Jewellery Making

We can make jewellery to commission either to your design, or ours, or perhaps a combination of both? 

The images below are a recent commission from a gentleman client who wanted something traditional for a special anniversary.

The finished ring had to have a fine quality ruby in the centre, be surrounded by ten diamonds and to be set in 18ct gold.

The ruby is 2.15carats and the ten diamonds total 3.22carats. The majority of cluster rings have eight or twelve stones, especially when the stones are of this size, so this setting had to be hand made to our instructions.

Now one of our more recent & unusual requests!

Over the past few years we had provided seal rings, cufflinks, pendants etc for this particular family, using their clan crest, but on this occassion, a younger and dare I say, trendier member of the family, decided she wanted something a bit more in keeping with todays current fashion for piercing.

Yes, its a banana or navel bar, made in 9ct yellow gold, with the clan crest hanging on an articulated gold disc!

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Jewellery re-modelling

It is becoming increasingly popular to have existing items of jewellery re-modelled.

There are three main areas:-

1:                                                                                                                                                  You have probably built up a collection of odd earrings, broken chains, items that are no longer fashionable or trendy etc, and they are lying at the bottom of your jewellery box or in a drawer serving no purpose whatsover.

These items can be re-modelled into several different stlyes and or items of jewellery that you would wear!

The more usual ideas are rings, pendants, bangles or earrings.

Prices for this start at only £55.00 for a simple flat band, with bangles starting at £65.00.

We can even take the value of any excess items left over off the final cost.

2:                                                                                                                                             Perhaps you have been left a piece of jewellery, maybe a wedding, or diamond ring, or an antique brooch,  but the style is not to your taste.

We can remodel this to a beautiful piece of jewellery that would be proud to wear, with the added fact that it has included in the making the original piece of jewellery left from a dear or departed relative.

Prices for this vary a great deal, but as a guide if we were to take a single stone from an item of older jewellery, and re-modelling it into a simple but pleasing and eyecatching ring, using 18ct white or yellow gold, you could expect to pay around £175.00.

3:                                                                                                                                      Remodelling engagement rings by simply changing the settings to something a bit more contemporary. Usually this is done by supplying and setting a modern mount for the existing stones and it usually improves the look of the ring by letting more light into the diamonds.

An example of this can be seen with the images below. 

Example 1:-

 The settings on the left were "classic" round four claw mounts.

 The mounts were changed for modern "square" mounts, giving the ring an all    together more modern feel.

 The two rings on the left, were a wedding & engagement ring. Both rings were  set with princess cut diamonds. Our client decided that she wanted something a  bit more "contemporary" using all the stones in one ring. She originally went back to the jewellers in the Argyle Arcade in Glasgow, to ask them if they could remodel the rings? They declined, as they simply buy in readymade settings and  mount them with stones. So we were given the challenge!

The image on the right is the result. We had to add one diamond and the stones are all set in 18ct yellow & white gold. 

A successfull result and a more than delighted client!

Should you have any questions regarding having a piece of jewellery commissioned or remodelled, please do not hesitate to contact either Gail or Martin, 

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