How To Spot Fake Luxury Jewelry

An authenticity expert from designer consignment shop The RealReal in New York City taught Insider producer Kyle Kerchaert how to spot replicas of popular designer jewelry. We took a look at some of the most iconic jewelry pieces around: the Van Cleef & Arpels Alhambra necklace with 20 motifs, the Hermès Clic Clac H bracelet, Elsa Peretti's bib necklace for Tiffany & Co., the Cartier Love bracelet, and the David Yurman Cable Classic bracelet. Jewelry-authenticity expert Katherine Ward put us to the test to see if we could determine the real designer jewelry pieces from their knockoffs. We also learned some tips along the way for how shoppers can spot the difference themselves.

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How To Spot Fake Luxury Jewelry

[duchi]

*Very Informative*
_but how to Spot Fake Friends_

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

I see, thanks for clarifying which jewelry we should steal and which ones we shouldn't


Just kidding.

[aroma]

When you are too broke to even buy replica

[taraestelleadelizzi]

Is the photography/editing driving anyone else nuts? Why am I looking at a video of a woman looking at a bracelet instead of getting a closeup look at the bracelet?

[JanetheCurious]

Lesson learned: Don't spend too much on designer stuff. Everybody is wearing the knockoff to the point that the original one on you would look cheap too.

[Bitterblue]

I think the biggest problem with knockoffs is nobody talks about how dangerous they can be, or that they’re usually used to fund criminal organizations. But because of how high and mighty legit luxury brands set themself up, and that many of them are basically “legal criminals, ” (underpay workers, nightmare management, etc.) people still prefer to buy knockoffs because they want to screw over big corporate.

[ToudaHell]

you're basically paying for the brand name and status symbol. especially that sterling silver piece. for God's sake it's silver. it should only be $200 max. I wouldn't even pay for that.

[prettyacct]

Nice, buy the replica and save some money.

[notj]

you need a video and experts to tell the difference, then it's obviously not worth buying anything other than the knockoffs!
Great, thanks!

[ericpaynestudio]

You went to the real real?... haven’t they been getting bad press for not actually authenticating luxury goods?

[zazjokat]

For the first necklese I liked the fake one better

[lunix]

A lot people saying they'd get the fake in a heart beat, it's worrying. Bruh designers should just hide their designs if people are just gonna rip them off.

[ShandaP]

I don't really care for these brands but I do like jewelry. As long as the the materials are real, the price is sort of irrelevant. And I love to buy used pieces too ! The jeweler can authenticate them and clean them to new condition for the low 😊

[yungjoemighty]

Next time: *How to Spot Whether Gold Jewellery Comes From an Illegal Child-Labour Mine in South Africa.* Answer: it all does!

[SciFactsYT]

Today's fact: A group of owls is called a Parliament.🦉🦉🦉

[edj]

Actually, without the original, it will be hard for mortal like us to spot the fake

[kristiebennett]

Would be great if they also did one where there was no comparison... cause often you can’t put them side by side

[rickG]

There is no intrinsic value in ‘name-brand’ luxury jewelry, knock offs are simply a practical and logical choice

[doggyninja]

Question: Is Business Insider just a playlist of paid advertising?

[doomworks]

I know when you pay for jewelry you pay for the expensive jewels but I think if jewelry that isn’t made with expensive jewels looks good and isn’t extremely over priced it’s still good and totally worth it’s cost