Is Men’s Jewelry about to Make a Comeback in the Trump Era?

Is Men’s Jewelry about to Make a Comeback in the Trump Era?

Before his foray into politics, Donald J. Trump had his own line of jewelry that was marketed under the Donald Trump brand. His branded items included tie bars, watches, cufflinks, and more. If you look on eBay, you will find a lot of them. Does that mean that men’s jewelry is posed to make a comeback during the Trump presidency? 

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Surprise! Old Watches Can Contain More Gold than You Expect

Surprise! Old Watches Can Contain More Gold than You Expect

You find an old watch, flip it over, read the stampings on the case or back cover, and think, “The case is 14K gold.” Then you make a snap judgment about how much the gold in the case is worth and either buy it or not, depending on the asking price. If that’s the way you consider watches, you could be making a mistake, because it’s a mistake to assume that cases are the only parts of watches that can contain gold. 

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Should You Recycle, Keep, or Sell that Old Gold Watch?

Should You Recycle, Keep, or Sell that Old Gold Watch?

There is money to be made recycling the gold that is found in watches in this category. Forty or 50 years ago, many American watch companies like Gruen and Waltham made watches with cases that were gold-filled (i.e., plated with thick layers of gold that are worth recycling). Still other American companies imported Swiss watch movements and put them in gold-filled cases. Less-than-high end watches with gold-filled cases are often good candidates for recycling.

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What Your Elderly Relatives Aren’t Telling You about the Gold They Own

What Your Elderly Relatives Aren’t Telling You about the Gold They Own

Most older relatives don’t intentionally hide precious metals from members of their families. What some tend to do, however, is to underestimate the value of the precious metal items that they own. As a result, they fail to cash in on their value at a time of life when money could come in very handy for them.

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Will the Apple Watch Cause Gold Prices to Soar?

Will the Apple Watch Cause Gold Prices to Soar?

There’s a rumor flying around that the new watches will contain so much gold that Apple stores are upping their security to protect them. This story is apparently true, but the new safes are being installed to protect high-end Apple watches that have 18K gold cases, not lower-end models that have only a few bucks worth of gold in their circuit boards.

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