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Most, if not all, watches sold by Swarovski's online site are of good quality. Depending on the added features and the amount of Swarovski crystals used, the price of a watch can vary greatly. According to Swarovski's listed watches online, the typical range of a watch sold by Swarovski is $700 to $899.
Swarovski hot-fix crystals are good quality. They are great for rings and necklaces. Miss Diamante sells these crystals to high chain stores and other outlets.
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Yes, the same company makes the pearls as the crystals.
One can purchase Swarovski figurines from Macy's. One can also find a number of their figurines discounted on Quality Overstock or purchase them from used or new from ebay.
Swarovski Crystals are special because they are high quality crystals. The sparkle and brilliance of Swarovski Crystals is unlike any other. Another reason for them being so special is they can be found in a wide range of size, shape and color.
The Swarovski Crystal company was founded in the mid 1700s by a wealthy Swiss family bearing the same name.
Swarovski is a maker of fine jewelry and figurines. There are three categories of Swarovski Collectibles: Swarovski Silver Crystal, Swarovski Home Accents, and Swarovski Crystal Memories. Any Swarovski figurines that fall into those categories are considered Swarovski Collectibles.
Swarovski's population is 2,009.
Swarovski was created in 1895.
It's not easy. If you have a lot of, say, 8mm bicones of both glass and crystal, you could weigh them (the glass separately from the crystal). The crystal should weigh more than the glass. However, if you want to tell Swarovski crystal from non-Swarovski crystal, there are a few characteristics to check. First of all, all Swarovski beads will be cut the same, whereas non-Swarovski beads will vary in cut quality, style, and facet placement. Second, Swarovski colors saturation will be consistent throughout each color and each bead. Non-Swarovski colors may fade or separate within the bead. Third, drilled holes in Swarovski beads will be centered, consistent, and not overly large in each and every bead. In non-Swarovski beads, drilled holes may be on an angle/not true vertical, may be 1mm or more in diameter, may not be centered in every bead, and you might see more than one hole drilled in, say, an 8mm cube. Finally, in the case of an aurora borealis finish, the Swarovski beads will exhibit a subtle iridescence, but the non-Swarovski beads will exhibit an obvious, coated iridescent effect.
Daniel Swarovski was born in 1862.