Things To Remember In Purchasing Wholesale Costume Jewelry

By Jaclyn Hurley


People have been trying to buy reproduce jewelries molded from vintage items. The trend have been increasing due to mass production and massive sales contributed by different shops in the country. Often, these jewelries are copied from certain brands in different styles and designs.

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.

Secondly, how thick the treatment is also one good way to find out if it is a reproduced item. These jewelries are often in monotone and does not have any shadings. Some people would say they look inferior in terms of quality as well. These can be also gilded with silver and vermillion and often times molded out of plastic.

Another thing you must know if you are meticulous in choosing a costume jewelry is to look at the company mark. The marking could change yearly depending on the company so if you compare a recently created original you might find them very different. Being updated on about the company can also help you with identifying such.

These differences come up because originally they are hand made until such have been reproduced massively. Specifically, the mounting on most of the reproduce items are casted and molded while the originals have separate mountings soldered together to make it one piece.

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.

For comparison, thin prongs would likely indicated that it is an original and it is created to let the stones be noticed. Thicker prongs on the other hand would mean it is reproduced and it is created such way to secure the stones in its mounting. This is quite illogical according to experts because the main purpose a jewelry is to show off its beauty not to hide it.

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.

If you have plans of buying jewelry through a wholesale store, please know if you like to buy the reproduced ones or the originals. The only line that divide both these identical items could be the quality and the price. It is not that bad to buy those reproduced if you know you are getting the value you are paying for. What is disappointing is that you pay for something less than the value of your time and money.




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