The School of Fine Jewelry

Discover the three simple rules that let your necklaces layer beautifully together, no tangles, no chaos, just chains that finally know their place.

I'll show you the four simple things that free any knot without a single pull, so she stays smooth, unharmed, and ready to wear.

Discover how a Victorian pocket watch chain becomes today's best bracelet or necklace, from single and double Alberts to what her fittings and hallmarks reveal...

Learn to tell a curb from an anchor, discover why bismarck chains steal the show, and find out how to spot a truly well-made vintage...

Step inside the tiny doors of lockets, from Renaissance miniatures to today's first-haircut curls, and learn how to open, value, and cherish one safely.

Curious what those long chains on antique pocket watches were really for? I share how versatile they were, from holding watches to guarding against pickpockets.