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Carved yellow gold and amethyst cocktail ring
Read moreThe sculptural satin-finished curves of this ring compliment the angular fancy-cut amethyst. This hand-carved yellow gold and amethyst cocktail ring is new to our collection and will shortly be on display in our window. As with all of the pieces in our Carve series, this ring is a unique, hand-carved creation designed to accommodate a one-of-a-kind fancy cut coloured stone; in this case
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Blue tourmaline and white gold Balance ring
Read moreWe’ve just finished this ring for our collection. Made from 18 carat white gold in our ‘Balance’ ring design, it is set with a beautiful petrol-blue 1.29 carat tourmaline. The warm grey colour of white gold compliments the tourmaline perfectly. Drop into our store to see it on display in our collection.
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Black rhodium and diamond drop earrings
Read moreThese forged earrings are new to our collection and take our forged drop earrings in a fresh direction. The earrings are hand forged from white gold and plated with black rhodium. White diamonds of various sizes are scattered across the black surface, pave set in a random pattern.
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Carved yellow gold and opal ring
Read moreA new piece for our collection. This hand carved yellow gold and opal ring was designed for an incredible Lightning Ridge opal which we found recently and couldn’t resist. The black opal has vivid blue and green lights with flashes of bright red and orange fire.
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Workshops – The last clog maker in England
Read moreWe 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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Shop redesign launch party
Read moreOur 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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The McCaul workshop has a fresh new look
Read moreMcCaul 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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Gold, diamond and rutilated quartz pendant
Read moreWe’ve just finished this yellow gold, diamond and rutilated quartz pendant for our collection. Rutilated quartz is such an incredible stone, with golden needles that catch the light and glisten beautifully. It works wonderfully with 18 carat yellow gold which enhances the natural glistening straw-gold light of the quartz. Each year we visit a small family of gem cutters in
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White gold and platinum – what are the differences?
Read moreWhite gold and platinum are the most sought after white metals for fine jewellery, but what are the differences? If you’re not sure read on. The gold and platinum used for jewellery making is not pure; each is combined with other metals to form alloys with properties more suited to jewellery making. In their pure states platinum and gold are
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Jewellery Tools of the Trade: Dividers
Read moreDividers are essential for jewellery making and diamond setting and we’ve collected quite a few pairs so far. In fact, over the years we have amassed a vast array of diamond setting and goldsmithing tools – old and new – that are integral to our work. We’re always on the lookout for new tools and our collection continues to grow;
