Deciding whether to buy a vintage watch versus buying a modern watch like an Apple Digital watch boils down to what you are looking for. If you’re a collector you will probably be looking for a vintage watch. If you just want a watch that tells time accurately, a newer watch does that. Do you want one that is fashionable to wear like fine jewelry? Vintage can give you that, but there are many beautifully designed high-quality, modern watches available today, so you could go either way. If you are attracted to the vintage look of yesteryear, there are some...

A loose diamond, one not set in a ring, another type of jewelry or mounting, is the best type of diamond to know its true worth. Diamonds must be loose to be graded fully, otherwise, the value can only be estimated by a buyer. It is very difficult to know the 4 Cs of your diamond’s grading — Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat, when it is mounted in some way. If you want to sell a diamond, have it removed from its setting by a professional jeweler. The difficulty of calculating a diamonds worth There is a lot of things...

In the field of jewelry classification, you’ve heard the terms vintage and antique jewelry. These two terms are often used with little distinction. There are still a large number of people who are confused and often interchange the meaning for each term. There are a lot of jewelry stores that claim to sell vintage products. These types of jewelry can be hard to find and are often costly. Whether you are selling or buying, you need to find a reliable vintage and antique jewelry dealers, such as Goldstein Diamonds, who know the difference and value. The most important factor that...

Rolex is famous for making mechanically powered luxury timepieces. In the age of cheap digital watches, why would anyone want to spend thousands of dollars on a mechanical watch? Digital watches are more accurate, are able to have more features, almost like a miniature computer on your wrist. You can buy a high-quality digital watch like a G-SHOCK by Casio starting at $99.00 up to the most expensive non-limited-edition G-Shock watch at $3,700. You could find a previously owned Rolex starting at $3,700, but a new Rolex is going to cost from $6,500 to $41,000, and even more for limited...