525 Fourth St.
Graham, TX 76450
(940)549-2282
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Newton's Jewelers was founded in 1875 by George C. Newton in Forney, Texas. Four generations and 129 years later, Newton's is still serving the people of Graham, Texas and beyond.

Offering fine jewelry and diamonds, gift items, jewelry and watch repair; Newton's can meet all your jewelry needs.

Stop by our store, located on the North side of the square in downtown Graham, Texas, and let us fulfill your dreams.

525 Fourth St. - Graham, TX

Birthstones :

• January - Garnet
• February - Amethyst
• March - Aquamarine
• April - Diamond
• May - Emerald
• June - Alexandrite
• July - Ruby
• August - Peridot
• September - Sapphire
• October - Opal
• November - Topaz
• December - Blue Zircon

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Emerald - Green of Life and of Light

Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They show the most beautiful, deepest and most brilliant green imaginable: Emerald green. Inclusions are allowed, and nevertheless, in top qualities fine Emerald are even more valuable than diamonds.

The name Emerald was derived from French "esmeraude” which in turn goes back via Latin to the Greek root "smaragdos”, meaning simply "green gemstone”. There are uncountable adventure stories involving this splendid gemstone. Even the ancient Incas and Aztecs in South America, where the best Emeralds are still being found today, worshipped it as a holy stone. However, probably the most ancient occurrences which were known are located near the Red Sea. These gemstone mines were already exploited by Egyptian Pharaohs between 3000 and 1500 B.C., gained fame under he name of "Cleopatra’s Mines”, but had already run out when they were rediscovered.

Many centuries ago in the Veda, the ancient sacred writings of Hinduism, there was written down information on the valuable green gemstones and their healing power: ”Emeralds promise good luck”, or ”The Emerald enhances your well-being”. It does not come as a surprise, then, that the treasure chests of Indian Maharaja and Maharani contained most wonderful Emeralds. One of the largest Emeralds in the world is the "Mogul Emerald”. It goes back to the year 1695, weighs 217.80 carats and is about 10 cm high. One side is inscribed with prayers, on the other side there are engraved opulent flower ornaments. The legendary Emerald was auctioned off at Christie’s of London for 2.2 million US dollars to an anonymous buyer.

Emeralds have been coveted ever since ancient times. Some of the most famous Emeralds can therefore be admired in museums and collections. For example, The New York Museum of Natural History not only shows a cup from pure Emerald which was owned by Emperor Jehingar, but also a Colombian Emerald crystal weighing 632 carats. The collection owned by the Bank of Bogota contains no less than five valuable Emerald crystals weighing between 220 and 1796 carats. Also in the Irani State Treasure there are guarded some wonderful Emeralds, among them the tiara of ex-Empress Farah.

Emerald green is the color of life and of eternally returning spring. For centuries, however, it has also been the color of beauty and of eternal love. Even in ancient Rome green was the color dedicated to Venus, goddess of love and beauty. Today there are still many cultures and religions where green holds a special position. For example, green is the holy color of Islam. All states of the Arabian league sport green banners symbolizing the unity of their religion. But also within the Catholic church green holds an important status, as among the liturgy colors green is considered the most natural and elementary one.

Splendid Emerald green is a color communicating harmony, love of nature and a primeval joy of life. You cannot ever get too much of this unique color, as Pliny already pointed out "Green is pleasant to the eye without tiring it.”. Green is characterized as fresh and full of life, never as monotonous. And as this color keeps on changing gradually between bright daylight and artificial lamplight, Emerald green in all its hues and shades will preserve its vivid energy.

The vivid brilliance of its color makes Emerald a unique gemstone indeed. But really good qualities are rare, as inclusions will often spoil the impression - traces of an active history of origin characterizing the gemstone. Fine inclusions, after all, do not diminish the value; on the contrary. An Emerald of deep, vivid green with inclusions will be valued higher than an inclusion-free stone of paler color. Almost endearingly, experts call the many crystal inclusions or fissures which are so typical for this gemstone a "jardin”. The tender green plant-like structures in the Emerald garden are considered as identifying characteristics of a naturally grown Emerald.

