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The Oscar Jewelry of Your Dreams
If you're like most of the country, on Oscar night, you sat in front of the TV awestruck by the illustrious, dazzling gowns. But what would any of these dresses be without their decadent add-ons?Did you notice the jewelry floating down the red carpet? The truth is no...
Big Diamonds – A Woman’s Perspective
If you can find even a little piece of yourself in this video, we hope it puts a smile on your face! Watch it now: At Suncoast Gems, we understand how important an engagement ring is to your loved one. We also know there's nothing more romantic than the gift of a...
Jewelry 101
When you make a visit to a jeweler, there's lots to learn about gemstone value, maintenance and care, and more. Here's some insight into settings. A prong setting, also called a claw setting, is the component that keeps the stone in place. It acts as a claw-like grip,...
Buffalo Jeweler Receives Stiff Fine and Sentence for White Collar Crime
Suncoast Gems is proud of its longstanding reputation in the community as an honest jeweler. Our reputation speaks for itself, so it always saddens us to hear about a dishonest jeweler. Recently, a Buffalo Jeweler was ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution...
Industry Makes Efforts to Help Consumer Get More Value Out of Their Jewelry
It's not easy to trust in the retail industry. That's especially true when it comes to jewelry. After all, you're putting your trust into an expert who will appraise your piece, or tell you how much their jewelry appraises for. Because you don't share this expertise,...
Jewelry 101: Karat vs. Carat
Karat vs. Carat Unless you've purchased gold jewelry in the past, you probably aren't aware of some critical jewelry terminology. Consumers often wrongly believe that Carat and Karat are the same thing. They sound the same, so they're a homonym (if you can remember...
Be the Trendsetter: Yellow Gold and Rose Gold Coming Back
White gold and platinum have long been the mainstay in traditional and custom jewelry. A good portion of your jewelry is probably comprised of these precious metals. This holiday, why not ask for a special gift in yellow or rose gold? Or treat yourself to one of the...
Fancy Colored Diamonds
We are seeing an increase in the popularity of fancy colored diamond lately and have sold several rather large stones in the recent past. In discussing the stones with our clients it becomes more and more apparent that there is much more mystery and mis-information...
Breaking News
Rapaport and Polygon Remove EGLI Reports From Database While attending the world of gems conference in Chicago in September it was announced that the Rappaport Diamond Report would no longer list diamonds certified by the European Gemological Laboratory International...
December 3: Save the Date for our Annual Holiday Soiree
On Wednesday, December 3th from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m., we will hold our annual Holiday Soiree! You're invited to come by and join us for hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and to share some good cheer to kick off the holidays. We are excited this year to be able to show you our...
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