Thank you for the artical on my trade that I love and am so passionate about.

( Personally ) especially on how well the precious metal mount is crafted and finished , something that one does not normally hear/ reads about , it is normally the stone qualities Tv / internet drone on about …

but you can pop a rearly nice stone in a shabby ,badly finished precious metal mount . take it from me I have seen some lovey stones in some diabolical precious metal mounts

We need to support British designer maker Jewellers / goldsmiths / Platinumsmiths

I have been making on the bench for 37 years ( 1983 what a summer to start in my trade ! ) creating Bespoke one off items as well as facilitating re-modelling clients items into new items they like to wear once they are re-mounted into a pleasing / modern design .

Have you heard ………..Gold hit a new record high this month????

Gold is actually 22% higher in price compared to 6 months ago !

Not good for us jewellers as we all come out of lockdown and the majority of our raw material prices have gone through the roof !

But on a positive note ………

Platinum is actually looking cheap these days as 18ct white gold is currently more expensive than platinum !

And platinum is harder wearing , naturally white in colour and 30% rarer than gold too .

Keep smiling in this covid-19 world we all find ourselves living in !

LOVE TO YOU ALL YOUR END

Stay safe too

Kind regards

Ian Hall

Lasting Impressions Bespoke Goldsmiths / Platinumsmiths

Bovey Tracey
Devon
01626 833177

P.S.
loved your pod cast / visit to the queens button maker that I listened to a while back , right close to where I gained my skills in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter in the 1980’s / 1990’s