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Buyer Beware- Glass filled Rubies & Sapphires.
A common bad treatment filling numerous major fractures with glass creates a great looking gem, but the gem is really greatly weakened in strength, durability
Buyer Beware- Cheap faulty Gold and Platinum alloys
Cheap gold and platinum is very common and a major problem, without warning these metals can fracture, causing break, cracks and claws or settings to
Buyer Beware- Over graded Diamonds, a common serious problem.
Why are these both VS Clarity? And why both are bad. The same major Diamond certification lab graded both of these Diamond as VS (very
Buyer beware – Under carat gold is illegal but still being sold
An easy way to make jewellery cheaper, use only 1/3rd of the gold. Bigger profits &/or more discounting room for the factories or the shops
Buyer Beware – Real Jewellers so rare, training likely to be cancelled In Australia.
Only 4 states in Australia run a jeweller’s apprenticeship scheme. Since 2010 cancelling the jewellers apprentice has been on the government’s agenda. 10th of October
Buyer Beware – Fake jewellers, the factory made sold as local made rip off
A worldwide problem in western countries, and the quickest and easiest way to win your confidence! Pretend to be or have jewellers and a workshop/s.
Buyer Beware- Estate, 2nd hand dealers, pawnbrokers and antique jewellers.
Please be aware a lot of estate, 2nd hand dealers, pawnbrokers and antique jewellery is reproduction, but sold as genuine, in bricks and mortar stores
Buyer Beware – Dangerously thin or hollowed-out rings
Thin bands look pretty but are too weak for normal wear and will bend out of shape easily and can cause Diamonds to fall out.
Buyer Beware – False Handmade claims are common.
Please be aware that cheaper CAD cast manufacturing is often substituted for handmade, even if it was specifically requested. The Handmade process makes the metals
