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Care, Sizing & Insurance

Resizing by setting type, stone durability, storage and insurance — keeping a century-old piece wearable for the next one.

Insuring Antique Jewelry: Appraisals, Riders, and Real Numbers

Your home insurance almost certainly does not cover the ring properly. What kind of appraisal you need, how a scheduled rider differs...

Opal is water and silica, soft enough to scratch on a doorframe, and the Victorians put it in everything. Where the bad...

Some antique rings resize easily, some resize badly, and some cannot be resized at all. A setting-by-setting guide to what is possible...

A locket is the only jewelry designed to hold a secret. How to date one by its construction, what the different styles...

Mohs hardness tells you which gems survive daily wear and which belong in earrings. Here's how to read the scale and choose...