From Moissanite earrings to stunning engagement rings, our customers are singing our praises…and rightfully so.

Here at Joseph Schubach Jewelers, we’re not afraid to show off a little. We pride ourselves in excellent service. And we don’t just talk about it, we live it.

Jewelry is a highly personal purchase for our customers. We lead our customers on the journey and stand by their side, making sure the experience is full and rich.

But let’s let our customers do the talking:

Hi Beth:

I received my rings and I love them! They are absolutely beautiful! Thank you very much for your personal and professional care that you offered. This will certainly not be the last piece of jewelry we buy from you. I will send you a name of the ring so it can be in your contest. I’ll think about it today and email you on Monday.

Thanks again,

Carol

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Hi Beth:

Got the ring on Wednesday. Opened it up and WOW!!!! The website just absolutely DOES NOT do it justice!  The ring turned out much better than I ever imagined. Did I say WOW yet!?!?

The fire and brilliance were sooooooo much better than anything I have seen in a retail store.  I proposed to Heather (my, now, Fiance!!) on Friday and she has not stopped staring at it.

Everyone that has seen the ring has had an eye popping response and given me all kinds of credit for doing such a good job (thanks to you guys!! Couldn’t have done it without you!!)

Joe has a long term customer thanks to you! Heather will be needing some earrings shortly to pair with the ring for our wedding.

The ring is beautiful, your service is beyond exceptional, and I am in your debt.  Thank you so much!

Daniel

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Dear Joe:

For our anniversary I just received a beautiful pair of Moissanite earrings from my husband, and was very impressed with their quality.  I kept comparing them to my engagement ring and, at least with my untrained eye, the Moissanite earrings look just as brilliant as my diamond.  I was interested in another piece of jewelry to complete the set, and saw the round three stone pendant (style 10099).  Could you please provide me details on it?

Thanks much!

Style 10099

Round Three Stone Pendant

Three stone pendant with round brilliant stones set on an 18″ cable chain.

Ever since J Lo’s engagement ring, there has been a movement toward fancy colored diamonds. What is it about these magical, richly hued gemstones that capture the hearts of the buyer? And how are they created?

For quite some time, any color found in a diamond was considered undesirable. Diamonds were meant to be clean and clear – devoid of any color or even the slightest hue.

But now that fancy colored diamonds have become popular, gemologists are purposefully creating diamonds in a wide array of colors.

Naturally, diamonds can have color due to the following factors:

• Trace elements in the diamonds can produce color such as nitrogen which creates a yellow diamond.
• Color can result when radiation is present during a diamond’s creation. For instance, green diamond hues are the result of radiation.
• Inclusions are undesirable in a colorless stone, but can contribute unique tones and flashes of color in a fancy color diamond.

More commonly, fancy color diamonds are treated in one form or the other. Synthetic colored diamonds are affordable and often very vibrant in hue. They are created in a laboratory but are still the “real deal.” With that said, you’ll want to do your research and find a company that creates a solid, authentic product (like Gemesis, for instance.)

An interesting jewelry trend these last few years has been the "warming up" of colors contained within the pieces. These warm colors consist of many names but may include:

• scarlet
• tumbleweed
• dandelion

None of these colors are primary colors – they are secondary or tertiary colors.

Here's an example of a classic, warm-toned piece that can only enhance your wardrobe:

.99ct
deep fancy yellow cushion cut Gemesis diamond of SI clarity set into an
18kt white gold milgrain bezel pendant, featuring .05ct t.w. of bezel
set white diamonds on a delicate 18" cable chain.
 
Metal: 18kt White Gold

One of our D.I.Y. Custom Design Jewelry contestants is already raving about the finished product. (Frankly, he was the mastermind behind it – we just did the legwork!)

You have a few more days to toss your hat in the ring, so what are you waiting for? Our contest allows YOU to choose the design and the material (from diamonds to moissanite to cubic zirconia, for instance.)

Since you choose the material, you ultimately choose the price. Just by entering, you receive a 50% discount on our design fees. And if you win? $500 toward your purchase.

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Here's last year's D.I.Y. Contest Winner:

If you are like me, you haven't thought much about where your necklace falls in relation to your neckline and how it can accentuate an outfit. I recently purchased a gorgeous moissanite pendant necklace but didn't think much about the way it worked on me, in relation to my size or my clothes. But there is an art to choosing the length of your necklace, depending on your wardrobe and your body type.

Here's some advice from the experts:

1. Consider the occasion. Opt for a simple, understated piece for daytime and a more precious or extravagant piece for evening.

We're pleased to announce that our D.I.Y. (Dream it Yourself) Custom Design Jewelry contest has been extended until May 1st. This contest is particularly dear to us, at Joseph Schubach Jewelers. Not only does it give you the opportunity to design your own heartfelt piece of jewelry but it gives us the chance to bring it to fruition.

It’s as simple as 1 – 2 – 3: 

1. You dream it.

You can have that piece of jewelry you’ve had your eye on. Just give
us a sketch or photograph or online image. If it’s just an idea
floating around in your head, talk to one of our skilled staff members
who will be happy to translate it for you at (888) 724-8222 or send us
an email along with any photos to support@schubach.com.

2. We create it – affordably.

Your jewelry dream can come true at a price you design as well! We
know exactly how to bring your dream to life cost-efficiently using
traditional and alternative materials: from moissanite to natural
diamonds; synthetic gemstones to those found in nature; from platinum
to palladium.

