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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. You may find things that have been handed down and you have never worn, but just kept them anyway. Broken chains, scratched rings, and even gold tooth crowns can all fetch money. Before taking your old gold to a jeweller who engages in gold buying in Devon it is best to get an idea

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. An engagement ring, an eternity band, a dearest ring or a diamond pendant can then be handed down through the family. We are able to help families start their own generation jewellery. Part of the beauty of jewellery that is handed down through generations are the stories they come with.  Read more at Jewellery shops Devon

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. However, there is always a call for jewellery restoration in Devon and if you have a piece that is damaged you need an expertly trained jeweller to repair it. As with many things, jewellery restoration in Devon m

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. It is a celebration of some sort and is usually a case of one person – often a man – buying a piece of jewellery for his loved one, although it works the other way around too. Quite often, a woman may buy something such as a signet ring for the man in her life. Sometimes, buy

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. Read more at Engagement Rings Devon

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…   Read more at Engagement rings Devon