Whose beautiful treasured jewellery is in much need of some tender loving care and a bit of a spruce up? The best way to clean your jewellery will always be to bring it to us to have it professionally cleaned and checked for any loose stones or repair work that is...
We Have Reopened!
We are both thrilled and delighted to hear of the easing in restrictions in the retail sector by the Victorian Government and that, as of Wednesday 28th October we will reopen our door and welcome back our clients.To support a COVID safe environment, the showroom will...
Custom Designed Engagement Ring
Another of our couples who haven't let COVID-19 dampen their spirits is Henry and Felicity. Like our last feature couple Henry and Felicity also got engaged before stage 3 restrictions.At Abrecht Bird we love making new items of jewellery but we find it so special...
Client’s Repaired Peridot Ring
One of our clients recently visited us with a very well loved and worn out three stone ring (one stone missing due to multiple damaged claws). This ring is a family heirloom and has been passed down through three generations, a beautiful sentimental piece that is...
Choosing an engagement ring
Choosing an engagement ring from a jeweller you trust can be difficult. How do you know you are getting quality for the money you spend? All rings are not made equal and how it's made is just as important as the finished piece, resulting in durability and security of...
Tree of life pendant
From a simple sketch or idea comes a beautiful piece of jewellery. The tree of life has a variety of meanings which includes knowledge, wisdom, and an insight within one's self. It is a symbol to obtain focus in a quest to find awareness and knowledge. This design can...
Meet the staff – Peter Bird
Peter receiving his commerce degree and living the Sumatran lifestyle in 1978. My earliest memories of Abrecht Bird was working as a messenger boy during school holidays. I was born and bread in Blackburn in the ‘olden’ days at a time when there were more empty...
Black diamond engagement ring
What a unique stunning engagement ring this is! Recently hand made by Eleanor our jeweller, this black and white diamond engagement ring was designed by our client. They selected the stones, custom designed the ring and even helped to start the process of making...
Jewellery redesign
Jewellery remakes/redesignIt's amazing to see how a bar of metal is transformed into a new item of jewellery.How is Abrecht Bird jewellery made?Our jewellers roll, heat and manipulate the metal to craft a custom designed hand made piece for each of our clients....
Tourmaline jewellery
Tourmaline is a boron silicate mineral which comes in a variety of colours due to the trace elements found within, and is the birthstone for October. The most common colour of tourmaline is green, followed by pink, yellow, blue, black and brown. Tourmaline is also...