IKKEGOL Jeweler Magnifier: Enhancing Precision for Silver Beading & Jewelry Making Review

When I first used it, I had a bad headache. I know I didn't get a headache at all at the jewelry store, but just looking into the lens gives me a headache. Not to mention that I can hardly see anything in my diamond ring. The purpose of purchasing this item was so that I could read the description of the diamond within the diamond but could not see it at all.

What can I say, it is exactly what it says. There are much better jewelry loupes out there, but they are much more expensive. The only problem I find is that it is not illuminated. I found I could only use it on my desk with a table lamp shining through it. Just keeping it in the middle of the room under normal lighting is not enough. This is a regular jewelry loupe, it works. I can see the carbon spot in the diamond and also the edges to identify the diamond by CZ.

I'm going to an old silver mine in northern Nicaragua that hasn't been used for at least 150 years. It has several kinds of minerals and rich silver ore. I'm looking for semi-precious mineral ores and material for jewelry. I have already found Amethyst, Schorl and Epidot. Using a magnifying glass deep in the mine will help. There may also be wire gold in some buildings as there is gold washed up in the river next to the mine. A large magnifying glass is really useful at events like this. I…