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The gold hoop earring has been a powerful symbol in many cultures throughout history.   Jewellery has been used as a form of adornment for people for centuries. The oldest earrings archaeologists have ever discovered were from 2500 BC and belonged to Sumerian women. It has been said that even cats were adorned with gold hoop earrings in ancient Egypt.  During his reign over Rome, Julius Caesar turned earrings into a symbol of status. Following from this, pirates were known to wear earrings too between 1650 and 1730 in order to secure a proper burial. In more recent years they have been available in the 80s and 90s with style icons like Madonna and now with they’re making a big comeback all over Instagram and other social media sites. Well with…

The most famous and desired gemstone in the world is a diamond. It’s combination of brilliance, fire (dispersion) and lustre make diamond unique amongst gemstones. It’s uniquely hard, transparent and, of course, shiny. It’s these characteristics that have earnt diamond the reputation as the perfect gemstone and consequently, an expensive price tag. Taking all of this into consideration, it is no surprise that scientists have tried to imitate diamonds for over 200 years. The first major breakthrough, however, did not come until the early 1950s when a Swedish engineering company, Allmanna Svenska Elektrisk Aktiebolaget, succeeded in growing 40 small diamond crystals in an apparatus called a sphere. Due to high cost of production and low quality output, early lab diamonds were predominately used for industrial use posing an insignificant threat…

Here at The Vintage Jeweller, you might be surprised to know that we don’t just sell jewellery.  When people go to get a special gift for someone, their first thought is often jewellery. This however, can be tough when the person you’re buying for doesn’t really wear jewellery.  So instead we’ve put together a few of our special, timeless items that you can give as a gift they can keep forever and pass down to their loved ones. Firstly we have this stunning sterling silver card holder from Tiffany & Co. This piece is great to give as a gift as it is robust and is something the person you give it to can use every single day so it’ll get used a lot.  They’ll remember how special it is…