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July 13, 2018 | by Admin
It is law within the UK that every item of precious metal sold such as Platinum, Gold, Silver is stamped labelling the item with the type of metal it is. Platinum pieces which weigh less than 0.5 grams, 18ct Gold and Palladium pieces weighing less than 1.0 gram and Silver pieces weighing less than 7.78 grams are except from hallmark.
At Diamonds Factory all our products are hallmarked as per UK hallmarking law from London Assay Office (The GoldSmith Company)
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office is the oldest assay office in the United Kingdom. It has provided hallmarking services since The Goldsmiths' Company was founded in the 1300s. The company received its royal charter in 1327 and ranks 5th in order of precedence of the 12 Great Livery Companies of the City of London.
Hallmarking dates back to the 1300s when Edward I of England passed a law requiring any item made of silver, which was offered for sale, to be at least of equal quality as that of the coin of the realm (silver currency). The wardens of The Goldsmiths' Company were tasked with visiting workshops in the City of London to assay (test) silver articles. If these articles were found to be below standard they were originally destroyed and the metal forfeited to the King. If they passed, each article received the King's mark of authentication - the mark of a leopard's head. By 1478, there were several hundred workshops and merchants manufacturing silver articles in the City of London. It was not possible for the wardens to visit them all so the merchants were ordered to bring their items to Goldsmiths' Hall for testing and marking and a permanent Assay Office was established in the building. This is the origin of the term hallmark - struck with the King's mark at Goldsmiths' Hall.
In 1544 the Goldsmith's Company adopted the King's mark as their town mark and the mark of the leopard's head is now internationally recognised as the mark of this assay office.
The Goldsmiths's Company Assay Office is still based at Goldsmiths's Hall and remains the oldest company in Britain to be continually trading from the same site. However, it also has two satellite offices; at Greville Street in Hatton Garden in the heart of the London jewellery quarter and within a high security complex near London's Heathrow airport. It now has a new off-site facility within the Dalston-based jewellery manufacturer, Allied Gold. This is the first time in the Assay Office's 700 year history that it has opened permanent hallmarking services on a customer's premises.
In addition to hallmarking, the office has now expanded its range of services to support the jewellery trade and enforcement authorities. It offers a variety of specialist analytical services including nickel, lead & cadmium testing, antique silver dating, non-destructive compositional analysis, plating thickness measurement and a melt and assay service for scrap precious metal carried out in their fully independent on-site laboratory. Other services offered are a jewellery valuation service, laser marking, trading standards assistance, high quality photography and a comprehensive range of training and educational seminars, lectures and specialist events.
Celebrity engagements are a fast and furious flurry of activity with many celebrities getting engaged after only a few months of dating. But in the fast-moving world of celeb engagements, a diamond - if not a relationship - is forever and the rings are just as luxurious and show-stopping as the stars who wear them.
Read on to get the ultimate look at some of the most iconic celebrity engagement rings.
Emily Ratajkowski
The fiancé: Sebastian Bear-McClard
The ring: A custom-made two-stone ring featuring a Princess-cut diamond and a Pear-cut diamond set on a yellow gold band.
The wedding: February 2018
A few months after her surprise wedding to actor and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard in February 2018, model and actress Emily Ratajkowski, best known as Em Rata, revealed her stunning and unique engagement ring to her fans, which she and her husband designed. This two-stone ring features an estimated 2-carat Princess-cut diamond and a 3-carat Pear-shaped diamond set on a yellow gold band. The ring matches her rustic wedding band, which she handmade: “We walked into Chinatown and bought a little piece of an ounce of gold, and he was like, ‘‘We’ll melt down the gold and make the rings,’” she told Fallon. These wedding bands were supposed to be temporary but she is now very attached to them, so they are staying
Hailey Baldwin Bieber
The fiancé: Justin Bieber
The ring: 6-carat oval-cut diamond set in a yellow gold band.
The proposal: July 2018
The wedding: September 2019
Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber surprised everyone when they announced their engagement, after only 2 months of dating. He proposed to her in the Bahamas with a gorgeous diamond engagement ring, which features an estimated 6-carat oval-cut diamond set in yellow gold and it is believed to have cost half a million dollars (over £300,000).
The happy couple tied the knot in September 2019 and threw a small, intimate celebration with family and friends.
Kourtney Kardashian
The fiancé: Travis Barker
The ring: A stunning oval-shaped diamond
The proposal: October 2021
The wedding: May 2022
The Kardashians aren’t known for doing anything in small measures and Kourtney’s engagement to fiancé Travis is no different. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Braker were dating for less than a year before they got engaged surrounded by a ring of red roses on the beach in October of 2021. Travis proposed to Kourtney with a gorgeous oval-cut diamond ring set on a delicate band that is rumoured to have cost £800,000.
After only 7 months of being engaged, they tied the knot in May 2022.
Kate Middleton
The fiancé: Prince William
The ring: 12-carat oval sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds and set in 18k white gold
The proposal: October 2010
The marriage: April 2011
There’s no ring more iconic than the one with which Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton in October 2010. Originally worn by Lady Diana Spencer, William and Harry’s mum, when she was engaged to Prince Charles, the 18-carat oval sapphire ring is worth around £300,000 and originally caused a fair bit of controversy as it was not designed specifically for Diana.
This famous sapphire engagement ring has garnered fans from all over the world who appreciate its bold, yet refined design. It suited every one of Princess Diana’s extraordinary outfits, and it perfectly reflects the definitive beauty and classic tailored looks of Kate Middleton too.
Ariana Grande
The fiancé: Dalton Gomez
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond paired with a pearl and set on a platinum band.
The proposal: December 2020.
The wedding: May 2021.
Ariana’s first engagement to Pete Davidson is what most people think of when they picture Ari’s engagement ring, however, after the wedding was called off in 2018, the singer said ‘thank you, next’ and has since married someone else. Ariana and her now-husband, Dalton Gomez, got engaged in December 2020 - just a few months after they began dating and tied the knot the following May.
The ring, which was revealed on Instagram, has a lot of sentimental value as the pearl is thought to have been taken from her late grandfather’s tie pin - gifted to her by her grandmother in 2014. It’s a truly unique and beautiful ring that goes beyond just the price tag. The couple’s wedding in May 2021 was an intimate affair at home with fewer than 20 close family and friends in attendance.
Whether you’ve been dating for years or you’re sure they’re the one after just a few months, browse our beautiful collection of custom-made engagement rings for the perfect proposal. Or, to make them feel like a star, create an original, unique design with our Bespoke service.