男性珠寶主要作為護身符或宗教象徵。
女性戴珠寶是為了漂亮，而男性戴珠寶和女性完全不同，男性喜歡自己的珠寶顯著、大方、貴重、別致.只注重去表達自己的個性，而不象女性那樣去注重時髦.一般動機為：（1）滿足自我；（2）顯示富裕；（3）象徵有成就；（4）表示獨立；（5）突出男子氣概；（6）仿效它們所崇拜的人；（7）顯示擁有的驕傲；（8）作為現成信用卡的一種方式.Women's jewelry is to wear beautiful jewelry for men and women wearing a completely different, mainly as a protective shield or religious symbols. Men like their jewelry marked generous, precious and unique. Focus only to express their individuality, unlike women, as to the focus on trendy. the general motivation were: (a) satisfy itself; (2) shows well-off; (3) a symbol of their achievements; (4) that the independence; (5) to highlight masculinity; (6) to follow the person they worship; ( 7) shows the pride of ownership; (8) as a way of credit card ready.
