Despite Diamonds Being The Hard Substance They Are, Jewellery Can Still Become Damaged

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 may be a fairly straightforward job or it could be something that takes many hours. For example, a topaz necklace could that has lost some of its’ stones could require considerable time online trying to locate stones that match the rest of them.

Then, of course, there is the simple fact that the jeweller is often dealing with pieces that are extremely small and require very precise handling using special tools and a hand lens – or loupe as it is called in the trade. The standard magnification of a loupe is 10x and is used for hand-held gem identification and restoration.

When you need jewellery restoration in Devon you should look for a jeweller that has a fully functional workshop on site and employs highly experienced and skilled jewellers. Many jewellers do not have a fully functioning workshop and will actually send your pieces off to another jewellery workshop, even though you may think that they are being repaired on the spot. There is nothing really wrong with this, especially if the jeweller tells you that the piece will be sent away, but there is always the risk of items being lost in transit.