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Book Your AppointmentEdwardian Platinum & Diamond Festoon Necklace
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344M
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A really wonderful platinumDerives from the Spanish word 'platina' meaning 'little silver'. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum's durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete... More necklace set with good well matched graded white diamonds, the largest of which is a caratThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated 'ct', 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. '24 carat' signifies pure gold, '18 carat' 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera. Also abbreviated as 'c... More. The total weight is approximately 5.20 caratsThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated 'ct', 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. '24 carat' signifies pure gold, '18 carat' 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera. Also abbreviated as 'c... More. It was made in the EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). More period, circa 1900-1914 and is typical of the style from that era with flower and leaf motifs. Platinum is a very strong metal so it can be used sparingly unlike earlier silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
More pieces which look heavier than this necklace. The result is a lace like quality. There is added millgrainA technique developed in the late 19th century as a textural effect to metal work on the edges or bezels of jewellery. That technique is referred to as millegrain (or mille grain or even milegrain). From the French word mille for a thousand, and from grain as the same meaning in English, it refers to what appears to be thousands of tiny beads upon a metal pr... More detail to the edges of the platinum. Millgrain was achieved with the use of a knurling tool and looks like little grains, hence the term, on the platinum. This necklace would be wonderful worn on the wedding day and subsequent occasions as it is so special.
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