Fake Versus Genuine Jewellery

Most professional jewellery enthusiasts have a technique to determine the genuineness of an item. Yet for ordinary folks who plan to buy jewellery, the question remains: how would you know if the jewellery is fake or not? Although you can always leave this identification process in the hands of expert jewellery appraisers, a little knowledge on the matter at hand will pay dividends for you in the long run.

If you are wondering whether the sterling silver jewellery you have on hand is real, one way to find out is to look for both a sterling mark and a stamped symbol for the manufacturer on the item. An established business will do that to prove the originality of the metal. Aside from this, you can do the acid test which is normally performed by your reliable jeweller. Similarly, you can do the same test on gold but, this time, you can do it yourself. The chlorine in bleach solutions is dangerous to gold jewellery and once you expose a genuine white gold piece to it, it will turn a darker shade of gold. A fake yellow gold will take on a very pale gray colour once you dip the item in a glass of bleach.