Jewellery Resources & Buying Guides
Honest buying advice and care guides from our Canadian-made solid gold studio in Coquitlam, BC. No marketing spin — just the answers we give customers in person, now written down.
Start here — gold education
Solid vs filled vs plated vs vermeil
The difference between real solid gold and the four common "gold" alternatives. How to tell them apart and how long each actually lasts.
14k vs 18k gold: which should you buy?
Durability, colour, price, and allergy differences explained by a Canadian jeweller. What we recommend for everyday wear vs occasion pieces.
Canadian buyersCanadian-made solid gold: how to tell what's real
Most "Canadian" jewellery brands don't actually make their pieces in Canada. How to identify real Canadian-made gold and why it matters.
Why we wrote these
We get the same questions across the counter every day: is 14k real gold? Can I shower with it? Will it turn my skin green? Is this actually made in Canada? Instead of answering them piece by piece, we wrote them down.
Every answer here is the same one we give customers in our Coquitlam, BC studio. No upsell pressure, no jargon, no hedging. If you have a question we haven't answered, email us directly and we'll add it.