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Design Challenge
Terms & Conditions The promoter of this design competition is The Hunter Jewellers – ABN: 68 112 228 341. Entry is open to all Australian residents and entry into this competition means that the entrant meets the entry requirements and accepts these terms and...
Evolution – Simple Adjustments
Here is an example of a custom made ring that we have made. The customer picked it up and was happy with it. A few weeks later, after questioning whether or not he should come back and discus it, he did come back with some issues. Mostly, it was uncomfortable to wear,...
Can you believe it?!
A hollow wedding band (like a can, thin walled tube), A customer brought a wedding band from multinational chain store. A typical looking ladies classic band. The store did not have the finger size required, so the customer decided to buy it & have it resized....
Pulling my hair trying to work it out
Recently we saw a customer and showed them some stock. We demonstrated that we could make an engagement ring exactly as they wanted, to a price that suited. We spent time explaining the options, then, followed up later to see if we could help them further - but no...
Quality – perfection vs Integrity
Should the integrity of an items structure be sacrificed to achieve "perceived perfection". As always there is compromise to be found. As an example, A small silver filled bangle, in which the gold layer is typically thin, provides far less tolerance for finishing...
TV shopping
The below story, whilst written for the US, is pertinent in Australia. I thought this article by Richard Drucker, publisher of The Guide and Gem Market News, was a really great reply to the Jewelry TV industry, Excerpted from Gem Market News, May/June 2006, Richard...
Unique & interesting design ideas
Here are some interesting & unique ideas, there are endless possibilities we could custom make nearly anything, fantasy fiction sport family. these are some unique designs that we & others have done we have gathered here for your inspiration
Famous Gems
Hunter jewellers have a selection of gems in store, we can source virtually any gem you desire from various trusted gem merchants such as, this artist gem cutter Doug Menadue & kingstone gems or our CAD CAM partners stuller, Bolton gems Oneils & surfsands,...
Versatility
Items of jewellery can be used in many ways
Will Maguire
Will Maguire is a one of very few contemporary blacksmiths in Australia. He works with hot steel, forging and manipulating it, to create forms that are beautiful, genuine and new. He brings blacksmithing into the 21st Century. With a combination of striking...