Assay Office Birmingham News

Estimating the carat weight of gemstones which are already mounted is something which experienced jewellers, pawnbrokers and valuers need to do everyday. Over the past few decades, the equipment to assist them has grown increasingly sophisticated, but now AnchorCert Gem Lab has propelled the process into the 21st century with it's Gemstone Carat Weight Estimator App for smart phones. The carat weight estimator contains a comprehensive database of diamonds and gemstones, as well as a wide se…

We are currently 55 days away from Christmas and as you know this is the time of year when we all go out buying presents for our loved ones. In order to do this, please follow these three simple steps: 1.     Sponsor’s Mark - You will need to register a unique Sponsor's Mark with us. To do this, please follow the link below to download the Registration of Sponsor's Mark form. Please complete the form and return it to us. We will use this form to order …

Ruth Faulkner, Editor at Retail Jeweller definitely has taste in clothing, as we can see from her lovely Anchor shirt design!

It was a great pleasure to meet staff from one of the UK’s leading jewellery magazines, Retail Jeweller, here at Assay Office Birmingham. They first visited the Hallmarking floor, where members of staff explained the assaying (testing) and hallmarking processes.   Ruth and Emily certainly saw and learnt alot during their time here and we hope to see them again on one of our training courses in the new year.