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Smaller, and real: the solid gold and sterling pieces we would give at every price up to $500.

The stamp tells you purity, not quantity. What hollow gold is, what sellers must disclose, and six ways to check a chain.

Cable to Cuban, rope to herringbone: the 20 chain styles, which are strongest, which kink, and how to layer them.

Mixing gold and silver is safe for the metals and easy to style. Here is how to do it well.

Hardness, tarnish, wear and price: how 14K gold and sterling silver compare over years of daily wear.

Where gold chains fail first, why they stretch and thin, and how to make one last decades.

Lobster, spring ring, box, toggle and hinged closures: how each works, how to open the tricky ones, and how to keep a bracelet on.

As hard as mined diamond, and no tougher: what really chips a lab-grown diamond, and how to make one last.

They look alike in the case. How white gold and sterling silver differ in price, wear, tarnish and upkeep.

Why sterling feels colder than gold, what karat changes, and how quickly a ring settles to your skin.