Peridot, the vibrant birthstone for August, dazzles with its vivid olive-green colour enhanced by hints of gold. Known as “the gem of the sun,” this gemstone symbolises warmth and vitality. Its rich history, which begins in ancient Egypt, highlights its enduring beauty and significance. Whether you’re an August baby or simply love its radiant charm, peridot connects you to the sun’s energy while blending tradition with modern elegance.

Peridot, born from fire, forms in volcanic rock and meteorites. Ancient miners first sourced it exclusively in Egypt. Later, miners discovered peridot in the mountainous regions of Pakistan, where they could only extract it during summer. This link to harsh summer mining conditions makes peridot a perfect birthstone for August.

Gem-quality peridot now comes from many regions beyond its original source on St. John’s Island, Egypt. Today, miners find it in Norway, Pakistan, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Myanmar, China, and the United States.

Discover the timeless allure of peridot with me. Let its radiant charm illuminate your jewellery collection with a touch of warmth, tradition, and elegance.

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A Specialised Skill

Not all jewellers offer repair as a service. Many jewellery shops lack on-site workshops or skilled craftsmen, which prevents them from providing jewellery repair services.

Repairing jewellery requires specific skills through training. It is a unique specialisation within the jewellery trade.

Jewellery often carries deep sentimental value, which makes remodelling unsuitable in certain cases. Last week, a customer brought me a gold ring she had inherited from her mother. She wanted to preserve it and pass it down to the next generation.

images: customer’s inherited ring from her grandmother which needed sizing down 6 sizes. 

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It was designed as a cocktail ring. Created for an elegant lady to wear during special events. The success of it’s design lead to a customer commission which was for a remodel of two gold rings. Re-setting the sapphire which came from one of the original gold rings. The gold and sapphire ring was made for a gentleman. Although this ring design was re-made. The stone was not a pink tourmaline, but a sapphire. The precious metal was not silver, but gold. The finish was not polished and hammered, but smooth and mat.

But today it is the Pink tourmaline set in the silver ring that is being put in the spotlight…

Today, I was pleasantly surprised by an email from the organisers of Meesterlijk. They emailed a few selected craftsmen, who will be exhibiting at Meesterlijk, stating that their work has been selected for the preview show in Den Haag. This exhibition will run from 1st October till the end of December 2015. Very exciting news indeed!

Herewith, I am pleased to announce that this ring has been selected for the Meesterlijk preview exhibition in Den Haag. Along with a new ring in the making, especially for this occasion, it will be on display at Karel Bodegom, interior architect.

Both rings along with other selected artisan’s work, they will represent the 3-day show, “Meesterlijk” which will be held in Amsterdam at the end of November.

The ring in the image set with a large oval pink tourmaline, is a handmade in the silver ring, currently on display in Saskia Shutt’s workshop in Brussels.

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