WeddingRings-WeddingBands.com

Free jewelry book download online - The Jewelry Book.

 

The latest issue of The Jewelry Book is now available online. Visit www.thejewelrybook.com to download The Jewelry Book as a PDF, or to view as Flash animation.

 

Women's wedding bands - men's wedding bands online.

 

Are you shopping for wedding bands online? By visiting Amazon.com, you can choose your wedding bands from a great selection of jewelry. Amazon.com features a wide selection of women's wedding bands, men's wedding bands and all kinds of jewelry at everyday low prices. Buying wedding bands online just got even easier.

Visit Amazon.com for women's wedding bands and men's wedding bands online.

 

Precious metal wedding bands and wedding rings over titanium or tungsten?

 

I have said it before and I will say it again – I am a BIG fan of precious metals, and I still think that they have a prominent place in the jewelry industry for wedding rings and wedding bands. But a few years ago, alternative metals like tungsten and titanium became all the rage. In fact, stores started loading up on titanium and/or tungsten wedding bands and wedding rings – by the truck load.

All seemed well, and the price points were less than gold and platinum wedding bands and wedding rings, but then something curious happened – online prices for titanium and tungsten dropped dramatically. If you did a little research – and in some cases VERY little – you could find a titanium wedding band or wedding ring for between $29.99 and $99.99, and in many cases even the same for tungsten.

How can any retail store compete with these prices? Essentially, they can’t, and have to offer titanium and tungsten for a higher price in many cases. The problem is that they have to keep prices fairly close to what is available online, and then margins are skewed lower. Many retailers made alternative metals a priority over precious metals, and when the alternative metal price point crashed, so did a store’s ability to make money. To put it simply – they had to sell MUCH more to make the same amount of money as they did on a gold or platinum wedding ring or wedding band. MUCH MORE!

It’s a tough situation for a retail store. When trends change drastically, those who go “all in” with a trend will suffer the most. Keep positioning lower cost merchandise in front of the customer, and that’s all they will buy. Larger stores that have always featured a nice variety of wedding ring and wedding band merchandise (i.e. Tapper’s in Michigan, Reis Nichols in Indianapolis, Charleston Alexander in Virginia) seem to stay alive during such a tough economic time. Hopefully stores will start to educate consumers about their precious metal and alternative metal choices, and more of these same consumers will buy (or even invest in) their bridal jewelry purchases instead of just settling for the cheapest thing in the jewel case or on the Internet.

Cyber Monday deals on Amazon.com

 

Cyber Monday deals at Amazon - great Cyber Monday savings.

 

It looks like all of America survived Black Friday. And following Black Friday is Cyber Monday! Amazon.com, which offered some great online Black Friday deals, is following up those bargains with even more deals on Cyber Monday! So if your gift list is not quite filled out yet, then there’s still plenty of time. Save tons of cash on music, electronics, cell phones and more.

Amazon.com is especially offering some great jewelry deals for Cyber Monday. If you were too full of turkey, wine or whatever to brave the crowds on Black Friday, then have no fear, because Cyber Monday is here. Save up to 60% on silver jewelry and diamond gift ideas, and up to 70% selected wedding rings. Save money by buying jewelry on Cyber Monday!

Cyber Monday jewelry deals on Amazon.com

Cyber Monday deals on Amazon.com

 

Article explains the platinum to palladium comparison.

 

If you are confused by the platinum to palladium comparison, and want a good place to start, then you may want to read Platinum to Palladium Comparison for Jewelry. It is a very straightforward article that lays out all the important facts about platinum and palladium. In essence, platinum is the Mercedes of metals, while palladium is the nicely equipped Honda Accord.

Platinum vs White Gold discussion from 2006. And still going in 2010!

Wow! A message board discussion that started in 2006 comes alive in 2010? Pretty funny.

Over on Pricescope.com, the discussion starts as a white gold against platinum comparison, and then moves into a chat about a polishing cloth that helps to almost refinish jewelry. This polishing cloth sounds very cool.

I will say this – I find it surprising that even in 2006 (when the thread started), there was still a white gold vs. platinum debate. Hopefully the industry has come a long way towards educating the consumer even more. If not, here’s a free brochure that will help with choosing the right metal for your wedding ring or wedding band. And in 2010, I have found that the consumer makes decisions based upon design, and then hopefully that design is available in the metal that’s best for them.

Raed the Platinum vs White Gold thread on Pricescope.

Jewelry-jewelry-jewelry. Show me some jewelry.

Have you ever stopped to think about how many jewelry designers there are out in the world? There’s quite a bit. So when shopping for jewelry, you might get a little overwhelmed or lost. I mean – take a look at what turns up on Google. It’s mostly e-commerce jewelry websites, so if you are not looking to buy online – you are out of luck.

Novell now hosts several issues of The Jewelry Book on their wedding band website. Each issue can be viewed as a high quality PDF download or in a Flash version that lets you actually flip the pages.

So guys – if you are looking for a Valentine’s Day surprise, then it might just be a good idea to start with The Jewelry Book. They cover many of today’s top jewelry designers.

Here’s what is featured in the winter 2010 issue (from Novell’s blog):

The Winter 2010 issue of The Jewelry Book

Highlights include:

Made in America - A new way to think about Made in America.

Sholdt Design - In 2010, Sholdt celebrates seventy-five years of classic, made-in-America design.

Hofmeister - In a world of less-than-perfect service, Indianapolis-based Hofmeister Personal Jewelers is an oasis of excellence.

The Jewelry Made in America Gallery - See designs created by manufacturers and designers that can proudly say that their jewelry is Made in America.

Feel free to visit our featured designers and links:

Alex Sepkus | Atara | Bachendorf's Jewelers | Centurion Jewelry Show

Charles Krypell | Christopher Designs | Gem Platinum | Hofmeister Personal Jewelers

Hoover and Strong | Jack Kelege | JB Star | Jeffrey Daniels | John Buechner

Katharine James | Lieberfarb | MCR Gems | Novell | Novell Platinum | Platinum Guild

Precision Set | Rudolf Friedmann | Sholdt Design