Practical answers before you buy, sell, repair or redesign.
Explore clear explanations of metal value, jewellery care and the decisions that deserve an in-person assessment. These guides are educational; they are not appraisals, binding quotes or investment advice.
Jewellery Cleaning: When Gentle Care Is Not Enough
Which gems are safe in ultrasonic and steam cleaners, which need gentle care only, shortcuts that damage jewellery, and when cleaning is not enough and a jeweller should check your piece.
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What a Complete Custom Engagement Ring Quote Should Explain
A checklist for comparing custom engagement ring quotes: centre stone, natural or lab-grown, metal, setting, size, finish, design approvals, timing and terms, from jewellers in Ottawa.
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Redesigning Inherited Jewellery Without Losing Its Meaning
How to redesign inherited jewellery: deciding what to keep, design ideas from ring to pendant, checking stones, designing for daily wear and what a clear redesign proposal includes, in Ottawa.
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Before Resizing a Ring: Questions to Ask
Ten questions to ask before you approve a ring resize: the right size, whether the ring can be resized, matching metal, stones, engraving, finish, cost, timing and returns.
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A Loose Stone or Damaged Ring: When to Stop Wearing It
Warning signs of a loose stone, worn prongs or a cracked band, when to stop wearing a ring, how to keep a damaged piece safe and which repairs can save it, from our Ottawa workshop.
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Smaller Gold Pieces: Weight, Premiums & a Complete Quote
Why small gold coins and gram bars cost more per gram, how to compare fractional gold fairly, when small pieces make sense and what to know before buying or selling them in Ottawa.
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Bullion Coins versus Bars: Compare Like with Like
How to compare gold and silver coins and bars like with like: fine weight, troy ounces, cost per gram, premiums, buy-back spreads, recognition and storage, explained for buyers in Ottawa.
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Seven Precious-Metal Myths Worth Questioning
Seven common gold and silver myths, from the magnet and bite tests to stamps, polishing and news prices, and what really tells you the purity and value of your jewellery.
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Sterling Silver or Silver Plate? Details That Matter
How to tell sterling silver from silver plate: what 925, 800, EPNS and other marks mean, signs of plating, weighted pieces, the magnet test and how to prepare silver for assessment in Ottawa.
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