not wear away as it is very difficult to scratch of the ring. Engravings on the inside of the ring will not wear away no matter what you choose, metal, as long as you the ring on your finger. For the engraving, that that your skin is harder than the metal would mean, which is not possible. Wearing a ring on a chain could rub away an engraving on a gold ring over time.

What Type of engraving is easier to read?

Laser engraving tends to be easier to read, because the laser burns the metal, turning darker, so it stands out. However, this is not to say that a traditional engraving is hard to read. Traditional engraving is deeper, as it is cut into the ring, so depth makes it readable.

What Type of engraving is more popular?

Traditional engraving tends to be more popular with customers who rings made of traditional metal such as Platinum, palladium and gold buy. This is probably because people are used to see their parents ' wedding rings, which are made of traditional metal, with traditional engraving. Customers who alternate metals, such as tungsten rings buy, tend to prefer laser engraving, such as their wedding band is made of a new metal, so they prefer a new engraving technique. There is no right or wrong way to engrave your ring. It all comes down to personal preference, and we are proud to be able to offer you the option that best suits you.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Traditional silver jewelry-anklets, earrings and necklaces

Silver traditionally very popular as a semi-precious metal that jewelers to display their creativity. In places like South India where there are thousands of temples, the culture there valuation of jewelry to be worn by the women. These temples have a number of traditional dance festivals that are held in certain months and hundreds of lady dancers come to participate in these festivals. Most of them adorn themselves with silver ornaments before going on stage for their dance performance.

The jewelry that are traditionally worn by these dancers have been the ankle straps and elaborate, complicated silver necklaces. Such chains are created by specialist jewelers that their jewelry making techniques for centuries from father to son. That knowledge is each year produce beautiful Silver anklets that produce a jingling sound when they are worn on the ankles. Each time the dancer makes a movement of the foot the tiny bells that are attached to the silver or brass anklets move about as a result make it delicious sound you hear when the dancer dances. It is not a rule that only dancers must wear the jingling anklets. It is also often worn by Indians. Such anklets are also worn by the women of many other parts of the world with a lot of appreciation for their beauty.

Traditional earrings to be worn by people of certain regions and these are usually of the heavy variety. However, the trend is now changing to modern taste of women and society, where the lighter the jewelry it is easier to wear on a daily basis. It is not easy for a lady to wear chunky jewelry to the Office and keep it comfortable wear all day long and hence the earrings today are light and trendy to this type of buyer.

Chains have to undergo a major change with the majority of the chains by adopting a bright look. This is indeed easier to carry and is also cheaper because less amounts of precious jewelry is used. But prices are set based on the uniqueness and beauty of the individual piece General and one can expect to pay a tidy sum for a silver chain that artfully was created. Necklaces of silver are combined with a variety of gemstones, precious metals, pearls to cater to the wide taste of women in the world. The only slight disadvantage when it comes to silver is that it maintain now and then without which the metal sometimes tends to tarnish and loses its color. However, this is not a source of great concern because the glans can be restored within a minute of rubbing with a silver jewelry cleaner. So silver has a lot of things going for it and it would be wise to invest in this precious metal if you are thinking of buying jewelry that is affordable and yet very stylish to look at.