Keep in mind that vintage jewelry isnt as old as antique jewelry. For a piece of jewelry to be considered vintage, it must be at least 20 years old. Once a piece has its 100th birthday, its considered an antique and might be even more valuable.

How do you know when jewelry is real?

The first thing you should look for when determining if a piece of jewelry is real or not, is a karat stamp on the gold. The most common karat stamp on jewelry is 14k to indicate that its 14-karat gold. 10k, 18k and 22k are also stamps to look for.

What year jewelry is vintage?

Jewelry has to be at least 20 to 30 years old to be considered vintage. This could be anything made during the 1990s or earlier. Vintage is probably the most common term of the three since it encompasses a large collection of periods when jewelry was mass-produced.