18 KARAT FINE JEWELRY

18K RINGS
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18K EARRINGS
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18K PENDANTS
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18K BRACELETS
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ABOUT OUR GALLERY

THE OWNER, BERNARD HURTIG IS INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FOR HIS ART COLLECTION, HIS JEWELRY DESIGNS, AND HE IS AN AUTHOR. HE DESIGNS THE MAJORITY OF OUR JEWELRY.
WE HAVE A MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN VALENZA-PO, ITALY AS WELL AS HERE IN HONOLULU, WHERE MR. HURTIG HAS TAKEN THE TIME TO TRAIN AND DEVELOP SKILLED CRAFTSMEN IN THE ITALIAN METHOD OF CREATING JEWELED ART.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT A PIECE OF HURTIG JEWELRY, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT IT IS AS BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED ON THE INSIDE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE, AS OPPOSED TO MOST JEWELRY CREATED IN THE U.S. WHICH LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE WITH A JACKHAMMER!

WHY USE 18 KARAT GOLD MR.HURTIG USES ONLY 18K GOLD, WHICH CONTAINS A MINIMUM OF 75% PURE GOLD, AS OPPOSED TO 14K WHICH IS ONLY 50% PURE GOLD. MANY JEWELERS USE 14K BECAUSE IT IS LESS EXPENSIVE, (LESS GOLD) AND BECAUSE 14K CAN BE EASILY MACHINE MADE. 18K DEMANDS TO BE MADE BY HAND, AND REQUIRES A HIGHLY SKILLED CRAFTSMAN. MANY JEWELERS WILL TELL YOU THAT 18K IS TOO SOFT FOR JEWELRY. NO. THIS IS NONSENSE, THE EUROPEANS HAVE BEEN USING 18K GOLD FOR CENTURIES.
AS YOU KNOW, EUROPE HAS LONG BEEN A WAR RAVAGED CONTINENT, AND OFTEN, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO FLEE, TAKING WITH THEM ONLY THEIR SMALLEST POSSESSIONS THAT COULD EASILY BE EXCHANGED FOR CASH. 18K JEWELRY BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH GOLD CONTENT BECAME VERY POPULAR FOR THIS REASON.

TOP OF THE LIGHT SCALE STONES WE UTILIZE ONLY TOP OF THE LIGHT SCALE DIAMONDS
    ALL OF THE STONES THAT YOU SEE IN OUR JEWELRY WERE PERSONALLY SELECTED BY MR. HURTIG. ALL OF THE STONES, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, ARE 58 FACETTED DIAMONDS. THEY ARE SELECTED FROM THE TOP OF THE LIGHT SCALE DIAMONDS. THE G. I. A. GRADING SCALE BELOW ILLUSTRATES THE GRADING:
GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA COLOR GRADING SCALE

                                                                                                                                         LIGHT
   COLORLESS                                        FAINT   YELLOW                                                                    YELLOW
D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
                                NEAR                                                      VERY LIGHT                                            FANCY
                          COLORLESS                                                   YELLOW                                             YELLOW

    THE QUALITY OF THE STONES IS ONLY A SMALL PART OF WHY OUR DIAMONDS HAVE AN UNBELIEVABLE SHINE.
    WE SET OUR PAVE DIAMONDS IN THE OLD FASHIONED ITALIAN METHOD.
THE STONES ARE SET WITH THE DIAMONDS ABOVE THE GOLD LINE AS OPPOSED TO THE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL METHOD OF BURYING THE STONES DEEP INTO THE GOLD. THIS ELIMINATES THE POSSIBILITY OF A HIGH REFLECTION FROM THE DIAMONDS.
    IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A DESIGNER MAY VARY THE COST, NOT THE RETAIL, BY AS MUCH AS US$ 1,000.00 PER CARAT SIMPLY BY USING INFERIOR QUALITY STONES. MR. HURTIG USES NO SUCH TRICKS, FOR HE BELIEVES IN DESIGNING AND FABRICATING ONLY THE FINEST QUALITY JEWELRY. AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR JEWELRY IS HANDMADE, NOT MACHINE MADE. A MACHINE MADE PIECE COULD HAVE TAKEN SECONDS, AS OPPOSED TO WEEKS HAD IT BEEN MADE BY HAND. IT IS THEREFORE A LABOR OF LOVE, AND A WORK OF ART.

OUR PHILOSOPHY OUR PHILOSOPHY IS THE SAME AS CARL FABERGE'S, JEWELER TO THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL COURT. WHEN ASKED, WHOSE JEWELRY WAS WORTH MORE, HIS OR CARTIER'S OF PARIS, HE ANSWERED: " OF COURSE, IF YOU COMPARE MY JEWELRY WITH THEIRS, THEY WILL STATE THAT THE VALUE OF THEIR WORKS IS GREATER THAN MINE, BUT THEY ARE MERELY STONE MERCHANTS; I AM AN ARTIST-JEWELER, CREATING UNIQUE WORKS OF ART". AND HISTORY HAS PROVEN HIM TO BE CORRECT. TODAY A FABERGE WORK IS WORTH MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN!!! WE BELIEVE OUR JEWELRY ALSO QUALIFIES.

WHOLESALE PRICES FOR YOU THE REASON THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SUCH A GREAT PRICE IS BECAUSE OUR DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL IS MUCH SIMPLER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TRADITIONAL DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL OF JEWELRY MANUFACTURING, YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY STEPS ARE INVOLVED, AND MANY MIDDLEMEN.
OUR DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL IS MUCH SIMPLER. MR. HURTIG BUYS ALL OF HIS STONES DIRECTLY FROM THE CUTTER. HE DESIGNS AND FABRICATES ALMOST ALL OF OUR JEWELRY, THEREBY ELIMINATING ALL THE MIDDLEMEN AND PROFITS, AND PASSING THE SAVINGS ALONG TO YOU THE CUSTOMER. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL.