How to Find Real Gemstone World Globes
Real gemstone globes are becoming very popular gifts and collectibles. These handmade "gems" feature different colored semiprecious gemstones for each continent or state. Some aren't quite as good as other ones, so here are some tips to ensure success. Does this Spark an idea?
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How to Find Real Gemstone World Globes
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Alexander Kalifano makes the best gemstone world globes. Its factory has a strict regimen of quality controls that is nearly gustapa-like. The result is a superior globe with no flaws and a range of realistic colors.
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Find stores that sell artistic products, maps and globes and hobby items. Focus on the smaller stores, and avoid the large hobby shops.
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The Internet is one of the best places to find gemstone globes because they are expensive to stock and ship. Specialty retailers usually carry these items. Try retailers such as DragonArt.com.
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When you find a gemstone globe, inspect each one for visible flaws. Cracks, glue lines or raised flakes of gemstones indicate poorer quality. A real gemstone globe will have no visual marks, chips, scratches or raised surfaces. It will be completely round and smooth.
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Feel the surface for bumps or flaws you eye can't see. The best ones are ground to a polished finish using a special machine.
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Inspect the seams. Cracks and shoddy construction, both in the gemstone globe itself and around the edges of the mounting stand, indicate shortcuts were taken during construction. Since globes are popular, a few manufacturers may bet that obsessed collectors won't look closely enough to catch mistakes.
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Stick with the best:Sticking with well know manufacturers is always a safe bet. While it may still be a gemstone, it might not live up to quality stand
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Tips & Warnings
It is not always possible to discern what is a real gemstone and what is fake without breaking a globe apart, and it is hard to visually see what is a fake. That's why it is best to stay with well-known manufacturers. Remember that gemstones come in all colors.
