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So I have never bought any jewelry before and thought I might as well buy some and try wearing it.

Any suggestions on what is good and what isn't?

It's my first piece so I want to get a feel for what I like rather than just go all in on something crazy expensive immediately as well. Ideally neck wear.
 

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Chinese 24k gold is usually the purist you can find and along with the best prices. If there's a chinatown in your city, I'd say look around at a few of their shops. Bring cash and you can bargain with them.
 

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Strong username to post correlation here

I can't tell you how many compliments my wife, as well as myself, have gotten on all of the gold stuff I've bought for us over the years. Or you can do what you probably would have done and gotten ripped off by some hack in a mall. I'm gonna shine in 24k glory regardless.
 

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I can't tell you how many compliments my wife, as well as myself, have gotten on all of the gold stuff I've bought for us over the years. Or you can do what you probably would have done and gotten ripped off by some hack in a mall. I'm gonna shine in 24k glory regardless.
How you know that shyt ain't plated or filled
 

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The Glow of 24-Karat Gold Jewelry

“We do have some non-Chinese customers, but their appetite for gold jewelry is not comparable to Chinese,” he said, adding that the Chinese also prefer their gold to have a saturated, almost gaudy gold tone.


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Chinatown has traditional herring bone, donkey rope, etc styles too.
 
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How you know that shyt ain't plated or filled

Established jewelry shops won't be selling no fugazi shyt. Our pieces are still shimmering bright after all these years. Our necklaces are stamped as 999.9 pure too

“Twenty-four carat gold is considered a form of international currency, because it is accepted around the world,” said Kent Wong, managing director of Chow Tai Fook Jewelry in Hong Kong, which introduced the standardization of 999.9 pure gold jewelry in 1984. “Because gold jewelry is sold by weight, customers can sell their gold back to the jeweler, which is common practice in Chinese society.”
 

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Do you have a rough idea of what you want? Are you even looking for gold? What style/size do you have in mind? When do you plan on wearing it? Everyday, weekends, only on special occasions?
 

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Do you have a rough idea of what you want? Are you even looking for gold? What style/size do you have in mind? When do you plan on wearing it? Everyday, weekends, only on special occasions?
Weekend thing. I'd prefer not to wear a chain or jewelry to work. I see it as pretentious
 
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