Rings, pearls, care, eras
Jewelry
The piece itself: how an engagement ring is put together, what a pearl strand should look like, how to keep everything bright and how to date the ring your grandmother left you.
The guides
Jewelry
The engagement ring guide, pearls from Akoya to Tahitian, how to care for fine jewelry at home and how to recognise vintage and antique eras. The Paliana jewelry guides.
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Fabergé Forever Pink Opal Egg Pendant: an Imperial Shape in a Pastel Stone
Fabergé launches the Forever Pink Opal Egg Pendant: 18k rose gold, 10.98 carats of pink opal and a belt of 32 diamonds, first shown at The Art of Wonder in London.
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Stone, setting, metal, budget
The Engagement Ring Guide
How to choose an engagement ring from the stone to the setting: budget rules that make sense, natural against lab-grown, solitaire against halo, prongs against bezel, ring size, timing and how to buy with a jeweler on your side.
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Lustre before size
Pearls: Akoya, South Sea, Tahitian, Freshwater
The four pearl types compared: size, colour, lustre and price. How pearls are graded, what a good strand costs, how to spot fakes and how to keep pearls alive.
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Clean, check, store, insure
Caring for Fine Jewelry at Home
How to clean gold, platinum, silver, diamonds, coloured stones and pearls at home, what never to put in an ultrasonic cleaner, how to check prongs, how to store pieces and when to see a jeweler.
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Georgian to mid-century
Vintage and Antique Jewelry: Eras and Signatures
How to recognise Georgian, Victorian, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Retro and mid-century jewelry, which signatures multiply value, what condition and originality mean and where to buy and sell old pieces.
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Engagement Ring Budget Planner
See what an engagement ring budget buys in three directions: balanced, bigger stone, finest quality, natural and lab-grown, with setting and metal included.
What your budget buys
Engagement Ring Budget Planner
See what an engagement ring budget buys in three directions: balanced, bigger stone, finest quality, natural and lab-grown, with setting and metal included.
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Diamond Price Estimator
Estimate the retail price of a natural or lab-grown diamond from carat, colour, clarity, cut and shape, and see what a buyer would typically offer for it.
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Sell fine jewelry, signed pieces by Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari or Tiffany, antique jewelry, pearls or a whole estate. Receive offers from vetted jewelry buyers and auction specialists.
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