The workshop
One room, two benches,
since 2009.
Elsie Marlow trained as a goldsmith in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and opened the studio on Margaret’s Buildings with one bench and a borrowed rolling mill. Today two of us make everything you see here, by hand, a few steps from where you try it on.
Better metal, not new metal.
01
Recycled gold
Every gram of 9ct and 18ct gold we use is recycled, refined in the UK, and chemically the same as new.
02
Traceable stones
Lab-grown and natural diamonds and coloured stones from suppliers who can show where each one came from.
03
Hallmarked
Every piece over one gram is tested and stamped at the Birmingham Assay Office, as UK law asks.
Care & repairs
Looked after for life.
We clean and check anything we made for free, for as long as you wear it. We repair other jewellers’ pieces too. Bring it in for a free look and a price before we start.
Ring resizing
Up or down, in any metal. Free for life on rings bought from us.
from £45
1 week
Clean and polish
Bring any piece in and we clean and check it while you have a coffee.
Free
While you wait
Re-tipping claws
Worn claws rebuilt so your stone stays safe.
from £35 per claw
1 week
Chain repair
Broken links soldered and clasps replaced, for any chain.
from £30
3 days
Ring size guide
Find your size at home.
01
Take a ring that fits the right finger.
02
Measure straight across the inside, edge to edge, in millimetres.
03
Find the closest number in the table. Between two? Choose the bigger one.
UK size
Inside width
Around
H
15.3 mm
48 mm
J
15.9 mm
50 mm
L
16.5 mm
52 mm
M
16.9 mm
53 mm
N
17.3 mm
54 mm
P
17.9 mm
56 mm
R
18.5 mm
58 mm
T
19.1 mm
60 mm
From the journal
Notes from the bench.
Why we only use recycled gold
Recycled gold is chemically the same as newly mined gold. Here is why we made the switch in 2015, and what it costs.
Lab-grown or natural? An honest guide
Both are real diamonds. The differences are price, story and resale. A plain-English guide to choosing.
How to clean your jewellery at home
Warm water, a drop of washing-up liquid and a soft brush. What to do, and what never to do.
A ring made from three generations
How we turned a grandmother's wedding band, a father's signet and a small sapphire into one new ring.