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		<title>Keep Your Engagement Ring in Tip Top Shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have a gorgeous sparkly diamond engagement ring on your finger and the metal shines like new fallen snow, here are some hints on keeping your engagement ring in tip top shape for a long time to come. Once you come down from the high of being newly engaged regular life will resume. This means [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/how-to-care-for-your-jewelry.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How to Care for Your Jewelry'>How to Care for Your Jewelry</a></li>
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		<title>Purchasing Ring Insurance: The Right Decision</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appraisal value]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying insurance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about purchasing insurance for your ring?  If you have insurance for your home and car, would it stand to reason that you should also insure your jewelry?  I&#8217;m sure you value your jewelry as much as you value your home or car, if not more, but buying insurance for a ring [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/tips-on-choosing-a-diamond-ring.html' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Tips on Choosing a Diamond Ring'>Tips on Choosing a Diamond Ring</a></li>
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		<title>Buying Green Engagement Rings</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/buying-green-engagement-rings.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Engagement Rings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get lots of questions posed to me, but the one that I seem to be hearing a lot of lately is in regards to Earth friendly, or &#8220;Green&#8221; jewelry. Most recently I received an email from a gentleman that was concerned about picking out an engagement ring for his girlfriend as she was very [...]


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		<title>Danforth Diamond Warranty &#8211; After the Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/danforth-diamond-warranty-after-the-sale.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/danforth-diamond-warranty-after-the-sale.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying Jewelry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewelry Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Does DanforthDiamond.com have a store? If you order a ring from Danforth, how do you get it fixed or cleaned, and do they come with warranties? Answer: We have a factory that assembles and polishes our product. Our jewelers can size and fix any problems you may have with your ring. Our return policy [...]


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		<title>Box Chain Necklace Twisting</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/box-chain-necklace-twisting.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 18:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I received a small box-chain 14K gold necklace for Christmas and it twists when I wear it. Even when I am not wearing it the twists will completely straighten out. Does this indicate a problem in the quality of the necklace&#8217;s construction? PS- There are not any kinks or knots, just twisting. (Not uniformly [...]


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		<title>How to Care for Your Jewelry</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/how-to-care-for-your-jewelry.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/how-to-care-for-your-jewelry.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jflynn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Jewelry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jewelry is a substantial investment and therefore great care should be taken to keep your fine metals and gems looking bright and sparkling. · Remove your jewelry when cooking, deep cleaning or gardening. Chlorine can damage and discolor the mounting on your jewelry. · Remove jewelry before showering. Soap can cause a film to form [...]


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		<title>Using Palladium in White Gold Jewelry Means No More Allergic Reactions</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/using-palladium-in-white-gold-jewelry-means-no-more-allergic-reactions.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/using-palladium-in-white-gold-jewelry-means-no-more-allergic-reactions.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2006 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[White gold jewelry can cause allergic reactions in some people. This is due to the fact that the majority of white gold jewelry is manufactured using alloys containing nickel as the bleaching agent and a percentage of the population is allergic to nickel. For these individuals, contact with nickel can result in dermatological problems that [...]


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		<title>Care for Diamond Jewelry</title>
		<link>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/care-for-diamond-jewelry.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.danforthdiamond.com/blog/care-for-diamond-jewelry.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does Your Diamond Ring Still Sparkle? Care &#38; Cleaning of Diamond Rings We are often asked how to care for and clean diamond rings. We have to consider the diamonds, the ring mount, and any other stones apart from diamonds. Other Stones On this page, we will limit ourselves to the care of the diamonds [...]


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		<title>Tarnishing and Tarnish Resistance in Jewelry</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 05:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Renee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great advantages of gold is that it is chemically resistant to both tarnishing and corrosion under almost all circumstances. Unfortunately, the majority of jewelry is not made from gold, but gold alloys. Which Gold Alloy Has the Best Tarnish Resistance Properties? As a general rule, the higher the karat, the more gold [...]


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