Behind the Scenes

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    Spinels – The Jewellery Industry’s Hidden “Spark”

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    Spinel – derived from the Greek work “spark” is the best kept secret of the jewellery industry. For thousands of…

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  • Emerald-pear-0.85ct-18ct-yellow-gold-wave-ring

    Emeralds

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    With its rich history and mystical healing powers we are a little bit obsessed with emerald at the moment and…

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  • Coloured gemstones - black opal, pink and green tourmaline, sapphire, alexandrite and citrine

    Coloured gemstone jewellery commissions

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    Throughout the year we visit stone dealers in search of new gemstones for our collection. Beautiful stones are never with…

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  • Ladies and mens engraved rose gold wedding bands

    Engraved recycled rose gold wedding band commission

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    We’ve just finished this pair of engraved, recycled rose gold wedding bands. Every now and then we take on a…

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  • Workshops – The last clog maker in England

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    We stumbled across a lovely little video about a clog maker in Wales.

    A lot of what Jeremy says resonated with us so we thought we’d post a link to the video. Hope you enjoy!

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  • McCaul Goldsmiths in-store event launched the new look shop this week

    Shop redesign launch party

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    Our open evening and launch party was a great success. On Wednesday we opened our doors to celebrate the redesign of our fine jewellery showroom and goldsmithing workshop and show McCaul craftsmanship in action.

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  • Wall detail at McCaul Goldsmiths' Atelier London

    The McCaul workshop has a fresh new look

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    McCaul Goldsmiths has just reopened with a new look shop and jewellery workshop. We’ve been working on a refit over the past month and its been great to see it come together. We love the new space and are (almost) used to the new layout.

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  • 18ct white gold diamond set earrings

    White gold and platinum – what are the differences?

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    White gold and platinum are the most sought after white metals for fine jewellery, but what are the differences? If…

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  • A selection of jeweller's dividers

    Jewellery Tools of the Trade: Dividers

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    Dividers are essential for jewellery making and diamond setting and we’ve collected quite a few pairs so far. In fact,…

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  • The workbench of stonecutter and goldsmith Erwin Springbrunn

    A visit to one of Ireland’s hidden gems

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    On a recent weekend away in Ireland David paid a visit to goldsmith Erwin Springbrunn who is also one of…

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