Here, at Abrecht Bird Jewellers, when the time comes for colleagues to get engaged, there is a lot of sneaking around and secrecy. Liam contacted Peter at the start of June to get the ball rolling with my engagement ring. Liam obviously couldn’t use his name,...
Meet the Staff – Jensen Kylie & husband Brent recently welcomed another addition to the family. Jensen was born on 23 June 2022. Both mum and baby are doing well. I am sure all our clients will join us in welcoming Baby Jensen Beachley to the Abrecht Bird...
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...
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...
Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica with a hardness rating of 5.5-6.5 on the Moh’s scale of hardness. Opals are found in many places around the world. Some of these locations include Ethiopia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Indonesia and right here in Australia....
The term ‘Tourmaline’ is the name given to a large group of boron silicate minerals. Tourmaline has a hardness rating of 7-7.5. This gemstone can be found in a wide variety of colours such as green, pink, blue, yellow, red, orange and colour-zoned/bi-coloured...
The name itself is derived from the Greek word ‘smaragdus’ meaning, “green gem”. The ancient Egyptians mined Emeralds nearly 3,000 years ago, and Cleopatra was an avid emerald collector. In the 16th Century Spanish explorers found large Emeralds in the possession of...
Synthetic diamonds have become more prevalent in the jewellery industry, and it is more important than ever for customers to be aware of the facts around diamonds (natural or synthetic), and for jewellers and valuers to know how to distinguish between the two. I sat...