At Christmas show the special individuals in your life your affection with beautiful jewelry by John Hardy. The range of sets offered in silver is so very large that you can be quite sure to find the ideal even for the most exquisite disposition. Thus: why gamble on your friends and family being less than pleased this year - and you can be sure they will be happy with something chosen from a John Hardy collection!
The men’s jewelry collections include many different styles in both silver and gold. These designs have a somewhat heavier, more rugged look while still displaying the same excellent quality you would expect. Therefore, with this multitude of options on hand, finding the perfect gift is certain to be simple this Christmas! No matter what style of jewelry a woman may embrace, this original jeweler has jewelry that should make her happy. Traditional collections are available and are the perfect choice for ladies who sport clothes with timeless elegance. For the positively daring lady, you can choose from a selection of decidedly design-led designs. In any case, all of the ladies’ collections boast bracelets, earrings designed for day and evening and several lengths of chains.
What about kids? John Hardy has rolled out a wonderful variety of children’s jewelry. Every single item has been designed with all the finicky attention to detail John Hardy are famous for, but scaled down to suit kids. Bangles, ear studs and pendants are just a few of the present ideas for kids.
Purchasing the right present for very young children is quite hard. Silver christening spoons, rattles and minute bangles are among the great selection of pieces promoted as an easy way out of this quandary.
The Bamboo program is ideal for the person who wants to make ecologically sound gift selections. The program is known as Wear Bamboo, Plant Bamboo and when something from this program is bought, a percentage of the profit is used to plant bamboo in the South Pacific region. Every piece of jewelry is stamped with the number of young bamboo plants planted before shipping. The Bamboo initiative has an enormous range of items for men and women, so it is easy to delight your significant other without harming the earth!
Save time this Holiday season by considering what John Hardy jewelry has to offer before setting out for the local shopping mall.
This Xmas demonstrate to your dearest ones your love with a stunning piece of jewelry by John Hardy. The range of collections made in silver is so extensive that you can be absolutely certain to find the ideal for even the most exotic personality. Moreover, you can be sure that you will not have to return any of these presents after the holiday is over.
The collections for men feature numerous different pieces in both silver and gold. They feature a slightly heavier, more rugged feel while still displaying the same excellent quality you would expect. Therefore, with all these alternatives, hunting for a present will be simple this Christmas.
To make matters even easier, a John Hardy collection is available for women of all ages. Traditional items are available and are suited to ladies who prefer timeless elegance. For the style conscious lady, there is a selection of bolder items. In any case, all of the women’s ranges have cuffs, earrings suitable for day or evening and various lengths of necklaces.
What is available for the youngsters? John Hardy has rolled out a tremendous selection of kid’s jewelry. Sizing apart, each and every item has been crafted the very same high quality as any other adult piece by John Hardy. Gifting any boy or girl some exquisite jewelry provides them with something they will always remember you by. It’s always pretty tricky to come up with an exceptional gift for a infant. The outstanding array of baby gifts on offer from this designer jewelry house should make purchasing Xmas gifts for infants less complicated. The Bamboo collection is fantastic for the person who wishes to make green gift selections. Every time anybody buys something which is in the Bamboo scheme, a percentage of the revenue goes towards planting more bamboo, an enviromentally friendly wood, in areas like Bali. Each item of jewelry is individually engraved with the amount of seedlings donated before the items are sent out. There’s a vast choice in both the men’s and women’s collections, so you do not have to ignore your environmentally friendly convictions this holiday season. Therefore don’t forget to view the stunning pieces of jewelry on offer from John Hardy and make your Xmas shopping simple this holiday season.
Gold prices are currently high, making it an excellent time to sell your broken jewelry and other scrap gold. However, you might have a hard time knowing whether or not you’re getting a fair price for your gold. Here’s a short guide to finding out how much scrap gold is worth and getting a good deal.
Scrap value is the minimum value that gold should be sold for - the value of the gold itself. Before you sell your old jewelry or other gold items at this price, think about whether or not you could be getting a better price. After all, there are a number of factors that could bring the price up.
