Precious Metals

The three precious metals most often used in jewellery are gold, platinum, and silver.  They all share four basic qualities that make them desirable and usable in jewellery:
  • Allure
  • Workability
  • Durability
  • Rarity
To ensure that strict standards are met in the purity of precious metals used in jewellery, each new piece is tested by a government office, called an Assay Office, to ensure that they reach a strict standard.  Once a piece reaches these standards the piece is stamped with a mark stating it's purity.  This stamp is called a hallmark.

To find out more about any of the precious metals please select from the list in the column to the right.

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