platinumWhen it comes to picking a metal for your jewelry, we get people who think that it’s better to have platinum than gold, and then we have people who say they want gold because it’s stronger than platinum. And yet we still have people who say that they think that platinum is more expensive than gold. The truth is, and when you are thinking … [Read more...]
How Do You Know Your Precious Metal is Precious?
Being in the jewelry buying business, I buy a lot of gold. But, before I buy any gold, I do two things. First, I look for a quality mark with my loupe and then I test it with our gold tester to see if the purity of the metal matches the stamp on the gold. I realize that not everyone has a gold tester, and sometimes you might find a 14 kt stamp … [Read more...]
