Information from the Assay Offices of Great Britain GUARANTEEING THE QUALITY OF PRECIOUS METALS SINCE 1327 The purpose of this document is to give practical guidance in relation to Hallmarking matters. The UK...
Buying Sterling Silver and the new Hallmark Act What is pure silver? A soft white precious metal with a 999 parts per 1000, 99.9% silver and 0.1% unclassified impurity. What is silver? By legal definition,...
There are several ebay guides about old silver hallmarks, but little about hallmarks currently in use so I thought I'd fill the gap... UK hallmarks are assigned by the Assay Offices, of which there are...
Getting the Correct Ring Finger Size Finger Sizes To get the maximum pleasure out of wearing your favourite ring, it is important that it fits you correctly. This may seem like stating the obvious, but we are...
Ring Size Guide: If you are in any doubt as to what your ring size is then a quick way to find out is to simply wrap a piece of cotton around your ring finger and then measure the length of the cotton against...
Introduction Sapphires derive their name from the Latin word "sapphirus", meaning blue, and are often referred to as the "gem of the heavens" or the "celestial gem" as their colours mirror the sky at...
JUST WHAT IS STERLING SILVER? Sterling silver is 92.5% silver 7.5% copper or other metal which is used to give this metal strength and durability. Silver that is 99.9% silver is usually called 'fine' or...
Over the past years I have been bought a few items of Gold during trips to Turkey, usually from the Marmaris area. I have not had a bad experience (yet) from any of the deals, which have been found to be well...
Introduction Rarer than Diamonds, Ammolites are the fossilized remains of a squid-like creature called an Ammonite that used jet propulsion to travel over 65 million years ago! From the Paleozoic era to...
The release of The Blood Diamond film will heighten awareness of the real issues of 'conflict diamonds' The term conflict or ‘blood’ diamonds, as they are sometimes called, refers to alluvial diamonds found in...