Bikky Khosla asked:


 

Jewelry (also spelled as Jewellery and Jewelery) are ornaments like necklace, rings, earrings, bracelets, bangles, toe rings, etc. made of different precious metals like gold, silver, platinum and also from precious and semi-precious stones like pearls, gemstones, diamonds, etc.

Jewelry is the one of the oldest form of body ornament. Earlier jewelry was made from natural materials, such as bones, animal teeth, shells, wood and carved stones. These days beads are frequently used in jewelry. Beaded Jewellery commonly encompass necklaces, bracelets, earrings, belts, and rings and the beads can be both large or small.

Around the world, the demand of gold jewelry is on the rise and so are the prices. This form of jewelry looks beautiful and the Jewellers are coming up with new mesmerizing exquisite designs every day. For making gold jewelry, gold has to be mixed with other metals in required proportions to make it malleable and durable, as the purest form of gold that is 24 carats is very soft and cannot be used for making jewelry.

Gold jewelry used in India are available in 22 kt gold, 21 kt gold, 18 kt gold with purity of 91.6%,. 87.5% and 75% respectively.

Other types of jewelry that are catering to fashion conscious people from across the globe includes artificial jewelry, costume jewelry, fashion and imitation jewelry, pearl jewelry, gemstone jewelry, imitation and antique jewelry.

In India, export of gems and jewelery items during April – May 2008 has registered a growth of over 25%, in terms of rupees, as compared to same period last year. The growth of the gems and jewelery industry is commendable considering the fact that the rupee gained over the US dollar for most part of the year.

So where should one go to buy jewelry? Well, you can buy from your nearest jeweler’s store or get on to the internet and search for sites selling jewelry, but make sure you buy hallmark jewelry as hallmarking certifies that the jewelry conforms to national & international standards of purity.

In India, the BIS i.e. Bureau of Indian Standards undertakes certification of purity of gold jewelry in accordance with Indian Standards IS:1417 Grades of Gold & Gold Alloys.

If you are an importer or a buyer based outside India and have a buying requirement for any form of jewelry from India, you can always log on to site Tradeindia.com

TradeIndia website has a comprehensive database of jewelry exporters from India.

You can search for exporters and manufacturers of any form of jewelry and can contact them directly with your buy requirement. An importer can also post his buy requirement and can respond to offers received.

To help you in finding all kinds of jewelry sellers, exporters and manufacturers from India. There are other company websites also that you can Google easily. But I’m impressed with the companies listed on the TradeIndia.com portal as here you can find many jewelry exporters at a single place. You don’t have to search through the internet.

A word of caution though, while dealing through internet always cross-check the company credentials first before placing an order. As it is always better to be safe than be sorry later!

 

Gary Gao asked:

How often do you dress in jewelry? What piece of jewelry do you wear? Dressing in jewelry is a terrific way to exhibit your style, accent your clothing, and approach wonderful. There are a large number of different types of jewelry. You can pay money for very costly diamonds, gold, silver, and other gemstones, or you could pay money for costume jewelry.

Unless you are very rich, you probably can’t afford to pay money for lots of high priced metals and gemstones which is why you pick up the costume jewelry and maybe a select few expensive pieces for special occasions. Costume jewelry can still be very gorgeous and it has become more popular than ever. It is cheaper and usually very stylish. You can find costume jewelry in multitudes styles also.

Even picking up “the cheap stuff” can be more expensive. If you go to a department store to gain even just a small amount of pieces, it can set you back quite a bit. How do you spend less money on jewelry? One perfect way to save money is to gain wholesale jewelry. This is a amazing way to decrease your spending overall and get more jewelry for your money.

When you buy from jewelry wholesalers, you are in fact gaining in bulk. Have you ever bought at a warehouse store where you purchase in bulk? You can get a huge set of food or goods, and when broken up, cost a lot less. This is the same idea as wholesale. A jewelry manufacturer will find it lower priced to ship you many pieces of jewelry than individual pieces. Storeowners pay money for wholesale in order to gain a profit from store.

If you gain a a large amount of jewelery, each different piece will less costly. If you think you are going to pay money for more jewelry than you would ever need, there is a simple way to emend that. You could shop for jewelry with your friends. You should be surprised at how much lower priced this method can be. You can obtain piles of jewelry at one time for what you would normally pay for a a few pieces of that volume of jewelry.

You can see large numbers of locations to buy from jewelry wholesalers online. You don’t have to be concerned about having a wholesaler where you live which is one more great advantage of the internet. Don’t trash any more time searching through costly jewelry at the store, if you want to add to your jewelry collection, get some friends together and get ready to start shopping!