Jewelry and Watches guides

Gold jewelry is priced twice in its life: once at retail, where design and brand carry the tag, and once at resale, where weight and karat do most of the talking. Understanding karat marks, hallmarks and the difference between solid, plated and filled pieces protects you in both directions, whether you are buying a chain, insuring a ring or deciding what to do with an inherited box of jewelry.

These guides explain the marks stamped inside your pieces, what buyers really pay by karat, and how appraisals for insurance differ from resale prices. Check what your pieces are worth with the gold value calculator, read turning jewelry into investment gold, or how to sell a luxury watch. Local help is in the jewelry stores, jewelers and jewelry buyers directories.