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Five long pieces on what the 925 stamp covers, why silver darkens and what takes it off, how a millimetre size reads on a lobe, which stone belongs to which month, and what a metal label can honestly claim.
Every figure quoted in these pieces comes from a named public source, listed at the foot of the piece that uses it and again on how we update the catalogue, with the date it was read.
Sterling is a recipe rather than a compliment: 92.5 per cent silver and something harder for the rest. What the stamp legally covers in the United States, why gold filled is not plating, and the three words that separate an honest description from a hopeful one.
Tarnish is a reaction between silver and sulphur in the air, not wear and not a fault in the alloy. Why a pair worn daily stays bright while one in a drawer goes grey, what actually works on it, and the two household remedies to leave alone.
A stud has one measurement and product photographs hide it, because a 3mm ball and a 10mm ball both fill the frame. What each size looks like on a lobe, which sizes suit a second piercing, and how to check with a ruler in a mirror.
The modern list the American trade keeps gives several months more than one stone, so two birthstone pieces can disagree and both be right. What each month carries, where ours sit against the list, and what a cut zirconia is doing in a birthstone piece.
Nickel is the metal most people react to, and the word hypoallergenic has no legal definition in jewellery. What the dermatologists actually advise, which metals are on their list, and why a product page is not a diagnosis.
Every EVERU size, every stone
Every millimetre size, metal and stone in the EVERU jewellery box sits behind this button, with the price from our last update against each one.