Have you made your jewelry wish list? Our staff at Conti Jewelers is here to guide you through the process. A wish list can also be established through our website. It makes it great for the gift giver to know your favorites and for you to receive your favorites. It is a win, win!
Diamond stud earrings are a fashion staple for any occasion. They come in different sizes and qualities to fit any budget and can be made in platinum, gold or sterling silver. Diamond stud earrings can also be wonderful for future inheriting to that special person as your remembrance or each diamond could be used to make 2 pieces of jewelry in the future. Earring jackets can be added to your diamond studs to give you a completely different look that will enhance your diamond stud earrings. Diamond cluster stud earrings are also very popular now. You can get that “bling” for less money by using several smaller diamonds that make up the size of a single diamond.
Solitaire pendants are a classic style that has been worn for many years by any age with a gemstone or a diamond. It can be significant as a birth month, an anniversary, a graduation, wedding present or just because. You can use any size or shape of stone. There are several 
styles that a single stone can be set into for your pendant in platinum, gold or sterling silver. A jeweler can use a mechanism with prongs to hold the stone or a bezel to surround the stone with different embellishments or stones to add a custom look. You can use any length of chain. It can fit close to your neck or longer as a personal preference. The cluster of stones to emulate a solitaire look is also an option. Your impression will be more sparkle for less.
Diamond and gemstone eternity bands are “perfect circles of shimmering gems or diamonds that can be given as a gift to symbolize everlasting love”. They also can be worn stacked with several together for a look you can design for yourself. Eternity bands can have all diamonds or all gemstones, or a combination of both. The advantage of an eternity band is that as it turns on your finger you can always see stones and you don’t have to worry about aligning it with an engagement ring if worn together. The disadvantage is that there is often more maintenance required because of the wearing to the stones and the metal at the palm of your hand. Eternity rings have stones completely around the ring; therefore, the ring needs to be the exact finger size and it usually can’t be adjusted later.
Engagement rings are a symbol of the love, the dedication and the commitment of marriage to each other. Early Romans believed that the “vein of love” was located on the fourth finger of the left hand and so began the custom of placing the rings on that finger. The first diamond 
engagement ring on record was presented to Mary of Burgundy, by Archduke Maximillian of Austria, in 1947. One of the most famous engagement rings was given to Elizabeth Taylor from Richard Burton in 1968 while aboard their yacht on the River Thames in London. It had a 33.19 carat asscher cut diamond in the center and two baguette cut diamonds on either side. The purchase price was $305,000 and later sold in 2011 for $8,818.500.
Diamond engagement rings can be a simple solitaire to one of the most intricate designs. The most popular and classic shape of the center diamond is a round stone. 
There are also marquise, princess, asscher, cushion, oval, emerald, trillion, and heart shaped diamonds that can be used in a simple or a unique design. Engagement rings can be made in platinum, gold or sometimes sterling silver. Now is the time to stop in and allow our staff at Conti Jewelers to assist you in your journey to find your ring either in our show cases or having Chris Daniel design the perfect style just for you.
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