Rediscover Your Favorite Jewelry -

• Jewelry Cleaning and Inspection
• Gem Resetting
• Resizing Rings
• Restring Pearls
• Earring & Clasp Repair
• Watch Repair

You should have your jewelry cleaned and inspected every six months to check for wear and damage. By following this schedule, you can save on costly repairs or replacement of lost stones.

Don't Let Your Jewels Slide Into Disrepair

Back in 1928, Maharajah Sir Bhupindar Singh of Patiala commissioned a necklace to showpiece the 234.69-carat, yellow De Beers diamond purchased by his father. When completed, the breathtaking necklace was set with nearly 3,000 diamonds for a total of 962.25 carats, including the weight of the yellow De Beers. When India declared independence from Brittian in 1947, the royal jewels began to disappear, including this magnificent piece. in 1982, the yellow De Beers stone surfaced at an auction in Geneva, Switzerland. Sixteen years later the rest of the necklace turned up in London in major disrepair, and is now in the process of being restored. If you have family jewels that are collecting dust in drawers or safety deposit boxes, now might be a good time to consider refurbishing or redesigning your precious heirlooms. For more information about diamond and colored gemstone jewelry, stop by Newton's Jewelers at 525 Fourth St. in Graham or call (940)549-2282.

How To Buy A Diamond :

It all starts with the 4 C's...

Special Gemstones and Jewelry Care Tips

General Information

Caring for jewelry is a necessary part of owning fine jewelry. With proper care, your jewelry will bring you continued satisfaction of ownership over many years. We are bringing you this information to help you in caring for your jewelry and gemstones to get the desired longevity of your investment.

Some tips to remember when caring for your jewelry include:

• Avoid wearing fine jewelry when you're performing manual labor tasks, such as housework. Especially if you are submersing your hands in liquids.
• Clean your jewelry periodically. This will help ensure the fine appearance and will help it last. See the cleaning techniques below for the specific type of jewelry you own.
• Use a soft brush to help remove dirt on the prongs of larger gem jewelry. A good brush to use is an old clean toothbrush.
• Use plain alcohol or vodka to help reduce greasy film on diamond jewelry prior to performing other cleaning.

Gold Information

Gold is a rare, soft, and very valuable metal. It is valued on a karat system where 24K gold is pure gold, and 10K gold is 10 parts gold with 14 parts alloy. Karat values in between correspond to a parts karat + parts alloy = 24 value.

Some tips to remember when caring for gold jewelry include:

• Be wary of makeup, moisture, and chemicals that may affect your gold jewelry's appearance.
• Keep gold jewelry out of swimming pools with chlorine; chlorine can damage it over a period of time.
• Check your gold jewelry for scratches or other damage, and bring it to your jeweler if there is any; he or she may be able to repair it.

Silver Information

Silver, one of the world's most useful metals, is also one of the world's most valuable metals. It can achieve a great polish and does not tarnish in its pure form. Most silver jewelry is silver combined with other metals (alloys). This makes it more suitable for general jewelry use.

Some tips to remember when caring for silver jewelry include:

• Silver is scratch-resistant but not scratch-proof.
• In addition to the general jewelry care steps, silver jewelry care can benefit from special silver jewelry cleaning solutions. Check with your jeweler about these.
• Prevent your silver from being exposed to direct air and light contact.
• Avoid placing silver in chlorine-containing materials.
• Be selective in what you use to clean your silver, i.e. pads, cloths, etc. Felt works well, as do special cleansing cloths designed for silver cleaning. Other materials, including tissue, should be avoided. Ask your jeweler for more information.

