Designing gents wedding rings with a difference has always appealed to me Our very talented jewellers are frequently asked by our clients to create a piece that is unique. Recently, each jeweller responded to such a request. Designing gents wedding rings with a...
“... a simpler design ...that the client could wear and enjoy every day" A green tourmaline ring that I designed and hand made was featured in one of our newsletters a few years ago. The article andphotos caught the eye of one of our clients, and when she recently...
Since my last article, I have taken the next step in my education. Before COVID-19 began I had enrolled in the Diploma of Gemmology at the Gemmological Association of Australia.It was a two-year course that made me think of gemstones in ways that I had never...
The final hand crafted pieceMaster Jeweller Greg John presenting the finished item to the client A Christmas lily for a Christmas birthday Back in August 2021, we received a phone call from a client enquiring about making an ornament for his wife’s 70th birthday...
It was meticulously designed and hand crafted in our workshop Many organisations and groups will have their own badges of merit, usually referred to as ‘jewels’. Showcasing Greg's many years of experience and talent. Recently Greg presented our client David with his...
The finished custom designed masterpieceGreg's sketch/design Client partaking in our "Workshop Experience' to help create Greg's beautiful design Fireworks – For ages, they have been the symbol of celebration, heralding new times and chapters in history. By their very...
Recently our staff were featured in Q&A style articles in the jewellery industry publication 'Jeweller Magazine'. Yuki featured in the August edition. SIGNATURE PIECE: SATURN’S STORM - A massive hexagonal-shaped storm was discovered on Saturn’s north pole in the...
Greg shows Rhys how to avoid cutting his finger off! ‘Hit the punch, not my finger’ says Greg, as Rhys forms the spoon shape. Many of you will recall the remarkable story of how my brother Gary’s second son, Aaron, met and later married Shannan Abrecht – a descendant...
Nickel is a metal from the periodic table and is used in jewellery as an alloy with other metals. It has been alloyed with gold for many years and is chosen for its durability and hard-wearing properties. It is quite often mixed with pure gold to create 18 and 9 carat...
Argyle pink diamonds account for about 90% of all the pink diamonds found in the world After 38 years of operation, the Argyle Diamond Mine in Western Australia closed last November, due to costs outweighing the yield. Eight hundred and sixty-five million carats per...