With Milwaukee Film Festival kicking off tomorrow – Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers decided to look back at some famous cinema pearls that have made lasting impressions on audiences over the years. To commemorate this fantastic event, we will be offering 20% off…
Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers was thrilled to be a part of such a successful event. Milwaukee Fashion Week held three days of nearly sold out shows, featuring local and national designers. Money Raised Furthermore, the fashion week raised money for Discovery World’s…
Ancient civilizations associated sapphires with one of the three noble precious gemstones (rubies & emeralds). In fact, they viewed these noble gemstones in the same light as royalty and romance. Throughout the ages, sapphire history has been synonymous with nobility,…
The Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers sapphire shopping guide will help you easily navigate what to look for when purchasing sapphire jewelry. In fact, Human civilization has long loved sapphires for their beautifully unique characteristics and storied past. Jewelers and the American Gem…
Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers is thrilled to announce that they will be a gold level sponsor for the third annual Milwaukee Fashion Week Milwaukee Fashion Week inspires and promotes local Milwaukee based designers and artist. Furthermore, the organization serves as a non-profit by partnering…
Geologist consider peridot gemstones to be one of the oldest gemstones. This is because historians have discovered Ancient Egyptian records mining the stone as early as 1,500 BC! The Ancient Egyptians considered peridot to be the “gem of the sun”…
Peridot is the August Birthstone, and according to ancient Egyptians, is the Gemstone of the Sun. Since peridot is typically found “in lava, meteorites and deep in the Earth’s mantle” (GIA), the GIA considers peridot to be one of the…
Natural rubies, incredibly precious and truly impressionable, are a rare find as is, but when we come across a large flawless one history generally take note. We are going to take a look at some of the world famous rubies…
July’s birthstone is the RUBY, a gemstone that varies from pink to dark red. The name Ruby is from “ruber”, which is Latin for red. Along with sapphire, emeralds, and diamonds, the ruby is considered one of the four precious…
As Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers welcomes in the beautiful month of July, we want to share a ruby buying guide. Although completely different in appearance, the ruby shares many similarities with a diamond. One, is the hardness. While the diamond ranks in…
