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January 26, 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.
Nobody does Valentine’s Day gifting like celebrities do. They will go the extra mile to get the perfect gift, that being a 200 years old olive tree or a platinum phone. We are almost sure celebrities invented the word spoil!
David and Victoria Beckham
They are one of the most recognised couples in the fashion – and sports- world and they truly know how to treat one another. But on one Valentine’s Day, David Beckham gave to his wife Victoria a breath-taking necklace with rubies and diamonds that is rumoured to be worth $8 million dollars (£5617920).
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Even though they have gone on and off for years, Justin Bieber loves spoiling Selena Gomez. So it was no surprise that in the first stages of their relationship, Justin gave Selena a diamond ring that featured a ‘J’ shape and as if that wasn’t enough he bought an entire florist’s shop full of roses, tulips, and daisies. Because nothing says ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ like flowers and diamonds, right?
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Even though this A-List celebrity couple is no longer together they have exchanged some beautiful – and unexpected- gifts during their years together. One that was on the out-of-the-box line was this particular gift that Angelina gave to Brad in 2010: a 200-year-old Olive tree. The tree was bought from a nursery near their $60 million (£42134400) estate in the South of France. You may think ‘why a tree?’ well, Olive trees symbolise peace, longevity and stability, everything you would wish for a couple.
Katy Perry and Russell Brand
Another couple that unfortunately is no longer together but back in the times they loved to spoiled one another. So it is was no surprise when Katy Perry gave Russell Brand a bespoke lilac-coloured Bentley. The luxurious –and unique- car was based on the same one the late Keith Moon, drummer of the band The Who, used to have.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé
They are the ultimate power-couple and they are not afraid of showing their love to each other. In 2009, Jay-Z gave Beyoncé a peculiar gift: a platinum-covered cell phone. The value: $25000 (£17556). We hope she is not the type of person that changes their phone every six months!
Courteney Cox and David Arquette
They might have chosen to go separate ways now but when they were together they used to love spoiling one another! For Valentine’s Day in 2010, Courteney Cox gave David Arquette an antique carousel horse worth up to $45000 (£31600). A unique gift for sure!
John Mayer and Katy Perry
Katy Perry appears on our list again (lucky woman!) because when she used to date singer John Mayer he gave her a beautiful heart-shaped ruby ring, which everyone thought it as an engagement ring. They never confirmed or denied it but unfortunately, the couple broke up in 2016.
Howard Stern and Beth Ostrosky
Howard Stern knew how to make a Valentine’s Day extra special when he decided to propose to Beth Ostrosky on the most romantic day of the year. He popped the question with a 5.2-carat emerald-cut diamond ring that is rumoured to be worth $250000 (£175560). Lucky for him, she said yes!
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum
They are one of the cutest and established couple in the show business and that means that they are friends with lots of other celebrities. So when Channing Tatum was filming G.I. Joe with Sienna Miller, she recommended him to buy diamond jewellery for her wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum. And he did! He gave her a beautiful ring worth $10000 (£7022). We think is fair to say that we all need a friend like Sienna, right?
Jennifer Anniston and Justin Theroux
Who said a gift can’t be planned together? This is what Jennifer Anniston and Justin Theroux did for their first Valentine’s Day since they married when they booked a trip to the city of love: Paris. The icing on the cake? They celebrated Jennifer’s birthday too!
Celebrities know how to treat their loved ones for sure but that doesn’t mean you have to do the same! It doesn’t matter how you spend Valentine’s Day as long as you are together. But, if you want to put a sparkle on your partner’s smile you could check our beautiful selection of diamond jewellery here and find the perfect one for them.