The Faberge Diamond Jubilee Egg , specially created as a commemorative prize for the Faberge Big Egg hunt, will be on display in the Fine Jewellery Room at Harrods, Knightsbridge from April 2nd to 8th, during the final week of the hunt. The egg which also celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee is made up of [...]

  A new initiative has been launched to support, showcase and promote Britain’s most innovative jewellery talent, introducing the BFC Rock Vault during London Fashion Week. Ten jewellers have been selected to showcase their autumn/winter 2012-13 collections in the new, designated BFC Rock Vault space at Somerset House – curated by Stephen Webster. The jewellers are [...]

According to world jewellery experts, there is a growing trend in men wearing engagement rings as they happily adopt the same public “pre-commitment” signs women make when wearing a diamond ring on their left hand. Men and women both wear engagement rings in a lot of countries around the world, for example Brazil and Argentinia. [...]

  Betts Metal Sales are now selling 2012 full sovereign coins at a very competitive price. The design on the back of the coin is especially designed for 2012 to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. We believe these coins will make excellent gifts for any occasion in 2012,  maybe a special birthday, Anniversary, Birth or [...]

Betts Precious Metals is now offering a computer aided design bespoke service to all our customers. Computer Aided Design for those who don’t know is a 3D drawing created on a computer, which is then sent to a rapid prototyping machine that will print the piece in wax or resin (from the information in the drawing) [...]

AMETHYST – February    Wearing the birthstone associated with your date of birth is thought to bring good luck and protection. In modern times, birthstone jewellery is a popular keepsake gift for special occasions.Amethyst is the birthstone for February. Zodiac sign: Aquarius (20 Jan – 19 Feb) & Pisces (20 Feb – 20 March). It [...]

  Traditionally, women can take the ring into their own hands and propose to their men on Leap Day. ’Leap Day’ is February 29, which is an extra  day added during a Leap Year, making the year 366 days long – and not 365 days, like a common (normal) year. Nearly every 4 years is [...]

Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the General Roman Calendar [...]

Ask to see our new Castings range – everything from collets and bezels through to one piece and two piece castings, classic rings and earrings through to something more elaborate. We can do ANY precious metal alloy for you and we are bulding up our stocks for all classic and popular styles. We will do as [...]

The total number of units hallmarked by the four UK Assay Offices in 2011, totalled 10681,714 compared to 14841,840 in 2010, a reduction of 26.8%. All categories of metal have been affected with Gold down 24.1%, Silver down 29.4%, Platinum down 10.3% and Palladium down by 6.7%. For the third year running, more silver articles [...]

A Sweetheart of a Proposal  Valentine’s Day is  here again! — the most romantic day of the year. It’s the perfect time to propose to your sweetheart. With all the love in the air, it is no wonder that many nervous grooms-to-be pop the question on Valentine’s Day. Cupid’s arrow will surely guarantee them an emphatic [...]

  WITH her talent for combining ancient Greek history with modern femininity, Sophia  Kokosalaki’s jewellery is as covetable as her beautifully draped dresses. A collaboration  with revered Greek goldsmith Ilias Lalaounis has produced a new collection including chunky, gold-plated cuffs and striking drop earrings. “I always wanted to do jewellery as I am fascinated by craft and [...]

With a  four day Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend at the beginning of June and the eyes of the world on the UK for the Olympics, “cool Britannia” fever will be running high in summer 2012. Statistics from the Queen’s silver jubilee in 1977 and Golden jubilee in 2002 reveal significant increases in silver hallmarking [...]

    We have now added new profiles and widths to our massive stock holding. We now stock a larger range of the popular cushion court. 9ct yellow and white 3mm through to 6mm and Palladium 3mm through to 7mm have been added to the range. We can now also offer an engraving service on all [...]

IF you find you can’t take your eyes off the beautiful jewellery in Madonna’s new film – W.E.- then you have Alexis Bittar to thank. Collaborating with Oscar-nominated costume designer Arianne Phillips, the jeweller created several one-off pieces for Andrea Riseborough – who plays Wallis Simpson – to wear in the film. With pieces including [...]