Saturday, March 22, 2014

Tips On Buying Wholesale Costume Jewelry

By Jaclyn Hurley


Reproduced jewelries which are mostly molded from original items have been sold everywhere. You will be stumbling with different versions and designs of these costume jewels from shops in different states in the United States. Most likely, these items are also produced and assembled overseas before being sold in the country. Many of these are copied from original brands in various designs and styles.

You will know that a wholesale costume jewelry has been copied from the original by the size alone. Most of these are larger than the originals because they have bigger molders. One effective way of identifying these is by having an accurate reference guide. It could be a book or an expert opinion from a trusted friend.

Aside from the size, the thickness of the treatment can also be an identification for newer copies. Replicated models may have monotone qualities without any integration of softer shadings and could even look like low end according to some people. These may also be gilded with vermillion, bronze, and silver and could made of plastic as well.

Another sign that you need to remember if you are particular with the quality of costume jewelry is the company mark it have. You may need to be updated regarding the changes on markings because these could change from year to year. The appearance of the company line may differ now as well compared to the previous years.

These variations could possibly originate from the way these items are created, specifically mass produced. Furthermore, mountings on these jewelries could also differ in the way it is designed. Reproduced mountings are usually casted in singles while its original counterparts have mountings soldered in one piece to create more space.

Because of this, mass produced ones will have a spaceless and tighter structure compared to the originals. The space in between the mountings are quite closer than the former versions, one of the things you can immediately notice when looking at it. Also, if you examine closely the prongs of your items you can see it is either made thinly or made thickly.

To explain further, thick prongs are indicators that the jewelry is mass produced. It has such characteristic to firmly hold the stone together with the mount. In fact, these will often extend right up to the girdles. Conversely, vintage jewelry will have a thinner prong structure in order to display the beauty of the stones.

In addition, replicated prongs are mostly not bent because it will take time to produce it. It makes it easier to put them together by just gluing it rather than manually bending these like how the originals were done. If you check on a vintage jewelry you will find that the prongs have bent over intentionally to firmly hold the stones.

In the end, if you like to purchase on a wholesale store you must decide if you want to buy and original or the mass produced version. There is a difference with quality, which is true, and the price could also differ as well. However, what matters most is that you recognize you are spending for something truthful. If you are buying mass manufactured then you should be paying for the price of it rather than paying for the opposite.




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