Selwyn Gale Goldsmith and Jeweller
This website might be helpful if you are interested in commissioning fine handmade jewellery. Having a custom made hand crafted ring, earrings, necklace or brooch to suit your budget is both attractive and affordable.
I am an independent Welsh jeweller, silversmith and goldsmith working mostly to commission, primarily using precious and semi-precious gemstones mounted and set in gold, platinum or silver. I have been making jewellery for many years, and a small portion of my previous work is displayed on this website.
To view my work please click one of the images at the top of the page or enter a query in the 'search' box.You can see my work at Craft in the Bay, Cardiff, where as a member of the prestigious Makers Guild in Wales I have a permanent exhibition.
I mainly work in gold, silver, platinum and gemstones, sometimes allied with the crafts of enamelling and etching. All my work is hallmarked at the London Assay Office, or the Birmingham Assay Office.
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There are currently two different processes used (“High Pressure, High Temperature” and “Chemical Vapor Deposition”) both create gems which are chemically, optically and physically the same as diamonds made by nature.
Testing laboratories are working to develop procedures so that they can reliably differentiate between natural and lab created diamonds. The necessity for sophisticated equipment clearly indicates that synthetic diamonds will be indistinguishable to non-technical observers. If you spend a lot of money on a diamond make sure you get a reputable certificate.
The world's largest pure green diamond has been graded at 8.61 carats by the Gemological Institute of America.