Tim Vogel


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Caring For Gold Jewellery
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Gold Jewellery- Care Advice. So you've been given a beautiful piece of solid gold jewellery, here's how to look after it properly. Gold is the softest of the precious metals. In fact the greater the purity of the gold, the softer it is. Hence the 'old' prospector's biting test for gold - pure gold is marked by a hard nibble! (Not to be advised without a dentist on standby!!) This... (posted by Tim 4 years 62 days ago.)
Caring For Sterling Silver Jewellery
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Precious metals, like silver, gold and platinum are actually very soft. The higher the precious metal purity, the softer the alloy will be. For this reason Sterling Silver, the silver alloy grade most commonly and suitably used for jewellery, is an alloy of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% copper or other metals, which creates strength. Sterling Silver therefore preserves the high precious... (posted by Tim 4 years 62 days ago.)
A Description of Swarovski Bermuda Blue Crystal Colour
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Swarovski crystal Bermuda Blue crystal colour and finish- a detailed description. Deep Light-Filled Oceanic Beauty. Bermuda blue is a longstanding Swarovski crystal special colour.Available in many of the smaller crystal designs (up to approx 20mm), the colour is created with a heavy metallic back-coating and special finish. A darker tone than the 'pure blue'... (posted by Tim 4 years 62 days ago.)
A Description Of Swarovski Light Vitrail Crystal Colour
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Swarovski Light Vitrail a special coating, colour combination of light and resplendent light purple and blue colours. Light Vitrail is available on several of the smaller crystal designs including heart pendants and drops, many bead shapes and some special designs such as the square ring donut pendants. Light Vitrail or more commonly Vitrail Light is a special... (posted by Tim 4 years 62 days ago.)