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Guides · Crystal Jewellery
Crystal bead bracelets: choosing stones, bead sizes, fit, construction and reports
Everything to check before buying a round-bead crystal bracelet: stone identity and common treatments, bead size and fit, stringing and locks, what reports can and cannot cover, and how to make it last.
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Guides · Gold Jewellery
Buying gold jewellery: karat purity, BIS hallmark and HUID, making charges and care
A practical guide to buying gold jewellery in India: karat and fineness, the BIS hallmark and HUID check, solid versus plated or gold-tone pieces, reading an invoice and making charges, buy-back terms and care.
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Guides · Silver Jewellery
Silver jewellery explained: sterling 925, hallmarking, plating, construction and care
A plain-English guide to buying silver jewellery in India: sterling versus fine silver and look-alikes, what a 925 stamp does and does not prove, how to check a BIS HUID hallmark, plating, construction and care.
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Guides · Gemstones
Buying gemstones: natural, lab-grown and imitation stones, treatments and lab reports
What separates a natural gemstone from a lab-grown or imitation one, which treatments to ask about, what each laboratory's report actually covers, and a practical checklist for choosing and caring for a stone.
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Guides · Rudraksha
Rudraksha buying guide: mukhi, origin, size, testing and custom jewellery
A first-time buyer's guide to rudraksha: what mukhi, origin and size mean, what a laboratory report actually establishes, and what to check before buying a bead, bracelet, kantha or mala.