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Gold |
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Since
the beginning of time, gold has enjoyed
a unique and prestigious place in the
hearts and minds of men. |
| It is estimated
that man first discovered gold around
5,000 years ago. The discovery, pursuit,
possession, and trade of gold has impacted
our society in many ways. |
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| White
Gold |
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White
gold is derived from yellow gold by
using palladium, nickel, or zinc in
the alloy to reach a white colour. |
| Originally,
white gold was developed to imitate
platinum and has become increasingly
popular amongst gold jewellery customers. |
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| Platinum |
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Platinum
seems to have been used unwittingly
by ancient Egyptian craftsmen in place
of silver, and was certainly used to
make small items of jewellery by the
Indians of Ecuador. |
| To the South
American Indians Platinum was available
only in the form of fine, hand-separated
grains which must have been fabricated
by ingenious, if crude, powder metallurgy. |
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Silver |
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Silver
has been mined for eons and has
always been popular in jewellery
and for coinage. Only in the
past hundred years however, has
the demand for silver been so
great. |
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reason for this demand is the
use of silver in the photography
industry, which takes advantage
of silver's reactivity to light. |
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| Titanium |
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Titanium
is a very lightweight metal with
great strength. |
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it has great resistance to acidity,
it doesn't change its appearance
over time like many other metals. |
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Hallmarks
on Precious Metals |
All
our jewellery is made from the
finest precious metals and Hallmarked
to British Standards.
Please click
here or on image
below to download a copy
of guide to Hallmarks on precious
metals. (Hallmarking Act 1973).
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