Silver is a brilliant white metal and due to it’s softness can take a high polish. There are two standards of hallmark for silver in the UK. Sterling silver is 92.5% pure and is by far the most common standard. Britannia silver at 95.8% purity is the other standard which is usually reserved for silver tableware and ceremonial pieces.
We stock stone set and plain sterling silver rings, earrings, pendants, bracelets, cufflinks and chains and if you require something we don’t have in stock, we can try and source it for you, or quote to make it.
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In white or colourless diamonds, colour is universally graded using an alphabetical scale from D to z with D being the highest grade.
Diamonds and other gemstones are weighed in metric carats. One carat is 0.2 grams and a carat is split further into 100 points (a diamond weighing 50 points is a half carat diamond).
The quality of the cut of a diamond is important, because it dictates a diamond’s fire, sparkle and brilliance. A standard round brilliant cut will have 57 facets and how these facets relate to each other will determine how the light will pass through the diamond. The scale for the quality of the cut goes through Excellent, being the highest grade, Very good, Good, Fair or Poor.
Diamonds are formed under extreme heat and pressure deep inside the earth and often display internal inclusions or external blemishes.