Platinum Information

The purity of platinum is often higher than that of gold. Platinum jewelry is usually in the neighborhood of 90%+ pure. It also more "solid" than gold in terms of how resistant it is to tarnishing by chlorine, etc. It is very strong; plus, it is a very popular choice in jewelry making.

Some tips to remember when caring for platinum jewelry include:

• Fortunately, platinum is very durable and does not lose its polish very easily. Cleaning patterns are the same as other metals.
• For jewelry that combines platinum with other fine jewelry components (like gold), clean those substances and care for them as you would if they were not paired with platinum. Also, keep in mind the necessary steps for caring for these other components.

Cultured Pearl Information

Cultured pearls have a living organism origin. They are highly susceptible to damage and are very delicate; cultured pearl jewelry owners should be careful with their cultured pearls.

Some tips to remember when caring for cultured pearls include

• Be careful where you store your cultured pearl jewelry. Metal and other materials can damage the surface of the cultured pearl.
• Cleaning cultured pearls need only involve soap and water. Other cleaning agents may damage your cultured pearls.
• Remove traces of cosmetics and other such materials from your cultured pearl jewelry before placing it in its storage place.
• Wrap your cultured pearl jewelry in a tissue or other suitable holding device before placing it in its storage place.
• You should take your cultured pearl jewelry back to your jeweler for restringing once a year.

Carat Weight -

The Larger the diamond, the more rare and valuable it becomes. Diamonds are measured in carat weight. One carat is 100 points. Ex: A 75 point diamond = 3/4 carat or 0.75ct. carat is expressed as "carat" or "ct".

Color -

The highest, rarest and most expensive color is D and goes down in alphabetical order. D,E and F are considered colorless. G, H and I are considered Near colorless. J, K and L are faint yellow and M, N, O are light yellow. The color and the price keeps going down until you reach fancy yellow and then it starts to go up again.

Clarity -

The better the diamonds clarity, the more rare and valuable it is. All Diamonds have inclusions, even Internally Flawless diamonds. You just need more magnification to see them. Diamonds are graded with a 10x magnification Loupe. There are several grades of clarity which we will get into but they all fit into one of two categories. Ones with eye visible inclusions and ones with no eye visible inclusions. Diamonds that show eye visible inclusions are I Clarity, either I1, I2 or I3. I1 diamonds have one or two very tiny eye visible inclusions. I2 have more and I3 are heavily included. Those that are completely eye clean are most desirable. SI2 and better diamonds are completely Eye Clean. SI2 and better Diamonds require a 10x loupe to see the difference. An SI2 will look exactly like an IF to the naked eye. Flawless "FL" and Internally Flawless "IF" are the rarest and most expensive diamonds. The next grade is VVS1 and VVS2. This stands for "Very Very Small" Inclusions. Then Very Small inclusions, VS1 and VS2 and Finally Small Inclusions SI1, SI2 and SI3.

Cut -

The Better the proportions of a diamond are the more Fire, Sparkle, Scintillation, and Brilliance it will have. This also directly affects the price of the diamond. Ideal cut diamonds are rarer and cost more. Ideal cut diamonds have a table % between 52 and 57%. There is no dimension on depth but most people prefer the depth to be between 59 and 62.5%. There is also another train of thought that believes that the perfect diamond has a 60-60 make. that means that the depth should be as close to 60% as possible with a few degrees variance either way and the table should be as close to 60% with a couple of degrees variance either way being acceptable. If you stay within these parameters, you should end up with a very beautiful diamond. You can stray one or two degrees outside of these parameters, but the farther away from ideal you go, the more it starts to affect the beauty of the diamond. Below is a diagram of what happens when a diamond is out of shape. If the diamond is too deep or two shallow, the light will leak out of the diamond through the bottom instead of shining brightly back up into your eyes.

Cost -

Some people consider Cost to be a fifth C. We can help you with this C by educating you about diamonds, so that you can make an informed decision about which diamond to buy. The more you know about diamonds, the more pleasant your buying experience will be.

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