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Independent jewellery retail business, Bradley’s Jewellers York has created a limited-edition advent calendar for Christmas, containing hand-picked precious and semi-precious gemstones.
The calendar comprises 24 windows which open to reveal a loose gemstone that has been hand-selected by Bradley’s Jewellers’ owner, Kay Bradley. She has curated a range of gemstones that cover a variety of gem species, cuts, colours and sizes.
The advent calendar comes with detailed information about each stone, including whether any treatments have been applied, its size in millimetres, and whether it is a birthstone or alternative birthstone.
Examples include a trillion-cut tanzanite, an oval-shaped opal, an octagon-cut emerald and a cushion-cut amethyst. The calendar will also conclude on a heat-treated, oval-shaped ruby gemstone.
Other stones in the calendar include tiger’s eye, tourmaline, labradorite, garnet, sapphire, moonstone, topaz, blue topaz, carnelian, cultured pearl, jadeite, quartz, lapis lazuli, diamond, citrine, turquoise, peridot, aquamarine, and cubic zirconia, which is the only gemstone simulant in the collection.
Kay Bradley said: “I really wanted to be one of the first retail jewellers in the UK to create a unique gemstone advent calendar for my customers. I have chosen what sits behind each window to show my clients the breadth of gem colours, shapes and cuts that are available to them for bespoke commissions. It was such an exciting process to build this calendar.
“I will be happy to transform each gemstone or multiple stones into a bespoke piece of jewellery, whether that’s a ring, pendant, earrings or a charm for a bracelet. This is an exciting way to get customers involved in the discovery and design process.”
