Our Services

Fineness of Gold

Since fine (pure) gold is too soft for most uses, it is alloyed with other metals to achieve a desired hardness. During this process the colour, hardness, malleability and melting point can also be altered. Silver and copper are the two most common additives, but many other metals can be used. The relative amount of gold in an alloy is called the karat. This word signifies proportion and should not be confused with carat, which is a unit of weight.

Alloy Composition

KaratEuropeanGoldCopperSilverNickelZinc
10K Yellow Gold0.41541.7%40.89%11.7% - 5.8%
10K White Gold0.41541.7%32.82%-17.08%8.4%
14K Yellow Gold 0.58558.3%30.0%5.0%-6.67%
14K White Gold0.58558.3%22.1%-10.80%8.77%
18K Yellow Gold 0.75075%10%15%--
18K White Gold0.75075%7%-14%4%
14K Green Gold-58.3%7%4.0%-0.2%
18K Red Gold-75%25%---
22K Yellow Gold0.9167-----
24K Yellow Gold0.9999-----

Metal Repairs

Estimates provided prior to putting in job bag

  1. Retipping
  2. Soldering rings together
  3. Chain repairs
  4. Supply and solder bails
  5. Figure 8 safety clasps
  6. Safety chains
  7. Bracelet rivet or pin replacement
  8. Plating
  9. Polishing

Gemstones

  1. setting – pave, claw setting, bezel, gypsy, invisible, tension
  2. tightening
  3. repolishing.
  4. Reglue

Sizing/Half & Quarter Shanks

  1. Up or down
  2. installing square or stirrup shanks
  3. Installing Super-fit shanks- special order (based on US $)
  4. Liners
  5. sizing of rings soldered together or making one common shank

Ring Soldering

    1. solder together – price per ring
    2. unsolder rings-price per ring includes polishing

Chain Repairs

  1. Solder a break- price includes polishing chain
  2. Replace spring ring clasp
  3. replace lobster claw clasp
  4. Box clasps on bracelets
  5. replace jump rings

Puzzle Rings

  1. sizing – price per band
  2. reassembling

Adding or Removing Charms

  1. soldered or continuous rings

Battery Replacements

  1. Standard
  2. Lithium

Watch Bands

  1. Replacements
  2. New pins installed
  3. Sizing
  4. New clasps

Watch Crystal Replacement

  1. Generic
  2. Brand name
  3. Irregular or domed – sent out to a watch repairman

Watch Cleaning and Overhauls

  1. Picked up on Fridays by a Master Watch repaiman, quote provided before work done

Appraisals

  1. Verbal evaluation
  2. Three-part insurance appraisal/ picture kept on file
  3. Estate evaluations

Pearl and Bead Restringing or Custom Design

  1. Hand knotting on silk includes cleaning of pearls or beads
  2. Clasp replacement – with bead tips or French wire
  3. Restring bracelets on Tigertail wire

Buying Gold & Silver  

Two pieces of ID are required and must be 18 years or older – A form is filled out and a signature is mandatory

Option 1: A cheque will be issued

Option 2: A credit will be issued to your customer account

Option 3: Choose stock items in trade for your credit