Valentine’s Day is here again and we’ve broken out the glittery pink and red heart decorations here at Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange. We’ve helped lots of boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives find the perfect gift for their loved ones. However, we know not everyone is looking to buy a gift to romance a […]
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We are so excited to share our jewelry gift guide today! A lot of these pieces are classics that make for the perfect gift. Most of our David Yurman collection we get from jewelry store close outs, dealer close outs, or are pre-loved. Same goes for our other designer jewelry featured here — Cartier, Tiffany […]
Buying engagement and wedding rings at Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange was always a great idea and a great deal. Now it’s even better. That’s because – and maybe it’s not the ideal subject for this joyous occasion, but hey, stuff happens – odds are better than ever that you’re putting on those rings for […]
There are plenty of opinions about whether this is the right time to buy gold, which is down about 35 percent from its 2011 peak and has resisted predictions of a comeback. Barron’s, the business magazine, checks in this week in with a long, balanced examination of pros and cons, and comes down on the […]
Need another reason to love gold? Everybody’s favorite precious metal might revolutionize the solar energy industry. Scientists at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a photoelectrode that uses gold to convert far more sunlight to energy than is currently possible. The scientific reports are full of terms like “localized plasmon resonance” and “inlaid depth traps,” […]
We don’t think this is a very good idea, but it’s our duty to report what’s new out there in the world of jewelry. Meet the Smog Free Ring, an unusual choice for at least a few people to seal their love with a blob of filth. The ring was created by a Dutch designer, […]
Great news from the world of rubies: Dorothy’s legendary Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz have been found, 13 years after they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Minn. The FBI announced the recovery this week after having the slippers authenticated at the Smithsonian Institution, which has […]
Blue diamonds are the rarest kind. Roughly one in every 200,000 diamonds has the tint that makes the Hope Diamond so magical and made us swoon over Kate Winslet in Titanic. A new study in the journal Nature gives us the best idea yet how it happens, and how they got here. Researchers analyzed 46 […]
After three years of decline, sales of women’s watches – the perfect combination of utility and fashion – are ticking up again. NPD Group, a national marketing research firm, reports that from January through May of this year, sales increased 2 percent over the same period in 2017. The numbers, said Karen Wood, vice president […]
There are plenty of 14-karat and 18-karat gold rings out there, with the most special and the best deals, of course, at Dallas Gold & Silver Exchange. But it’s not every day you find a one-carrot gold ring. Yet there it was, sitting pretty in the latest crop of vegetables dug up last week from […]