Buying Guides Editor
Lisbon, Portugal · Former retail buyer
Camille bought jewelry for a European multi-brand retailer for eight years, which means she has read more supplier price lists than she cares to admit. She writes the comparisons — what a premium actually buys you, and where it buys you nothing at all.
Fine Jewelry
The rules that stop layered necklaces from knotting, scratching each other or sliding around your neck — length intervals, weight ratios, clasp positioning and which metals can safely touch.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 15, 2026
Guides
Marketplaces, diamond retailers and social commerce carry different risks. What to demand before you pay, how to verify a certificate, and the red flags.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 16, 2026
Guides
Karats measure purity, not quality — and the most expensive gold is often the worst choice for jewelry. How 10K, 14K, 18K and 24K behave, what colours each can produce, and how to read a hallmark.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 15, 2026
Guides
Platinum is denser, palladium is lighter, white gold needs replating. How the three white metals actually wear, what each costs to keep, and which to buy.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 17, 2026
Guides
A chemically identical stone at a third of the price — and a resale value that behaves nothing like it. What lab-grown diamonds are, what they are not, and how to decide which one is right for you.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 16, 2026
Guides
Hallmarks, acid tests and XRF analysis, plus the home tricks that fail. What each gold test actually proves, and what to do if you have been sold a fake.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 16, 2026
Fine Jewelry
Pendant sizes, bail types, chain weight ratios and drop lengths, plus why a heavy pendant on a chain that cannot carry it will always fail.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 16, 2026
Fine Jewelry
Setting types, clasp construction, stone count trade-offs and repair economics — the specifications that decide whether a tennis bracelet lasts or sheds stones.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 14, 2026
Guides
A scheduled rider and a standalone policy cover very different things. What jewelry insurance actually pays, what it excludes, and when it is not worth buying.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 15, 2026
Fine Jewelry
Hoop diameters from 10mm to 50mm, tube gauges, hollow versus solid, and why the closure decides whether a pair survives two years of daily wear.
Camille Duarte · Updated September 15, 2026
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