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About Diamond Weights

Diamonds are measured in Carat Weight. One carat weighs 200 milligrams. If a diamond is referred to as four grains, this also means that it is a one carat diamond.
 
The word Carat comes from the word carob. A carob is a bean that grows on a tree in the
Mediterranean. In times past, if a diamond weighed the same as a carob bean, it was one carob, or one carat.

However, in the far east, where Carob trees do not grow, rice was used to measure the weight of a diamond. If a diamond weighed as muc...


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Antique Jewelry Wholesale

Antique jewelry is typically very valuable, and purchasing such jewelry costs quite a bit of money.
But then again, it is possible to buy antique jewelry wholesale as well  
if you know where to look.
Most people think that online auctions, such as eBay is the way to go. While this is true
occasionally, you will usually find that the seller knows the value of what they are selling, and the price is quite high. There are other ways to find antique jewelry at wholesale prices  
or below.

Keep an eye on your newspaper for advertised estate sales and garage sales. Typically, at these
sales, the people holding the sale really dont know the value of what they have. You can literally purchase hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of antique jewelry for just a f...


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