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HOW TO CLEAN AND POLISH A JEWEL ? Starting from the assumption that in the goldsmith's field, whether artisanal or industrial, the person who performs polishing specialises in this work with practice and experience, and this determines a specific professionalism: like...

HOW TO SOLDER FOR GOLD ? Let's quickly see what is meant by soldering : By soldering we mean the joining of two or more metal parts in order to obtain a single, strong body. In this case we do this by preparing an alloy whose melting point is lower than the melting...

GOLD, CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES, WHAT IS THE TITLE : CARAT OR THOUSANDTHS Gold history and chemical characteristics : Gold chemical symbol Au - atomic number 79 - specific weight 19.3; found in nature in the form of specks and nuggets, very often alloyed with...

SILVER, HOW IT IS ALLOYED, TITLE OR THOUSANDTHS Silver chemical symbol Ag - atomic number 47 - specific gravity 10.5; is a chemical element that occurs in nature both pure and in the form of ore (argentite). It is used in jewellery, silverware, for minting coins and...

The Rhinoceros course for 3D CAD jewellery design. 3D CAD Design is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary technologies developed in the field of jewellery and by far one of the specialisations, along with gem-setting, most in demand by companies and which no one...

Why high jewellery brands choose our artists for their hires : Over the past few months, we have been posting photos of our students selected and hired by the most important international jewellery companies. Selections which, like the last one by Damiani, also had...

In this article, we will explain what the lost-wax technique consists of and why it is a very important technique for anyone who wants to create their own jewellery lines independently. First of all, what is jewellery wax? The wax technique is a very old technique,...

The Gerardi Setting School is the biggest setting school in Europe and is considered the best school where study stone setting Italy and Europe. Followed by more than 130.000 people on Instagram, it is the N.1 High Jewellery School in Europe where to study setting in...

The trinocular method is the method to achieve the perfect stone setting, invented by Pier Paolo Gerardi, Master and owner of the Accademia Delle Arti Orafe, the most important Italian High Jewellery School and founder of the Gerardi Setting School the Biggest gem...

What is the largest diamond in the world? the largest diamond in the world is currently the Golden Jubilee. Until 1908 it was the Cullinan diamond, also called "the Great Star of Africa", to carry this title. In 1985, however, in the same mine from which the cullinan...