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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 355552, member: 2844"]Marking in India is entirely up to the manufacturers, who are generally reliable. Quality is important to them. India is working towards an assay/guarantee system to comply with the International Convention on Hallmarks. Most European states are member of the Convention (not all). </p><p>There is a list of 'Observers', aspiring members who have not yet been approved. Sri Lanka and Italy are now on the observer list. But for many other countries, like India, it will take a lot of organizing and legislature before they can be considered.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 355552, member: 2844"]Marking in India is entirely up to the manufacturers, who are generally reliable. Quality is important to them. India is working towards an assay/guarantee system to comply with the International Convention on Hallmarks. Most European states are member of the Convention (not all). There is a list of 'Observers', aspiring members who have not yet been approved. Sri Lanka and Italy are now on the observer list. But for many other countries, like India, it will take a lot of organizing and legislature before they can be considered.[/QUOTE]
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