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  Starting 16 June, all jewellers must sell hallmarked jewellery. The government has taken the step to ensure there is no mis-selling. Many times,  jewellers  may sell  jewellery  stating that it’s 22-karat, but it could be of lower purity in reality. But if a jeweller wants to, it can also fake hallmarking details. To ensure that the hallmarking on  jewellery  is genuine, there are a few things that you can look at. Hallmark is a certification of purity. A jeweller can get the hallmark certificate from assaying and hallmarking centres (AHCs). The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) accredits these centres. The jeweller must also get a licence from BIS to get its goods hallmarked. A piece of  hallmarked jewellery  tells you the purity of gold – whether it’s 18-karat, 20-karat or 22-karat. When  buying jewellery , you will notice three marks on hallmarked  jewellery —purity, assaying or hallmarking centre’s identification mark, and the ...

  The traditional engagement rings are slowly being replaced by gorgeous gemstones such as Sapphires, Ruby, Emerald, Turquoise, and Amethyst. Most brides today prefer rings with pop-up colours instead of all-white or all-yellow. Celebrities from Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Blake Lively wear coloured gemstones not only to serve sentimental and astrological purposes but as a luxury style statement too. Gemstones, Royals and sentiments In the past, Napoleon bought an elegant sapphire ring for Empress Josephine. Even today, Royals have not shied away from expressing their love for  gemstones . Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton wears the same Sapphire studded engagement ring that once decorated late Princess Diana’s hands. The ring is well above half a million dollars today, but no one can put a price tag on the  sentimental value  it holds for Prince William and his family. Gemstones as style statements The growing popularity of gemstones can be witnessed clearly as man...

  Jewellery is the staple of every woman’s wardrobe. It’s what defines your style. Your dress shapes your personality. So, don’t just dress for the sake of it. Instead, you always dress to impress. Let your beauty sparkle. Accessorize like a pro. Blend different shapes, colours, and textures. But how do you go about this? Well, here’s how to coordinate  jewellery  like a pro! Create Layers Experiment with different types of colours and textures. Create appealing layers with your bangles, rings, and necklaces. When layering necklaces, for instance, you may want to consider combining different lengths. This will go a long way in making you look stylish and sophisticated.  Rings  and  bracelets  can be mixed and matched in all sorts of attractive combinations. You can even try wearing multiple earring styles. It’s super easy. All you need is to collect jewellery pieces of different sizes, textures, and designs. Then, try them on in various combinations to...

  Short answer: Oh, yes One of the first things I remember panic-Googling at the start of the pandemic (during that is-this-really-happening stage of hoarding canned beans) was whether hand sanitizer could damage my rings. I hardly own any truly fancy jewellery—most of my collection is a sentimental mix of flea market finds and trinkets from travels—but one prized piece is a gold band topped with a baroque pearl from New-York-based, Canadian designer Wing Yau. I had nightmarish visions of the small, perfectly imperfect pearl fizzing away under a glob of Purell, melting like the Wicked Witch of the West. So I stopped wearing it, along with all my other jewellery. It was so easy to dismiss fashion during those dark, hard months of the pandemic’s rise. “Sweatpants forever!” many declared, either joyfully or with resignation. We have become so much more cautious—with the way we move through the world, but also in the ways we present ourselves. And so it would be tempting to assume that...

  If you are a true jewellery lover, we are sure you have moved towards fine jewellery in the recent years. Fine jewellery is the term used for real jewellery made from precious metals such as gold, silver, or platinum. It is far from cosmetic jewellery and often uses genuine and expensive gemstones such as diamonds, rubies, emerald and so on. We got in touch with some of the  jewellery   industry biggies of the country and listed down some important points one needs to consider while indulging in fine jewellery. Make a smart investment Popular jewellery designer, Neety Singh, founder of Neety Singh Jewellery feels one needs to invest in  versatile jewellery . “It is always a good idea to invest in a versatile piece that can be reused and worn creatively for different occasions. It keeps one’s experimental side alive and gives one a new look for every occasion without investing in too many pieces at the same time. Polki studs, for example, are synonyms with versatili...

  The demand for gem and jewellery is back in major export markets, as the overall shipments of   gems and jewellery  surged to Rs 25,226.11 crore year-on-year in April 2021, according to Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The overall  gems and jewellery  exports stood at Rs 273.41 crore during April 2020, when India as well as the major export markets were going through lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19, GJEPC data showed. Exports of cut and polished diamonds (CPD) in April grew to Rs 16,538.84 crore as compared to Rs 261.19 crore in April 2020. Gold jewellery  shipments surged to Rs 5,060.23 crore compared to Rs 1.55 crore a year ago. Silver  jewellery  exports rose to Rs 2,240.13 crore from just Rs 5.05 crore in April 2020. Similarly, exports of coloured gemstone in April increased to Rs 163.66 crore against Rs 4.13 crore. The gem and jewellery exports in April in comparison to the pre-pandemic year of April 2019 have ou...