Good workmanship could get you a price that’s less than retail, but higher than scrap. Likewise, something that’s antique or bears a maker’s mark may be worth more, as well as any piece with gems set into it. They all have value outside the transaction, and should be removed from any gold piece that is only worthwhile as scrap. Sell precious stones to another dealer.
Once you have determined that the piece has no other value than scrap, you’ll need to know what karat it is. This ranges from eight karat to twenty-four karat, and will tell you what percentage is truly gold. Twenty-four karat gold is nearly pure, and eighteen karat is about seventy-five percent pure.
Eight karat gold is found mostly in Europe, and is too low in purity to be recognized as having much value in the US. This material is about a third gold, and sometimes may tarnish. Nine karat is thirty-seven and a half percent gold, and is found mostly in the UK. The minimum US standard is ten karat, at about forty-one percent gold. This material is chosen for its hard wearing qualities, as it’s harder than pure gold.
Twelve karat gold is fifty percent pure. It’s rarely seen these days, but may be found in old watch cases. Fourteen karat gold is fifty-eight percent pure, common in the US, and is also made in Asia for markets overseas and in Russia. Fifteen karat gold is sixty-two percent pure, and a discontinued standard from countries in the UK. Since no fifteen karat pieces have been made since the mid-1930s, this mark tells you the piece may have antique value.
There seems to be a lot of confusion over hallmarking in the UK, especially on silver items. The reason for this is simple - many items of silver jewellery simply do not require a hallmark.
Hallmarking on the three main precious metals, platinum, gold and silver, is only mandatory when the finished item is over a certain weight. In the UK this is 0.5g for platinum, 1g for gold and 7.78g for silver. This means that all items under this weight need not be hallmarked, although they will usually carry some kind of mark declaring the quality i.e. a piece of sterling silver will often carry a ‘925′ mark made by the manufacturer to signify 92.5% silver content (the silver content required for sterling silver).
Indeed, although obviously silver is available in far larger quantities than either gold or platinum, which is reflected in the price, one of the other factors that helps to keep smaller items of silver jewellery so affordable is the lack of hallmarking - it costs money to have an item hallmarked by an Assay Office.
Although silver under 7.78g and gold under 1g may not need to be hallmarked, there are restrictions in place when selling such items. You cannot for instance sell and item as ’silver’ unless it is actually silver of 92.5% purity or better. This in effect means that you should be perfectly safe buying any jewellery under the minimum hallmarking weights even if unhallmarked from any ‘legitimate’ retailer, be they online or in the high street. If the store in question declares an item of jewellery to be made from a certain material then it has to be made from it.
As for jewellery that is fully hallmarked, recognising the hallmark can be a little trickier now than in the past. Any jewellery hallmarked in the UK conforms to a set format declaring the Assay Office that the item was hallmarked at, date and quality of the jewellery i.e. a ‘925′ inside a set of scales for sterling silver jewellery. However, jewellery manufactured within the European Economic Area (EEA) often carries marks a little different from those found in the UK but which are still valid for jewellery sold in the UK.
Despite this much of the jewellery sold in the UK is manufactured in the Far East and if over the minimum weights, will require assaying and hallmarking when it reaches the UK. As stated though, even jewellery not hallmarked will usually carry a symbol stating fineness stamped on it by the manufacturer.
So to summarise as long as the piece of jewellery that you purchased falls under the minimum required weight, don’t panic if you can’t find what appears to be a valid hallmark. If uncertain you can easily have any reputable jewellery check a piece of silver or gold to ensure that it is ‘real’, but again it is illegal to sell jewellery as silver, gold or platinum unless it is actually so with or without a hallmark. All jewellery over the minimum weights MUST be hallmarked before it can be legally sold in the UK.
Elizabeth Brodie is the owner of Silver Jewellery World an established online jewellery store from the UK specialising in quality designer silver jewellery.