Call for expert help (888) 724-8222

Happy Stories From our customers

Read testimonials
  • A Great Proposal Photo

    Thanks again for all your help. Some of my friends have been asking why I
    went with a jeweler from across the country; it’s because when i started
    calling and emailing around about the tension-set rings, you were by far the
    most helpful, friendly, and responsive. In the end, it didn’t matter that I
    wanted to go with something completely different; I was already sold.

    Best,

    M

  • Steve and Gina’s Fabulous Proposal!

    Being in the engagement ring business, we get to hear about a lot of marriage proposals. This one is tops in our book! As one of the couple’s friends put it, “Dear god, I’m speechless. What a great story!” We couldn’t agree more.

    Of course, along with a fabulous description of the magical trip is a nice little blurb about the custom engagement that we were lucky enough to help with, along with some really great photos. So, we have to boast a little bit here and showcase not only a fab proposal but some of our handy work. Thanks for the pics of the finished piece, Steve and Gina, they turned out way better than anything we could ever have come up with in our little studio! Have a look at this magical experience for yourself here.

    An excerpt from the post:
    <<A few details about the ring since I know some of you are curious… Gina really wanted a split shank so that was a must. We looked at many rings over the past year and ended up with a few specific settings that were her favorites. In the end, I decided to take those designs and have her ring custom made to incorporate all the elements she liked best. She absolutely loves how it turned out and I do too, so hats off to the jeweler!>>

    Ok, so we have to throw in a few pics of the custom process, just to help anyone out there thinking of doing this themselves. As Steve put it, they combined features of several pieces to make something truly unique and special to them.

    Thanks again for the opportunity to help you with your ring, Steve and Gina, it was a lot of fun for us as well! And congratulations to you both!

    Update from Joe: Here’s one of the best wedding videos we’ve seen. You two keep outdoing yourselves!
    [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33067815[/vimeo]

  • The Cool Trends for a Hot Summer

    Interestingly, some trends just don’t seem to be going away. Statement necklaces and cocktail rings have been “all the rage” for a few years now, for instance. As the summer fast approaches, the jewelry tends to lighten in weight and brighten in color.

    Here’s what fashion expert Diamond Girl has to say:

    type=text

    The winning trends for 2010:

    ¨ Big and bold
    ¨ Dramatic, unique, unusual necklaces
    ¨ Huge cuff bracelets with big stones
    ¨ Natural stones, eclectic natural look
    ¨ Swarovski crystals
    ¨ Black
    ¨ Multi-strand necklaces
    ¨ Pearls
    ¨ Cocktail rings with huge stones
    ¨ Big hoop earrings

    Believe it or not, popular jewelry colors in 2010 are yellow and Coral! This means that your simulated canary diamond jewelry will look perfect when paired with your cold weather wardrobe. In addition, citrine, yellow topaz or their cubic zirconia substitutes will bring some welcome sunshine (and some love! ) into your life as you remain on top of the seasonal jewelry trends.

    For bead and handmade jewelry, Coral is going to be HOT. Looking ahead I see that Black is going to be big player…did someone say attitude?

    On a final note to the upcoming seasonal  Jewelry Color Trends remember that some of the traditional favorites will be returning.

    Among them, shades of green, gray and chocolate brown will once again be a wise choice for fashion conscious consumers. What does this mean for jewelry lovers? Quite simply, it means that smoky quartz, simulated chocolate and/or champagne diamonds will be in style and on trend! And you won’t believe how great Chocolate Gold looks!

    (Chocolate gold earrings below.)

    Spiral brown gold and diamond earrings, $37,050, from de Grisogono.

  • Defective Diamonds Making a Difference

    Looks like moissanite is fast becoming something other a spectacular diamond alternative for jewelry. This piece explains how moissanite is allowing from strides in science and technology because of its affordability and strength in characteristics:

    A synthetic diamond, pictured above, may be produced with certain flaws in order to act as quantum bits for experiments in computing.

    UCSB quantum specialists recently published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science with the results of their latest studies in diamond quantum mechanics. According to their findings, the defects found in diamond crystals may lead to the production of a quantum computer.Chris G. Van de Walle, professor of materials at UCSB, said carbon atoms in a diamond crystal are arranged in what is known as a “regular array.” Defects in this array — like missing atoms or impurities — give the diamonds their certain qualities, such as coloration. Van de Walle noted, for example, the famous blue hue of the Hope Diamond, and said such qualifying defects have been known by scientists for years.

