Accessories: watches, sunglasses, bags and jewelry

The case serial number must match the papers and the box. On mechanicals check the second hand's sweep, on quartz — when the battery was changed. Luxury without papers only after a service-center check.

Photos of the serial number or date code, close-ups of hardware and lining. Compare the logo font and placement with an original — fakes fail on the small things.

Yes, if it's hallmarked — Ukrainian pieces carry the trident stamp. Weigh the piece and compare the per-gram price with pawnshop rates; anything far cheaper deserves questions.

Quartz means accuracy and zero worries: a battery every 2–3 years. Mechanical is living classics that need service every 5–7 years (from 2 thousand hryvnias). For a first 'grown-up' watch quartz is more practical; buy mechanical deliberately, checking timekeeping accuracy.

Normal: silver oxidizes from air and skin. It cleans up with soda, a special cloth or a workshop visit in minutes. What should alarm you is the opposite — 'eternally shiny silver' at a suspiciously low price may be silver-plated costume jewelry.

The lenses against light: scratches in the center of vision make glasses harmful — the pupil behind a scratched lens stays dilated and catches UV. UV400 marking on the temple, frame symmetry, live screws. Replacing lenses in a good frame is often cheaper than new glasses.