Best & Worst of Contemporary Jewelry designs!

If we narrow the question down to cover only new jewelry we can provide a better answer. In the UK all items over :

• 7.8 Grams – Sterling Silver
• 1 Gram – Gold ( All Carats )
• 1 Gram – Palladium
• 0.5 Grams -  Platinum

Must carry a Full Uk Hallmark. This consists of at least :

• Makers Mark The mark of the maker or retailer
• Office Mark Mark of the Assay Office where it was hallmarked
• Fineness Mark Marking showing the fineness or amount of fine metal in the item

But can also have :

• Control Mark – Enabling the item to be sold across all EU countries that are signatories to the Vienna Convention on hallmarking.
• Date Mark – Indicating the Year of Assay