Jewellery Know How Articles

Gemstone & Jewellery Cleaning Guide

Have you ever wondered how to clean a treasured piece of jewellery with a particular gemstone in it but are fearful of damaging it?  If so, please subscribe to our newsletter and you will receive our FREE 13-page Gemstone and Jewellery Cleaning Guide as soon as you sign up. 

The Mohs Hardness Scale, Gemstones & Jewellery

The Mohs Scale of Hardness was a system devised to demonstrate the relative hardness of minerals. The Scale includes Talc being very soft at number 1, to Diamond which is the hardest mineral at number 10.

The Best Earring Backs - No More Lost Earrings

If you are fed up with losing an earring or earring back where they aren't secure enough you may be pleasantly surprised to read about these very secure earring backs available, which will keep your earrings secure.

Gold Plated Jewellery: Understanding Its Quality, Value & Care

Today, a well-made gold-plated item, especially one that is thicker or plated onto sterling silver, can last for years with proper care. Here we'll show you how to spot good quality gold-plated jewellery.

What is Rhodium Plating?

Some of us may know that rhodium-plating as something that is carried out on white gold jewellery, although it is a process that is also used on high-grade sterling silver jewellery. 

What is White Gold?

We get a lot of questions from customers asking about white gold ... "Is it better than yellow gold?" Is it real gold? In this article we answer all the questions we get asked each day in our jewellers about white gold.

What is Sterling Silver?

We are often asked if "sterling silver" means "real silver", and customers can feel confused about the label "925 silver", "silver", "sterling silver" and even "argentium silver". In this article we will clear the confusion and explain the different labels given to silver.