We all know precious metals can be expensive, but people want a variety of jewellery to suit the fashion or occasion, so jewellers have crea

Traditionally, precious metals have been used in jewellery making for thousands of years – at least 8,000 in fact! Ancient eastern civilisat

Originally 'rhinestone' was the name given to natural rock crystals gathered in the Rhine River regions of Europe. These quartz crys

Most jewellery, if not fashioned from a precious metal, is produced using a jeweller's alloy, which is then plated to give it durability

Cubic Zirconia is an entirely man-made product renowned for its startling similarity to real diamond. It's almost as hard as diamond, br

So many different metals are used in jewellery manufacture that it's hard to be sure just what you are wearing! And with so many metal a