Product information: materials, links and care

925 silver meaning: what the stamp says and how to tell if silver is real

925 means 92.5 percent silver and 7.5 percent copper. Silver conducts heat more than 25 times better than stainless steel and weighs almost 30 percent more at the same volume: the two home tests th...

What Does Iced Out Mean? Stones, Settings and Widths Explained

Iced out describes coverage, not material. What is actually in those stones (cubic zirconia, moissanite or diamond), why the setting decides whether it looks real, what VVS does and does not mean, ...

How to Clean Silver Jewelry: What Works and What Ruins It

Blackened silver is not wear. It is a layer of silver sulfide that foil and baking soda remove in two minutes. Which method belongs to solid 925, to stainless steel with PVD and to iced out pieces ...

Jubilee bracelet: the five piece link with a folding clasp

Five link pieces per row, three of them raised, 10 mm wide and a folding clasp that closes flat. How the Jubilee bracelet works, and how to pick the color and the size.

Compass pendant and chain: which link carries it best?

A compass pendant and a chain are two purchases. Which link keeps a round pendant facing forward, which width fits and which length do you choose?

18K gold plated: what 2.5 microns over 925 silver means

Plated is a number, not an adjective. What 2.5 microns of 18K gold over a core of solid 925 sterling silver means for wear, which widths we carry, and how it compares to stainless steel with five l...

Clover bracelet: black clover or iced out cubic zirconia

One clover bracelet has an opaque, matte black clover that swallows light, the other faceted cubic zirconia graded 5A that throws it straight back. Same shape, opposite effect, and therefore differ...

Byzantine link against king's link: the difference

Byzantine and king's link get used interchangeably, but they are two different weaves. How to tell them apart, and how to choose the right one.

What determines the price of a king's link chain?

How much a king's link chain costs depends on four things: the construction, the width, the length, and whether the link is solid or hollow. This guide explains how those four build the price, so y...

How a king's link chain is made, and why it does not kink

A king's link chain is woven layer by layer, with every link held on four sides by its neighbors. That explains why the strand never twists out of line, never kinks, and feels heavier than its widt...