Know what
you are choosing.
Short guides and a longer silver series, written for someone buying rather than someone selling. No jargon left undefined, and no claim we cannot show you the basis for.
What moissanite actually is
Silicon carbide, laboratory-grown: how hard it is, how it behaves in light, and how it differs from cubic zirconia and zircon.
02 · Materials925 sterling silver, explained
What silver is, what the number 925 states, why jewellery is alloyed at all, and what the rhodium finish does.
03 · CraftCommon types of jewellery settings
Solitaire, halo, bezel, pavé, channel, tennis, station and cluster - what each one is, and how each one wears.
04 · FitRing size guide
Measure at home in millimetres, then convert across Indian, US and European sizes.
The silver series.
Know it, choose it, wear it, care for it. Six longer reads on living with silver, each checked against the standards and references it lists.
KnowHow to tell genuine silver
What a 925 stamp does and does not prove, how silver is checked independently, and which home tests to ignore.
ChoosePlating, finishes and stones
Solid against plated, what vermeil and gold-filled mean, rhodium and oxidised finishes, and what moissanite is.
ChooseChoosing silver jewellery
Everyday pieces against occasion pieces, gifting, what weight tells you, what goes into a price and how to read a description.
WearWearing silver every day
When to take jewellery off, water, chlorine and sweat, nickel sensitivity, and the dark marks silver can leave on skin.
CareWhy silver tarnishes
What tarnish is chemically, why it turns yellow, brown and then black, and what in everyday life speeds it up.
CareCleaning and storing silver
A safe cleaning routine, the methods to avoid, the trouble with the foil trick, and storage that slows tarnish.
Have a question instead?
Sizing, care, delivery, returns and what the colour names do and do not tell you - the frequently asked questions cover the ground these guides do not.