    “Such defects in diamond have been studied for many decades,” Van de Walle said. “It is only within the past few years, however, that the applications for quantum information processing have been realized, and the group of professor [David] Awschalom has been at the forefront of this research.”

    UCSB professor David Awschalom heads the group of researchers involved in the diamond study and corroborated with Van de Walle to take steps in rendering the defective studs useful.

    “I myself had been doing research on defects in semiconductors, mostly aimed at suppressing or eliminating ‘bad defects’, because they lead to the failure of devices,” Van de Walle said.  “Professor Awschalom knew of this expertise, and suggested we would collaborate and apply our knowledge about defects for the creative purpose of designing ‘good’ defects, that are useful for quantum information processing.”

    Van de Walle said scientists can use the quantum-mechanical properties of an electron that can be bound to the defective diamond to act as quantum bits or as he called them “qubits.” This, he said, far exceeds the zeros and ones which form the language, or “binary logic”, of current computers.

    “Quantum computing uses qubits that are continuously variable between zero and one, and hence offer infinitely more possibilities to be manipulated and combined with other qubits to produce a desired computational result,” Van de Walle said.

    Van de Walle said the quantum computers, which would store and manipulate information in the form of quibits, enable completely new algorithms and applications in computing. According to Van de Walle, cryptography would evolve in more secure ways, greatly benefiting military and banking systems. Van de Walle said quantum algorithms can also offer tremendous speed improvements for searching through large amounts of data, or solving problems in physics or chemistry.

    However, as any groom-to-be knows, a diamond costs a pretty penny.

    “The centers in diamond perform very well as qubits, but diamond is an expensive and difficult material to work with,” Van de Walle said. “For instance, it is the hardest material known, which makes it very hard to cut or process.”

    As revealed in their recent PNAS publication, the group primarily focuses on identifying defects in materials which have properties similar to diamonds, but far less expensive.

    “Our systematic, exploratory research in this area is what we refer to as a ‘road map,’” Van de Walle said.

    The team, Van de Walle said, has taken interest in materials such as silicon carbide, known more commonly by jewelers as “moissanite.” Aluminum nitride is another material, Van de Walle said, with a lot of potential, since it is already used to fabricate light-emitting diodes and transistors.

    Van de Walle said he and his team hold high hopes for their project, and hope the “road map” will lead them to a fruitful destination.

    “To come up with a new type of ‘defect’ that will be as good as, or even better than, the defects in diamond,” Van de Walle said. “That would be an important step to the practical realization of a quantum computer.”

    Source: Daily Nexus

  • Our Latest Looks at Joseph Schubach Jewelers

    Whether you go with moissanite or naturally minded diamonds, or black and silver tungsten or rose gold; whether you want a more traditional look or something more distinctive and now, we can make a piece tailormade to fit your dreams.

    Here is a sampling of some of our latest arrivals at Joseph Schubach. Some of these pieces are totally sharp and cutting and edge in design while others maintain a classic allure.

    Black and Silver Tungsten Carbide Ring

    We are very excited to display this new arrival. It’s sleek, futuristic and a definite eye-catcher.

    Black comfort fit tungsten carbide wedding ring with silver tungsten center, 8mm wide

    Style 10471

    Titanium and Diamond Wedding Ring

    Similar in its “now” appeal, the diamonds in this ring add another level of complexity in look.

    Titanium comfort fit wedding ring with 3 diamonds (.09ct total weight) and 4 black inserts, 7mm wide

    Style 10469

    Hand Made Pave Diamond Engagement Ring

    This delicate but bold ring features three rows of perfectly set and perfectly matched pave diamonds. Each row of diamonds gradually and elegantly tapers from the top of the ring to the base of the ring. The ring also has pave set diamonds between the prongs and beneath the prong assembly highlighting your center stone even more.

    This is one of our Specialty Items which means each piece is made specifically to your specifications of ring size, metal preference, center stone size and preference and incorporating any other changes or ideas you might have.

  • GIA Lab Identifies First CVD Synthetic Diamond Over One Carat

    This G-color CVD synthetic diamond weighs 1.05 ct. Photo by Jian Xin “Jae” Liao.

    Single-crystal CVD synthetic diamonds are occasionally submitted to the GIA Laboratory for identification and grading reports. For the first time, the New York lab has identified a near-colorless CVD-grown diamond larger than a carat that was submitted for grading.

