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Deposits on Made-to-Order Work
A deposit isn't a booking fee. Knowing exactly which moment makes a workshop's costs unrecoverable tells you whether the terms are fair.
What American Buyers Should Ask an Overseas Jewelry Workshop
An American buying from a workshop abroad has no FTC to call and a card chargeback as the real remedy. Eleven questions...
Jewelry Insurance in the US: Rider or Standalone Policy?
A standard American homeowners policy covers jewelry theft to about $1,500 and does not cover losing it at all. The two ways...
Buying Jewelry in the USA: The Complete 2026 Guide
America has no assay office, no federal sales tax, its own ring-size scale, and β since 2025 β no duty-free floor on...
Importing Jewellery: What Changes From Country to Country
Duty, hallmarking, return rights and sizing compared across twelve markets, with links to each full guide β and the four questions to...
Eight Mistakes People Make Buying a Cushion Cut
The cushion is the least standardised shape in use, and almost every cushion regret comes from a variable the buyer never knew...
Why Two Cushion Cuts With the Same 4Cs Cost Different Money
On no other shape does the certificate tell you so little about the price. Faceting, depth and halo melee explain most cushion...
Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Switzerland
Switzerland is not in the EU, so no 14-day withdrawal right applies. Duty is charged by weight rather than value, and precious...
Buying Moissanite and Lab Grown Diamond Jewellery in Japan
Consumption tax and duty, a ring sizing scale unlike any other, voluntary hallmarking, and why platinum expectations differ here from Western markets.
buying guideHow to Brief a Custom Jewelry Order
Custom work goes wrong when the buyer describes a feeling and the workshop needs a measurement. The six details to give in...
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