Guides

How to Layer Necklaces and Chains

Leave a visible gap between lengths, vary the widths, keep pendants apart and stop at three. The lengths we make, in cm, and the combinations that work.

Quiet Luxury Explained

No visible logos, calm proportions, material before appearance, few pieces worn often. What the term means in practice and where it turns into marketing.

Gold Plated, Gold Filled or Solid Gold

Three ways to get gold on a piece of jewellery, what each one costs you and lasts, and an honest account of which one we make and where its limits are.

Watch Case Size Guide

Measure the wrist, judge proportion by lug to lug and thickness rather than diameter alone, and see the exact case sizes in the Atolio Vegas range.

Ring Size Guide, How to Measure at Home

The paper strip method, a full EU to US to UK conversion table, the sizes we stock from EU 48 to 67, and when to round up rather than down.

Jewellery That Does Not Turn Your Skin Green

Why brass and copper alloys leave a green mark, why 316L stainless steel does not, what gold plating changes, and how to read a listing before you buy.

How to Care for Your Watch

The care that actually matters: ATM ratings, the crown rule, perfume, cleaning, storage, battery and gasket, bracelet checks and when to have a watch seen.

Automatic Watches Explained

Rotor, mainspring and power reserve explained, quartz against automatic compared, accuracy put honestly, and how to wind and care for a self-winding watch.

Gold Chains That Do Not Tarnish

Why plated brass and silver change colour, why 316L stainless steel does not, and how to choose a chain by link type and width.