9ct gold seashell necklace, handcrafted using traditional methods from gold grain. It is a cast taken from a real, tiny seashell The tiny seashell is 7.5mm length x 5mm at widest part x 2.5mm at thickest part Total length including the bail is 9.5mm
The necklace includes the 18 inch, 9ct gold fine curb chain. It also comes with a choice of gift box (black or purple ribbon) & a polishing cloth which is suitable for both gold & silver
Total weight of necklace is 0.9G
This necklace carries my full Edinburgh hallmark on the reverse (please see below or here for more information on hallmarks)
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Hallmarks: This is applicable for gold items made & sold in the U.K Nowhere else in the world are consumers more highly protected than in the UK. The UK is one of only a few countries in the world that have compulsory statutory hallmarking. This means that every item sold as precious metal, eg: gold, silver, platinum or palladium must have been tested and hallmarked by an independent third -party Assay Office to guarantee that the precious metal is of the fineness stated The law applies to everything sold in the UK, regardless of where it may have been manufactured. The only exemptions are items which fall beneath the specified weight thresholds which are 1.0 gram for gold, 7.78 grams for silver, 0.5 grams for platinum and 1.0 grams for palladium
A '375' stamp alone is not a hallmark. If anyone tells you the '375' stamp is a hallmark they are not only lying they are also breaking the law! A hallmark guarantees the precious metal content of the item, and comprises three compulsory marks - a sponsors mark (first two initials of the maker), a fineness mark (925, 916, 999, 375 for example) and an assay office mark (symbol representing one of the four assay offices - London, Birmingham, Sheffield or Edinburgh)
I am registered with Edinburgh Assay Office and my hallmark comprises of the two initials SL, followed by the metal fineness - 375 and then the castle symbol. This means my items have been tested by the Edinburgh assay office and confirmed with the stamp, to be what they are described as
In most cases, I will send items off to be hallmarked even if they fall under the legal requirement to do so
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