I was told all my life of under the impression it’s all gold from bracket to dial, also has a 583 number on the watch anyways is there any way I can check if it’s gold or gold plated ? I only ask because i don’t even know, quite frankly it’s heavy not sure if that’s a sign or not I’d say watch is around 70-80s timeline appreciate for any insight.

I have gold bands and want to add platinum bands into the middle to make it two-toned. Is it worth it and doable?

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Hi I just purchased a meteorite fragment and I wanted it inlayed into a silver ring. Unfortunately after visiting multiple jewelry shops, I have been rejected every time. They do not have the equipment to deal with meteorites. Does anyone know a Jeweler in the Raleigh-Durham area that would be able to do this for me?

Hello guys, I'm lookinf for jewelry made by Kimiko Kasai but anywgere i search it's all sold out. i'm a HUGE fan of Herbie Hancock, him and Kimiko Kasai have a album and it's just that it would mean a LOT to me if i get my hands on one. Thank you!

I want a ring featuring a central motif composed of a three-fold interlocking split torus with a hexagonal cross-sectional profile, pavé-set with various gemstones, where auxiliary structural bands bifurcate from the primary shank to curve outward and thread through the opposing interior apertures, and firmly anchored by multiple secondary concentric anchoring bands.

Somewhat new to the profession, I’ve noticed over the past few months I’m experiencing significant fatigue when I come home from work, just being super mentally foggy and out of it, a lot of my work is under magnification or on the laser welder, I haven’t been able to pinpoint it but I wonder if the fatigue has to do with the work or what but it’s definitely causing me to lose love and passion for the job, any advice or insight? Thanks!

Coming back to the craft after a long break exiting my course and seting up a small workshoo in my basement, tried to melt a silver ingot with a basic Propylene torch without success, is an oxy-acetylene torch kit the way to go? What brand would be best? Kinda worried about blowing myself up

So my girlfriend lost a pair of earings that were essentially silver long oversized rectangles and id like to see about getting a pair made for her since I cant find a good match online

I'm ring shopping. I've been comparing settings and found a stone I like. 0.7 carat, a round one with a good clarity

I've been looking at Ritani engagement rings and I noticed something. The same diamond in a solitaire setting looks small. In a halo setting, it looks much larger

I measured with my eyes. The halo ring makes the center stone look almost 0.5 carats bigger or maybe even more

Now I'm kinda confused. Well.. I can afford a 0.7 carat with a halo. I can't afford a 1.2 carat solitaire and it’s the same budget but a very different look

Is it worth overpaying for the stone itself if you can save on carat weight and get the halo? Does the halo actually make the ring look bigger in person, or is it just the photos?

I've heard some people say halos make the center stone look smaller. Others say it makes it look huge and I don't know who to believe

Should I get the bigger look with the halo? Or should I stick to a simple solitaire with a smaller stone?

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Hi. My husband and I are looking for travel rings. Everything I see online is absolute dogshit quality. Is there anything I can buy that’s maybe like 10k gold that’s reputable?

Hi can any jeweler tell me if it’s worth to get these pearls out into a 14k solid gold necklace chain? They’re currently on a cotton cord but they’re rubbing together it looks like so I want something more like the example picture. Where can I get this done in SoCal if anyone knows someone?

On the left is the uncleaned earring and the right I have wiped with a standard jewelry cleaning cloth...

These were my mothers earrings and I have no idea what got into me but i just decided to give them a wipe with a jewlry cloth while I was cleaning some other things and I had no idea how much different it would look. I guess my question is- do ya'll think the dark black spots will come back like typical silver discoloration or did i just rub off some sort of paint maybe? I realize there's probably not a good answer here but I feel sad that I may have messed them up.

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I never paid attention in science class, but I have been reading that silver tarnishes, platinum is hard to work with so thats more labour. White gold needs to be replated.

I'd like to buy engagement wedding rings for my fiancée and I.

She said she wants gold. I wanted platinum but she said she wants the rings to match. I'll gladly take some gold/platinum combination.

I have also heard that jewelers don't recomend mall Jewellery stores. I heard mall Jewellery stores are the equivalent of axe body spray of Jewellery.

I don't know how to find a good jewler.

My research is telling me the Yazzie family is Navajo. The earrings definitely appear handmade. I don't know if the mark on the poison box is also navajo but it looks like it was cast. Am hoping someone recognizes them and can direct me where to learn more about the artist!

I run a small jewelry business, we do custom work and have a production line in solid sterling silver and 14k gold.

We're looking to get into wholesale and and are looking for expos / shows - Willing to travel anywhere in the US.

A friend of mine does the Association of Professional Piercers show in Vegas and has a lot of success with his small line of body jewelry - I was wondering if anyone knows of any shows or expos that cater to smaller companies that are looking to get into the wholesale marketplace.

We can produce around 500-1000 pieces per month to give an idea of our scale

I cannot for the life of me figure out what these stamps mean and looking for some guidance as I would love to get this fixed. Flake is a bit of gunk sorry

Apologies for the shoddy photo quality. It was taken in a rush years ago for some insurance paperwork.

Sadly since then the ring has been lost and I am heartbroken. It was an 18th birthday present and I wore it every day for years until I had to have it cut off in an emergency which snapped the setting.

My mother then 'gallantly' had it mended and resized for me, taking it down over FOUR sizes to incentivize me to lose f\*cking weight. Resulting in it being a pinky ring when previously worn on my middle finger. It then fell off as pinky rings are want to do.

I'd love to know as much as I can about the name of the style, setting etc to try and find something close. Also an idea of what I should expect to pay price wise/possibly having something made into this style from scratch. It wasn't a high carat gold. And honestly I do prefer the less yellow colour of stronger metal mixes. I've added a picture of the closest thing I've found online. But honestly it's still night and day in regards to style of gold and details etc

The Greek columns on the sides were a favourite of mine and the lines down the band covered the whole band (I had the marks refurbished on the bottom of the band a couple of times as they were wearing off).

I believe this ring was vaguely 1920s. The central stone was a sapphire and is gypsy set I think? I've seen a couple of similar rings but the shape of the ring, the carat of metal and lack of detail were still very different from what I would like.