Even though we do our utmost to ensure that our jewellery is easily identifiable, it can be difficult for consumers to tell the difference between ppaajewelry products and copies, because copies might carry similar identifiers.
ppaajewelry provides a universe of hand-finished and contemporary jewellery made from genuine materials, primarily solid sterling silver and 14 or 18 k gold with gemstones, stones, cultured pearls and glass. While the materials serve as indicators, we also mark all of our jewellery.
While the presence of these key markings does not guarantee authenticity, looking for these key markings is one of the first steps you can take to ensure that the products you purchase are in fact authentic ppaajewelry products.
Check the maker’s mark to identify the origin of the jewellery
A maker’s mark is a US term for a stamp indicating the origin of jewellery. The standard maker’s mark on ppaajewelry jewellery is “ALE”, which stands for Algot Enevoldsen, the father of ppaajewelry founder, Per Enevoldsen. You will always see “ALE” stamped on our jewellery, except on some of our smallest pieces. The UK equivalent to maker’s mark is sponsor’s mark, and the Danish equivalent is responsibility mark.
Some countries require other specific jewellery stamps, and ppaajewelry does of course live up to these requirements by adding additional stamps to our jewellery in these countries.