Casting

The Manufacturing Files: Jewellery Casting Scotland

Located at the end of an 18-mile, single track road in Carradale, on the west coast of Scotland, sits Jewellery…

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Guinness World Record set for ‘most diamonds set in one ring’

Prince Bhandari, a Mumbai-based jeweller, has set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘Most Diamonds Set in One Ring’…

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My Store: Alex Monroe Jewellery

Alex Monroe Jewellery was founded by its eponymous owner over 30 years ago after training at the Sir John Cass…

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Manufacturer files: Shetland Jewellery

“We do very traditional jewellery making here,” says Sophie Whitehead, workshop manager at Shetland Jewellery, “so the whole process is…

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Manufacturer Files – DBC London  

“DBC was formed in 2012 specifically to provide a one stop place for castings for the fine jewellery market”, says…

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Trade Insight: L’atelier De Pino Spitaleri

Pino Spitaleri, 36, was born in Belgium, and has been around stones and diamonds ever since he was a child.…

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What is x-ray fluorescence testing?

The change in the UK jewellery market during the past 15 years has been dramatic and irreversible. Items made outside…

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Saying ‘Yes’ to platinum

Platinum has been successfully marketed as the ultimate precious metal and has proved relatively resilient to recent financial turmoil. Volume…

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Casting: Are manufacturers matching the retailers into the future?

I am worried that the standard of craftsmanship within our industry is dropping. Of course we still have wonderful craftsmen…

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Here’s what CAD/CAM has already done to the jewellery industry

Given how fast 3D printing and jewellery CAD technology have been changing since these questions were first asked at an…

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