What is Colored Gold? I have touched on how colored gold is made, and how it is used is up to the imagination of the designer and consumer. Different colors tend to have their own advantages or disadvantages metallurgicall ... [MORE]

Which Karat is Best? Deciding which karat would best fit your circustances should be based on several different aspects. First, what are you planning to buy or have us make? Second, how often do you plan to wear this ... [MORE]

What is the Faini Advantage? If you are a current patron, you don't need to read about the Faini advantage, you already have it. If you're not currently a patron then read on. The fact that we are a studio not a store allows you ... [MORE]

What are Alloys? Alloys are usually metals or minerals that are added to the gold that are non ferrous, (not affected by magnet fields.) They are used to color, harden or reduce gold content for value manipulation. ... [MORE]

What is Karat? Karat identifies the percentage of gold purity. Not to be confused with Carrot, which is edible, or Carat used to measure the weight of gems. The abbreviations that you commonly see for Karat are: kt ... [MORE]

Your Chain Caught You Sleeping Many neck chains, such as herringbone, snake, serpentine, omega etc. can be easily damaged by natural tossing and turning during a blissful slumber. Removing your neckchain before you plan to catch s ... [MORE]

Mohs vs Real Hardnes The rating of a mineral's "Hardness" or resistance to being scratched can be given using Mohs' scale. This was devised by the German geologist Frierich Mohs (1773-1839). Below is the Mohs Hardness Sc ... [MORE]

Clean Jewelry Lasts Longer Keeping your jewelry clean does more that just the shine. The longevity of your jewelry may depend on how clean you keep it. Dust particles have a hardness on the Moh's scale of 8 compared to dia ... [MORE]