Style Guides

What Does 925 Mean on Jewellery? A Guide to Silver Hallmarks

What does 925 actually mean, and should you worry if your jewellery doesn't have it? Here's what 925 means, how to read silver and gold hallmarks, and how to check if your jewellery is genuine.

How to Wear a Pocket Watch (Five Ways That Work)

A pocket watch is worn on a chain, anchored at one end, with the watch in a pocket. Here are the five arrangements that work, including the one for jeans, and how to read the hallmarks on an inheri...

Jewellery or Jewelry: How to Spell It in the UK

In the UK it's jewellery, with two Ls. Here's why the American spelling drops one, which spelling every English-speaking country uses, how to pronounce it, and the third version that genuinely is w...

What Is White Gold? (And Why It Isn't Actually White)

White gold isn't white. It's yellow gold alloyed pale and then coated in rhodium, and that one fact explains the price, the carat trade-off, and why it turns faintly yellow after a few years.

Silver or Gold Jewellery: How to Choose (And Why You Might Not Have To)

Silver or gold is the wrong question. Here's what actually decides which suits you, what skin tone really tells you, and why mixing the two is now the most deliberate thing you can wear.

How To Clean a Silver Chain: A Step-by-Step Guide

How do you clean a silver chain at home? Learn why silver goes dull, the safest way to bring back its shine and how to prevent tarnish between wears.

Symbols Stamped on Jewellery: What Every Mark Means

The marks stamped inside a ring are the only part of a piece that has to tell the truth. Here's what every number and letter means, how to read a full British hallmark, and what to do when there's ...

Minimalist Jewellery for Men: Every Style, and Who It's For

Minimalist jewellery is the one category you can't really get wrong. No outfit it clashes with, no trend it falls out of, no room it's wrong for. Here's every style, and who each one suits.

How to Clean Rings (Whatever They're Made Of)

Not sure how to clean a ring without damaging it? Our guide covers sterling silver, gold vermeil, gold-plated stainless steel, tungsten, and gemstone rings, the right method for each, plus what to ...

How to Untangle a Necklace: Every Method That Works

A knotted chain always looks worse than it is. Open the clasp, lay it flat, and push rather than pull. Here's every method that works, in order, plus what to do differently depending on your chain.