    This 1.05 ct pear shape (9.81 x 5.95 x 3.06 mm) was color-graded as equivalent to G. In addition to pinpoint inclusions, it contained some feathers and fractures along the girdle, and its clarity grade was equivalent to I1. No fluorescence was observed when it was exposed to conventional long- and short-wave UV radiation. The infrared absorption spectrum indicated that the sample was type IIa. Images taken with the DiamondView, which employs strong ultra short-wave UV radiation, showed strong orange-red fluorescence with some irregularly shaped regions of blue fluorescence. Photoluminescence spectra collected at liquid-nitrogen temperature with laser excitations from the UV to IR regions revealed features typical of a CVD synthetic diamond, and this identification is consistent with its other properties.

    Clearly, CVD synthetic diamonds of better quality and size are being produced as the growth techniques continue to improve.
    – Wuyi Wang and Kyaw Soe Moe
    GIA Laboratory, New York

    Note from Joe: This is interesting information on a couple of fronts. As this article states, the techniques to produce bigger and better synthetic diamonds are improving. We’ve been following the progress of CVD synthetic diamonds for years and until now have not seen many colorless stones. We hope to see more of the colorless synthetic diamonds commercially available soon. As you know, we’re a big fan of synthetic diamonds like Gemesis cultured diamonds, which are also lab grown but utilize a process involving heat and pressure to grow the crystal and are only available in colors (not colorless). For more information on Gemesis cultured diamonds, click here.

    Style 9026 filigree necklace showing a Gemesis cultured diamond

    Style 9026 filigree necklace showing a Gemesis cultured diamond

  • Fashion Week Highlights – Everyone’s a Model

    Everybody is a model during Fashion Week. Of course, you have your runway models but everyone in attendance, such as celebrities, are also fodder for the tabloids and examples of upcoming trends.

    According to expert Carly Wickel:

    Cross pendants were a common theme at London Fashion Week, with cross styles varying from traditional to contemporary. Chunky necklaces, wide bracelets and large cocktail rings continued to be popular.

    Below is a glimpse of Fashion Week at the last London Fashion Week:

    Kate Moss wore a modest station necklace and a pair of diamond earrings to the Unique Fashion Show during London Fashion Week.

    Mary-Kate Olsen, wearing an ornate cocktail ring on her index finger. Her ring finger holds a narrow style with curved extensions that flow over adjacent fingers.
    Jennifer Saunders, wearing a turquoise bracelet and a couple of earthy-looking beaded necklaces. Her daughter wore pretty cocktail rings and slipped on a wide, black bracelet with (what appears to be) turquoise trim.
    Liv Tyler wore an extra wide black cuff bracelet to the Burberry show. Emma Watson kept it simple, wearing a couple of classic rings.
    Estelle wore gold drop-hoop earrings to the Pringle of Scotland fashion show.
    Model and singer Agyness Deyn, wearing an oversize cocktail ring and a cross pendant on a chunky chain.

  • Om mani padme hum pendants

    Hey Joe,
    This is L’s girlfriend. I wanted to personally thank you for the chain. It’s perfect and is honestly the best birthday present I’ve ever received!
    Thank you again and hopefully Leon can do more business with you in the future :)
    Best Regards,
    A
    Note from Joe: Thanks guys! This is a personal favorite of mine. I got one for my girl several years ago, which is how it ended up on the site, and several of our friends now have them. I particularly like the style of our om necklace, with or without the bling (my girl’s has bling, BTW). Here’s to many years of enjoying this great piece!
    Simple Gold Om Necklace

    Simple Gold Om Necklace

    Om Pendant with Single Diamond

    Om Pendant with Single Diamond

    Om Pendant With Pave Set Diamonds

    Om Pendant With Pave Set Diamonds

  • Loose Moissanite Stones

    I received my stones last Friday, they are beautiful. I just wanted to say thanks for the great service I experienced with you. I am planning to get more loose stones in the future and I know where to get them! :)
    Thank you…V. T.

  • Mother’s Day – The Heat is On!

    My mom is a neverending song in my heart of comfort, happiness, and being.  I may sometimes forget the words but I always remember the tune.  ~Graycie Harmon

    You’re one of them, aren’t you? One of those people who waits until the last painful moment to grab a gift for holidays and birthdays. Well, luckily you came to the right place. If you place an order within the next 24 hours, we can supply you with a beautiful piece of jewelry that mom is guaranteed to love.

    Take a look at our Gift Ideas page. You’re guaranteed to find something just right.

    Flowers and candy? Come on. You don’t really want to go down that tired road again, do you?

    A mother is one to whom you hurry when you are troubled.  ~Emily Dickinson