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Awesome thread. For some reason I absolutely love jewelry. I don't wear any or own any, but I love looking at the beauty and craftsmanship that goes into well made pieces. I have two questions: First, how can you spot a fake Bulova watch? I'm 99% certain that a watch a friend of mine asked me to lock up for him is fake. But i'd remiss if I didn't at least find out of it was fake. It's a watch marked as Bulova and on the back it says that it's Swiss Made, 18k gold, and says it's No. 2020. I did some research and expensive watches like Bulova all have serial numbers. These serial numbers are supposedly longer then 4 digits and start with the letter C. So just going by that criteria, I assume it's a knockoff. Still, maybe it's a much older watch. So anything I can do at home to test it's authenticity? Secondly, an acquaintance ended up buying some David Yurman jewelry years ago from an ex-con that admitted it was stolen. What are the chances that the jewelry is still flagged in some system somewhere and when he/she goes to sell it, they'll get locked up?
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Tshirt Ninja posted:Very nice thread. I've just inherited a pair of nearly flawless diamond studs, about 1.25 carats each - nothing extremely remarkable, except for being a pair of big old rocks. The problem is that when I bring them to a jeweler (I don't have a business relationship with any specific jeweler at this point) to have them re-set, I'm concerned he's going to switch them out and rip me off. I'm not sure how common this practice is, and though I know my diamonds, I would have no proof if he were to do it. Is there any way to guard against this whatsoever? The diamonds have been in my family for ages and I'm terrified of losing them to a lovely jeweler. I can handle this and i'm not a jeweler. Just look around town for a respectable jeweler and use him/her. Ask around, hit up your friends/relatives/co-workers for advice on jewelers. If one or two names keep popping up, safe bet they are reliable and you can go in with confidence.
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