The Journal
Buying guides for diamonds, watches, gold chains, and estate jewelry.
Buying Guide
A first vintage piece should be one you reach for often. How to choose by how you live, what to look for in condition, and how to care for enamel, coral, turquoise, emeralds and clip-on earrings.
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Buying Guide
A vintage engagement ring has a character a new one cannot copy, but it also asks more questions. A guide to old-cut...
Buying Guide
The tiny stamps on a vintage piece tell you the metal, often the maker and sometimes the country. How to read karat...
Buying Guide
Each jewelry era has its own materials, motifs and proportions. A clear guide to the main periods from Georgian to the 1970s,...
Buying Guide
Vintage, antique, estate and retro are used loosely, and sellers do not always use them the same way. A plain guide to...
gold
What 14K and 18K mean, how they differ in durability, color and price, and why 14K suits chains, bracelets and rings you...
Buying Guide
Buying jewelry for her is easier than it looks once you know what to check. How to read her style from the...
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