Bracelet clasp types compared — lobster, box, toggle, hook, spring ring, barrel and magnetic — with what makes each one open by accident and which ones hold a heavy silver chain, plus what 111 of our own pieces close with.
Choosing a leather cord necklace for a pendant starts at the bail: on a finished cord, the silver end cap is the part that has to fit through it. We compare our 3mm and 4mm cords against the bail sizes listed on our own pendants.
An eyeball ring is a ring built around a single realistic eye — a domed insert of glass, acrylic or polymer, painted with an iris and pupil, held i...
Face sizes from 12 to 29 mm, which skull designs are cut to size 5, and what pavé, bezel-set and oxidized finishes do on a hand that types and rides.
A bangle has to be big enough to slide over your whole hand, so it never really fits your wrist. A cuff bracelet skips that compromise. It's a rigi...
Most sizing emails we answer come from men stuck between two sizes — a US 9 that spins all day, a 10 that won't clear the knuckle. An adjustable ri...
Key Takeaway
A 925 stamp means sterling silver, never white gold. The two look almost identical in photographs but behave like different metal...
Bottom Line Up Front
Sterling silver is about 30% denser than 316L stainless steel, takes a patina, and can be soldered and resized by a bench...
Key Takeaway
Animal rings for men sort by weight before they sort by species. Our 99 animal rings run from 6 grams to 78, and the median is 20 — ...
We get more bracelet questions than you’d expect. Not about design or price — about how the thing behaves once it’s on. A skull bracelet is a heavy...
Key Takeaway
The metal decides how a gothic ring ages, feels on your hand, and holds its detail over years of wear. Sterling silver (.925) giv...
Key Takeaway
The men's jewelry market hit $9.4 billion in 2025 and is growing over 5% a year. Cool men's rings now span everything from oxidiz...