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Everything worth knowing before you choose

37 guides on sizing, metals, sensitive skin, care, stones, hallmarks, personalisation and how a piece is actually made. No selling, every figure checked, and every source named at the end.

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Sizing and fit 6 Metals and finishes 7 Skin and safety 5 Care and repair 4 Stones 3 Hallmarks 4 Personalisation 3 How it's made 5

Six guides
Sizing and fit
How long should a necklace be? Which earring suits which ear? The measurements and the rules of thumb that make jewellery sit the way you imagined.
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Seven guides
Metals and finishes
What the words on the label actually mean, from sterling to vermeil, and how each metal and finish wears over time.
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Skin and safety
Why some metals irritate skin and others don't, what the nickel rules really say, and when to take jewellery off.
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Four guides
Care and repair
Cleaning, storing and looking after silver, gold and plated pieces, and what to avoid.
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Three guides
Stones
The colours, meanings and science of the stones in jewellery, from birthstones to lab-grown diamonds.
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Four guides
Hallmarks
Where hallmarks came from, how to read them, and what they tell you about a piece of silver or gold.
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Three guides
Personalisation
Choosing a font, writing names in other scripts, and how the length of a name changes the look.
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Five guides
How it's made
Inside a jewellery workshop: cutting, finishing, plating, checking and packing.
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Everything worth knowing before you choose

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