Author: Reza Khalaj

In our previous blog, you’ve learned some basic information about how and where diamonds form. But unless those diamonds are also delivered to the surface, there’s no way to access them. Indeed, there might be vast deposits of diamond that will remain in the mantle forever. After formation, if conditions remain constant, diamonds might remain…

A polished diamond’s beauty lies in its complex relationship with the light around it. When diamonds and light interact, the result can dazzle the eye. The main elements of the relationship between diamonds and light are how the light strikes the surface, how much of it enters the diamond, and how and in what form…

Do you have the perfect ring, but it just doesn’t fit perfectly? There are solutions to this very common problem. They’re called “Sizing Assistants”. These items help to keep a ring from twisting on your finger.   Round Beads Speed Bumps Slip on Ring Guard Fingermate® Shanks Opens three sizes larger to go over a…

Garnet, the birthstone for January, signifies eternal friendship and trust and is the perfect gift for a friend. Garnet, derived from the word granatum, means seed, and is called so because of the gemstone’s resemblance to a pomegranate seed. References to the gemstone dates back to 3100 B.C., when the Egyptians used garnets as inlays…

RK & Co. Jewelers Awarded Best of 2013 on Kudzu Voted by the Kudzu Community as a Top Metro Atlanta Jeweler Alpharetta – December 10, 2013 – Rk & Co. Jewelers was named a Best of 2013 winner for Atlanta Jewlers on Kudzu.com, a leading source for local business information and consumer reviews. Over 5…

How was the standard direction of clockwise (left to right) determined? Although this is difficult to conclusively determine, there is a general consensus regarding why the hands of a clock move from left to right, thus clockwise. The explanation dates back thousands of years to the earliest civilizations: the Sumerians and Babylonians, who tracked the…

A chronograph is really just another word for “stop watch”. It is simply a multifunction sport watch with a stopwatch function. The word “chronograph” is a combination of the Greek words for “time” and “writing”. Most chronographs have two or three sub-dials, or mini-dials, for measuring minutes and hours. The stopwatch function operates independently of…

Emerald As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth. Emerald, derived from the word smaragdus, meaning green in Greek, was mined in Egypt as early as 330 B.C. Today, most of the world’s emeralds are mined in Colombia, Brazil, Afghanistan, and…

Diamond As the April birthstone, diamonds are the ideal gift for a loved one. And now you have more choices than ever. Get creative and give the ultimate gift of beauty: a fancy-color diamond. Fancy-color diamonds are natural, rare and truly exotic gem of the earth. Diamonds in hues of yellow, red, pink, blue, and…

Where did the term ‘Horology’ originate? While the exact origin is unknown, an early use of the term is as follows. The ancient Roman water clock was known as a Horologium, and after the fall of the Roman Empire, many Latin-speaking cultures adopted variations of the name to describe subsequent timekeepers. Some of those variations…