Is there an app to identify jewellery?

Available on both iPhone and iPad as well as Android devices, the app enables users to quickly research and identify the date letter on precious metal, jewellery and silverware.

What is the best way to know if a piece of jewelry is expensive?

Weigh the Piece Weighing your piece of jewelry can help you determine its worth, especially if it’s a chain or a bangle. Long, heavy gold and platinum pieces have a lot of value. Gold and silver are heavier metals, and they weigh more than lower value brass and pewter, which are often used in knock-off pieces.

What are the markings inside a ring?

If you look inside the shank of your ring (the band on the bottom or side), you’ll usually see the karat stamp. More than likely it will be shown as 10k, 14k, 18k or Plat. These are the most common metals and most common markings.

What markings indicate that Diamonds are Real in a ring?

For example, a real diamond will be set in materials such as white gold, platinum, yellow gold, pave or side-stone setting and halo setting rings. To see if the setting is truly as described, look inside the ring’s center for markings. As an example, the notes 10K, 14K, and 18K indicate the type of gold used.

What are some identifying marks on a platinum ring?

Such a ring may simply read “Platinum,” “Plat” or “Pt,” or may be marked “95% Plat,” “950 Plat” or “950 Pt.”. Rings containing 850 or more parts pure platinum may be described as “platinum” if they use the number “850,” or “85% or more” to qualify “Platinum” or its abbreviation in the content marking.

What do the markings on jewelry mean?

Fine jewelry is stamped or engraved with a variety of markings to indicate the materials with which it is made and its purity. To the average person, these mysterious markings can seem like a foreign language.