Guide des métaux précieux

Gold, sterling silver, titanium and platinum — four metals, four very different use cases. This guide compares all of them on price, durability, maintenance and cultural fit for Nigerian buyers, with naira pricing and a clear verdict on which metal to buy for every piece. 

Six metals matter for fine jewelry in Nigeria — gold, sterling silver, titanium, tungsten, tantalum and palladium. Each has a price point, a durability profile and a use case. This is Azarai's complete guide for Nigerian buyers, with naira pricing, care notes for Lagos humidity, and which metal to buy for every piece. 

Gold jewelry breaks for specific, predictable reasons — and most of it is fixable. Whether your chain snapped, your clasp gave up, or your ring shank cracked, this guide explains exactly what happened, whether it can be repaired, and what to do next in Nigeria.

Gold jewelry is not the same thing as a gold investment — and the difference is specific and knowable. Some pieces hold value well. Most do not. This honest guide covers which pieces retain value, which costs you can never recover on resale, and why gold is better understood as savings than investment for...

The gold spot price is publicly available, updated in real time, and free to access from your phone. Nigerian buyers who know how to read it — and convert it to naira by karat — have a meaningful tool for understanding gold value. This is how you do it.