Jewelry
What is the
Limited Edition series?
Every few weeks, a new jewelry design is released to mark the season or
a special occasion. These designs are
limited to 250 pieces. Each is individually numbered and
boxed as part of our Limited Edition collectible series.
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What is a "Cabochon"?
A cabochon (pronounced
ka'-ba-shän)is a gem, bead, or stone
with a convex surface, highly
polished but not faceted. Our imaged cabochons are fine porcelain,
carefully inspected and hand-picked by us for a completely blemish-free
surface.
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How are the images applied to the porcelain?
We employ a dye sublimation heat transfer process, using an archival inkset.
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Can the
cabochons/pendants get wet?
Yes, they can. We actually immerse them in water to cool
them after the image is applied. Porcelain is quite impervious
to water.
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Does the jewelry require any special care?
Care for your Legacy Image jewelry as you would any fine jewelry.
Avoid submersing the imaged pendant/ cabochons into a chemical
cleaning agent. We recommend the pendant/cabochon be
cleaned with a damp cloth. Polishing sterling silver fittings
around a cabochon can be done with a silver polishing cloth.
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What do the Sample Display Sets include?
We have three pre-designed Display Sets available for your
convenience. The first is
the Mini Display, showcasing a sterling silver necklace and one of
each cabochon / pendant choice in a tabletop
jeweler's case. Next is the Top Sellers set, containing a
version of our six most popular designs. And finally,
the Full Line includes all of the current Open Edition releases. Additionally
you can order your display pieces individually, choosing from both the
Open Edition and Limited Edition releases to build a display that best
suits your needs and interests.
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Do you make the Sample Display Sets from my images or stock images?
If you are a photography or art studio, we make the display pieces from
your images so they reflect your personal works. If you are a gallery,
jeweler, or other retailer, we make the displays from stock images to best
demonstrate versatile imaging ideas.
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Am I required to purchase a Sample Display Set to be a dealer?
There's an old adage in retail that "you can't sell from empty shelves",
so while it's not required, it's strongly recommended that dealers opt for
at least the minimal display.
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What is the Dealer Discount?
Allowing for keystone retail markup, your dealer discount is 50%
of our suggested retail.
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How are your jewelry prices determined?
Prices are subject to
fluctuations in the precious metals market. Prices for sterling
silver, vermeil, gold, gold-filled, and platinum are based on gram
weight. Our price for precious metals will be determined by the
second London Market close of the preceding Friday.
The most current prices
for all pieces are available in
the dealer section of our website, updated each week after the Friday
London Market second fixing. Once the prices are updated (no later
than Monday 10:00 a.m. EST) they'll be fixed for that week.
Quotes for custom pieces will be estimated according to current market
price, and will be fixed at the time of order.
It sounds more
complicated than it really is. Simply log in to the website each
week for the most current pricing - prices can go up or down depending
on the market prices of gold and silver.
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How can I recognize genuine Swarovski® crystal?
Swarovski® crystal is considered to be the highest quality
machine cut crystal in the world. In addition to their
remarkable brilliance, close inspection of the crystals will show their precision
insures height, width, and slope of the cuts are uniform, all facet
junctures point up and meet perfectly, the luster is uniform, and there are
no bubbles within the crystal.
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How can I know of the purity of the silver or gold used in jewelry?
In the US, jewelry makers are not permitted to sell
precious metal as such without a stamped
purity marking.
On our pieces, the purity stamp will be located either on the clasp or a
small tag attached to the clasp, or on the pendant bail.
Common purity stampings
used are:
925 or SS = Sterling silver
585 or 14kt = 14kt gold
750 or 18kt = 18kt gold
999 or 24kt = 24kt gold
GF = gold
filled
or more specifically 14/20GF = 14kt gold filled, 12/20GF = 12kt gold
filled, 10/20GF= 10kt gold filled
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How do gold-filled, rolled gold, and gold
plated differ?
Gold-filled and rolled gold are essentially the same thing.
Gold-filled is the more popularly used description in the US, with the term
"rolled gold" coming from the process of rolling out the metal after the
gold layer is applied. In all cases, it refers to a layer of gold
fused to a base metal. Gold-filled or rolled gold is more heavily
coated than gold plated (also called gold electroplated), and therefore
lasts longer before the gold wears through to the base metal.
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What is "Vermeil"?
Vermeil (pronounced ver-MAY) is sterling silver heavily coated
with gold, typically 22kt. It gives the appearance of fine
gold at a lesser cost. The gold coating is thicker than other
gold-fill and since the base metal is sterling silver, it's entirely
precious metal.
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Do you use any base metals containing lead?
Our line contains only one type of piece that uses a base
metal option other than the sterling silver of Vermeil, and that's our brooch
designs. The base metals used in those are brass
(under gold) or pewter (under silver).
Pewter is a term for a
metal that consists of 90% tin and 10% "something else" - that
"something else" can be lead but more often it's antimony, zinc, or
copper. We opt to use pewter that contains no lead, but
occasionally we incorporate antique findings into custom designs where
the pewter composition is unknown.
Lead contained in pewter
is not considered to be of a hazardous level and requires no expressed warning
about the content. We offer this information voluntarily as a
courtesy, to allow you, as the dealer, and your customer to make an
informed decision about allowing antique pewter of unknown origin to be used
in your design. Under ordinary circumstances the exposure to the
small amount of lead content in the pewter poses no specific known health
hazard since it is coated in silver and there is no direct contact
with it. But lead, in general, is known to cause health issues,
particularly in children, and care should be taken to not allow a
small child to put any piece of jewelry made with pewter containing
lead into their mouth.
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Can additional charms be
added to a piece at a later time?
Absolutely - we encourage it! As families grow or significant life
events occur, new charms can be added to any piece to celebrate the
occasion. We can send the charm to you to be added by any local
jeweler, or the piece can be returned to us to add the new charm.
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Will you sell charms for a bracelet
purchased elsewhere?
Yes, we offer charms set in either sterling silver, 14k gold, or
gold-filled. The charm comes with a split ring for easy attachment to the existing piece of jewelry.
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