Antique Jewellery Repairs In Devon

When you consider the amount of stress that an antique piece of jewellery may have been under during its’ lifetime it is surprising that any still exists. The wear and tear of day to day use, and the ravages of time and the elements all have a bearing. So when you do have a piece that requires antique jewellery repairs in Devon you need to weigh up your choices. Do you opt for repair, restoration, or renovation?

Not all jewellers undertake antique jewellery repairs in Devon, not even the big high street chains. Certainly, they will take your piece and get it repaired, but they simply send to another jeweller who DOES do repairs and restoration.

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Sell Scrap Gold To Raise Extra Christmas Cash

Christmas is coming and if you need some extra cash a very good way to find some is to sell any scrap gold that you have lying about the house. Most jewellers undertake gold buying in Devon, and you can also sell it by post as there are gold buying companies who operate entirely this way. What they do is to buy scrap gold then melt it down and sell it on to make a profit. A local jeweller may either sell it on or if they are manufacturing jewellers use it in the construction of another piece.

Have a rummage around the house to find any old bling that may be lying around unloved. Look in old jewellery boxes and drawers, and it may even be worth hunting down the back of the settee.

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Generation Jewellery

Here at Banwells we recently had the incredible experience of adding another little member to our family. When a brand new little human is welcomed into the family there is a surge of love that flows through each connected person. You fall in love again with a fresh, innocent warmth reserved for tiny newborns in warm hats and cosy blankets. Giving jewellery can be a way of celebrating this.

As a family jewellers we are in the wonderful position of being able to source unique pieces of jewellery for anyone wishing to celebrate extending, or expanding, their family.

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Despite Diamonds Being The Hard Substance They Are, Jewellery Can Still Become Damaged

Everybody knows that diamond is the hardest material in the world.

Or perhaps not. Scientists in China discovered in 2009 that there are actually two harder materials – wurtzite boron nitride and lonsdaleite – but both of these are so rare that for all practical purposes diamond is still the hardest.

However, that doesn’t prevent jewellery from becoming damaged. Even though a piece of jewellery may contain diamonds and they don’t suffer damage, the rest of the piece can be subject to all sorts of problems. For example, gold and silver rings can easily become scratched, and many other gemstones can be broken so that the piece of jewellery needs to be restored. Sometimes it happens that a piece is beyond restoration and is only worth scrap value.

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Buying A Piece Of Jewellery Is Always Special

Jewellery is not something that you buy every day, any more than you buy a car every day. It is almost always a one-off purchase and often for a special occasion, such as an engagement, a wedding, a birthday, Christmas, your daughter’s graduation from university, or one of many other occasions that are “special” to you.

In that sense, buying jewellery in Sidmouth – or anywhere else – is not the same as buying a car. You may buy a new car every two years simply because the existing one is two years old and has done “x” thousand miles. But unless you have so much money that you don’t know what to spend it on, which very few people do, then buying a piece of jewellery is always special.

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Buy A Unique Engagement Ring For Your Fiancee

If you are looking for engagement rings in Devon, then come to Banwells in Old Fore Street, in Sidmouth. We are a family firm of jewellers that specialises in antique and pre-owned engagement rings and we have large stocks.

Because these rings are antique or pre-owned, it means that the engagement ring that you buy for your fiancée is going to be unique. She will not see anyone else wearing a similar ring, for the simple reason that – while there may be one or two similar rings somewhere in the world – they are highly unlikely to be found anywhere in the UK.

There is something very special about a ring that has been worn by someone else, perhaps for decades, and has been lovingly looked after for all those years.

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The Wedding Band; the unsung hero of the fourth finger?

Is the wedding band the unsung hero of the fourth finger? With a huge amount of creative thought and anticipation weighted on the shoulders of the engagement ring, does the wedding band receive the recognition it truly deserves?

Researching the history and origin of the wedding band makes for fascinating reading and, depending on which era takes your fancy, there are tales of Ancient Egyptian braided rings of hemp, of interlocking Gimmel rings and of metal bands worn on the fourth finger because of the belief it contained the vena amoris, the vein of love. Some cultures even exchange toe rings instead of finger rings…

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Most Popular Engagement Ring

Have you ever wondered what the World’s most popular engagement ring is?

From data compiled from the searches on Etsy.com and pinboard saves via Pinterest.com the diamond solitaire (single stone) has proved to be the most searched and saved of any ring with 103,900 saves.

So simple, clean, and classic is the ultimate choice, and with this style we can help.

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The Leading Business In Devon For Jewellery Buying

Banwells of Sidmouth is the leading jewellery business in Devon, especially when it comes to antique jewellery. Most of our stock is pre-owned and much of it antique, so no matter where you go you will not be able to purchase a piece that is the same, or even similar.

We are always on the lookout for jewellery to buy and we pay the best prices, so the result is that we have more antique jewellery available than other stores because people come to us knowing they will get the best terms.

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Selling Your Jewellery In Devon

If you are looking for a company which engages in jewellery buying in Devon, you really want to look for the small individual – often family run – jewellers. If you go instead to the big chains, you will find that they don’t usually buy individual pieces because their managers are just that – managers – and their bosses will not trust them to spend their money, even though they may be skilled jewellers.

After all, as far as the directors of these big chains are concerned, their local manager could make a big mistake and pay far too much for a ring or a necklace – and remember that these are not necessarily small purchases: we could be talking in terms of many thousands.

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