3. Save big!

Simply by entering, you instantly save 50% in custom design fees. In
addition, your creation is automatically entered into our 2nd annual
DIY Custom Design Jewelry Contest, where you could win an additional
$500, if your piece is chosen.

As we create your masterpiece, we’ll place it on our online Gallery
for your friends, family and site visitors to see. At the end of the
promotion, we'll hold a contest and the winning contestant will receive
$500 towards their custom purchase.

Our DIY Custom Design Jewelry Contest allows you to be the artist
that you’re meant to be. So give us a call at (888) 724-8222 or send us
an email to support@schubach.com and we'll help you get the piece of
jewelry you've been dreaming of!

Here’s last year’s winner, Courtney Semeniuk and his wife Nikki’s "Azure Dream"

Now get busy dreaming!

As wedding budgets continue to shrink and extraneous gift items become, well, extraneous, moissanite stands out as a viable, politically savvy alternative for jewelry choices as sales for this diamond alternative continue to increase amidst an ailing market.

One of the biggest pros, obviously, is the cost. Not only is moissanite less expensive than a diamond but more durable. It also has more “fire” – a term to describe the radiance and refractive quality of a gem.

Take a look at the example below:

                             Moissanite (on the left) with 2½ times more fire than diamond

Moissanite is also lacking in the stigma of other diamond alternatives. As the diamond mining process is experiencing more public scrutiny because of its political and ecological ramifications, moissanite is becoming a smart, politically correct alternative.

In other words, a moissanite choice isn’t simply based on affordability but consciousness.

Take a look at our vast array of Joseph Schubach Jewelers moissanite products. If you can’t find what you are looking for, we’ll be happy to create it.

At Joseph Schubach Jewelers, we’re more than just jewelers, we’re artists!

Celebrity engagement rings come in all shapes and colors and sizes with only one thing in common: size! Now, where you average Joe and Jane can afford a replica of one of these over-the-top pieces (in moissanite or cubic zirconia, for instance), these people wear the real deal. (Though even celebrities feel the pinch of our latest economic woes!)

Here are some literally stunning examples:.

• Elizabeth Taylor, when engaged to her third husband, Michael Todd, wore a nearly 30-carat emerald cut diamond.
  

• Lady Diana Spencer wore an 18-carat deep blue oval sapphire circled by fourteen diamonds when she promised to become Princess Diana.
  

• Catherine Zeta-Jones’ nuptial promise to Michael Douglas was sealed with a 10-carat antique horizontal set marquise diamond.
  

• Despite the eventual cancellation, Jennifer Lopez’s finger sparkled with a 6-carat radiant shaped pink diamond while she was engaged to Ben Affleck, a stone reported to cost more than $3 million.
  

• Paris Hilton’s short-lived engagement was highlighted by the 24-carat emerald cut diamond ring.
  

• Donald Trump presented his bride-to-be Melanie Knauss with an overwhelming 12-carat emerald cut engagement ring reported to cost a cool $1 million.
  

Source: LovetoKnow.com

Lady Diana Spencer wore an 18-carat deep
blue oval sapphire

Jennifer Lopez’s 6-carat
radiant shaped pink diamond

Catherine Zeta-Jones
10-carat antique horizontal
set marquise diamond

If you don't have a rock star budget but want that same look, Joseph Schubach Jewelers can make your dream come true. Bring us a photograph or an idea and we can work together to make it happen.

Of course, jewelry seems like the first thing to go during a tough economic phase.

Zale Corporation announced in February that it planned to close 115
stores. Fortunoff, a prominent engagement ring source for generations, filed for bankruptcy in February. Even Tiffany & Company
reported that its profits in the fourth quarter dropped by more than 75
percent.

But that's the entire story. Entrepreneurs in the jewelry business and smaller businesses in general can actually thrive during trying times.

Jeffrey A. Carr, executive director of the Berkley Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at New York University’s
Stern School of Business, said entrepreneurs can thrive in recessions
because they can bargain more on fixed costs like rent and personnel.

Consumers are more willing to try out new brands when they have less
money to spend, he said.“When things are going well and you have
money, customers and consumers tend to get into patterns,” he said.
“There’s lots of reasons to start a business now.”
(Source: NY Times)

So not is all doom and gloom. As we watch big business and big corporations tumble like houses of cards, it could be the small businesses that really blossom now, as people are forced to think outside the box.

Check out our Moissanite Page which offers Charles and Colvard moissanite at the fraction of the price of a diamond. Do your part for the economy and good taste!

By now, you've heard the commercials and ads: "Sell your unwanted gold jewelry for cold cash!" It's not surprising that this advertising plea is more common during tough economic times where people need the cash and jewelers need the extra business!

In Turkey, exports of "under the mattress" gold, as its called, is actually changing the face of the economy. it is being reprocessed into bullion, dramatically increasing the power of
Turkey’s exports. Exports of pearls and other precious stones are also
on the rise. Last year, the sector as a whole reached $5 billion in
exports, but it has already reached $2.6 billion in the first two
months of this year.

Of course, this isn't a trend seen only in Turkey. The United States and Western Europe are still the biggest export markets,
but countries in the Caucasus and Asia are increasingly important.

What does this mean to you the customer? It might be time to visit that jewelry box of yours and give it a good once over. If there are pieces you've been holding onto that are dated, broken or you just don't like, contact Joseph Schubach Jewelers and we'll turn that unwanted jewelry into cash – or a new piece of jewelry.