We are one of the few jewellers to have our own on-site Goldsmith, with our own workshop which has the latest equipment.

It may be that you need us to repair something as simple as a gold chain, or you would like us to undertake a re-sizing of a special ring that has passed down the generations.

Our Goldsmith is expertly trained, and really enjoys the challenge of more involved jobs. Very often we are presented with family pieces of jewellery that have been loved, and been worn daily for many years. This, of course, takes its toll and it is just this kind of job we relish, to then be able to breath life back into cherished jewellery items, and give them a new lease of life.

Recently, I was presented with a solitaire diamond ring, which was unfortunately beyond a basic repair, and needed to be fully re-built. The customer was really very keen that the ring should look as close to the original as possible, the only option was to handmake the ring to achieve the desired result.

As you can see from the top left image, when we received the ring the shank (band) was very worn from having been sitting alongside another ring for many years. The customer had a treasured wedding band, and I was able to reuse the gold and make a new shank (band). The collet (head) of the ring was also melted down. The Goldsmith, incredibly, remade the collet in the same style as it would have looked when the ring was new.

My customer was absolutely delighted with the result.

If you have a treasured family piece which you think would benefit from some restoration, please contact me.

Yours sincerely,

 

David Clark FGA DGA MJVA PJDip PJGemDip

Managing Director

W.E. Clark & Son Limited