Jewellery Gems & Findings

Are you looking for a jeweller? Visit any major shopping centre these days and there are no shortage of jewellery retailers but, how can you trust the jeweller when it comes to providing essential jewellery services such as repairs and ring resizing? Well if your watch lots of news and current affairs programs you could […]

What is Jewellery Consignment anyways? Consignment is the act of consigning, the act of giving over to another person or agent’s charge, custody or care any material or goods but retaining legal ownership until the material or goods are sold. Thank you Wikipedia. All sorts of valuable and precious jewellery Items can be sold through consignment […]

What is custom made jewellery? Custom made or bespoke jewellery is a ‘made to order’ jewellery service offered by professional jewellery designers and makers. To have jewellery custom made can be a really exciting and rewarding experience. The designer/jeweller will listen to what you would like then help guide and advise you through the entire […]

Tourmaline is a pink coloured jewel, which was first discovered in the late 1700’s on the West Coast of Italy. The name tourmaline is derived from the Sinhalese term ‘turmali’ which was given to all colours crystals in Sri Lanka at that time. Pink tourmaline if dark in colour can be easily mistaken for the […]

Turquoise has long been known for its intense aqua colour which is produced by a  hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. Although the aqua colour is most popular and well known, the stone can also be found in sky blue, a paler sky blue, greenish blue, or pale green, which is dependent on the quantities […]

The presence of the ruby gemstone throughout history to this modern day has always been extremely prominent, being involved in numerous cultures and religions. Ruby simply comes from the latin word ‘ruber’ meaning red.   Ruby is known to represent very important factors in life including; love, energy, passion, power and a overall a positive […]

Sapphires are famous gemstones and have been prized since 800BC and they have become a worldwide phenomenon due to this rich history. Ceylon sapphire is the most common type of sapphire and the name is derived from the Latin word “saphirus” meaning blue. The sapphire is actually a type of corundum, which makes it within […]

 Peridot is a traditional stone with a long history dating all the way back to 1500BC and is actually named after the French word ‘Peritot’ meaning Gold. This is because some peridot gemstones can reflect gold, and so many believe this stone to be very unique.   The first Peridot stones were discovered in the […]

Pearls are a classical jewel and is highly recognised all over the world. The pearl throughout history has been symbolic of social status and wealth, with some countries in history banning anyone from a lower rank from wearing them. The pearl is unique in comparison to other gemstones in the fact that it doesn’t come […]

Onyx is a bold gemstone which has always been iconic throughout history. Some may not know however, that Onyx is a variety of the quartz, called chalcedony. This name is derived from the word ‘Calcedon’, an ancient port on the Sea of Marmara in Asia Minor. The name Onyx later became popular from the Greek […]