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Find
out your Birth Stone
Haven't you always wanted to find out your
own and your loved ones' birthstones?
Here's your chance, Black Star Jewellery
helps you to easily find out your Birth
Stones. |
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Black Star Jewellery is an independent jewellery design house which buys gemstones in arguably the gemstone cradle of the world, Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Black Star Jewellery takes advantage of the high quality and vast choice of precious stones available in Thailand, by designing its pieces to show off the best qualities of the individually selected stones. |
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HOT NEWS !!!
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R14
Ring, Blue Sapphire with Diamonds
US$750.
10% Discount until the end of April! |
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R180
Ring,
Mexican Fire Opal and Diamonds.
US$495.
10% Discount until the end of April! |
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E190
Earrings,
Peridot and Diamonds.
US$395
10% Discount until the end of April! |
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Information on this site was last reviewed
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12th April 2005. |
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Using mostly precious stones, Blue Sapphires, Rubies, Emeralds,
Pearls and Diamonds, the Black Star Jewellery designs are
classical and timeless in their style, and pleasing in their
simplicity. Good taste is the aim, with a very reasonable
price tag. When you buy jewellery from Black Star Jewellery,
you will be paying only 25% to 50% of the cost for a similar
piece in the US or EU. This is because our overhead structure
is kept very low, and we have access to the finest wholesale
gems suppliers in the world, here in Bangkok. The pieces are
crafted locally by goldsmiths whose skills at working gold
go back many hundreds of years, and indeed they still work
in the traditional fashion using the traditional tools. Black
Star Jewellery uses 18k (75%) gold throughout our entire range
for reasons of durability. The exception is the occasional
24k hook of soft gold to connect the back of a necklace, or
other items where 24k is stated. The diamonds we use are all
VSI (very slightly included, or loupe clear) quality or better.
Black Star Jewellery is a small business where enthusiasm
and pleasure in creation are a driving force. To create a
unique piece for a customer, either for a special occasion
or a spontaneous gift which will be cherished, always gives
us great pleasure. Our designer uses his skill in selecting
the best stones from among the thousands that he regularly
sees and the main things he looks for in a gemstone are Cut,
Clarity and Colour. There is also a very special quality to
some stones which we can call ‘sparkle', ‘fire',
‘life' or ‘brilliance' that other stones do not
have. If a gemstone has this extra quality, it is then good
enough for Black Star to buy. Look in the ‘Information
about gemstones’ section of this site if you would like
to know more about the Cut, Clarity and Colour of precious
stones. Having purchased stones with good ‘brilliance',
there follows a period of careful consideration, as to the
best way of presenting the stones. They may be turned into
rings, earrings, necklaces or pendants. Once a decision has
been made, the process of designing a new piece has to start
with pencil and paper. The designer will get his design ideas
from many places and will often combine a number of different
ideas to produce something rather special. Our designer will
be happy to take on board your requests for a design, and
make a piece of jewellery to your specification. Any request
for a new design or item will be considered, such as cufflinks
or body piercing jewellery or a tiepin. A range of photos
of some of the jewellery items that have so far been designed
by us and sold is on display on this website. Some of the
items are now being carried in stock. If you choose to buy
an item from our stock, please use the ‘Order form'
button and follow the instructions revealed by the ‘Payments'
button. We will receive your order, and once the money has
cleared, the item will be despatched to you by carrier. Black
Star Jewellery is happy to guarantee that, if the goods are
not found to be as advertised, on return of the goods in their
original condition, within 30 days of the despatch date, we
will refund your money. Postage and packaging are extra, the
amount as advised on the payment form, and if your government
levies duty or tax, this must be paid by the purchaser at
the delivery address. The size of the rings will be altered
free of charge by one American size up or down. This alteration
will be carried out by us before despatch if requested. Adjustments
beyond two sizes may require some minor restructuring of the
ring, especially if there are stones on the shoulders. We
can quote you for the small cost of this work, so please ask.
Further minor adjustments to ring size after despatch should
be undertaken locally at the cost of the purchaser. If you
see an item amongst our selection that you like and it is
not in stock, it is nearly always possible to make another
one. On request to do so, our designer can advise you of the
likely cost, and then go and look for a suitable stone after
the order has been received. On some of the rings, the main
stone is rare and we will tell you the degree of difficulty
in finding another one. We generally use an above average
weight of gold in our designs, so the pieces feel solid and
have a reassuring ‘presence' on your person. Some of
the photographs (many!) are obviously not professionally taken,
as they were a record at the time and not originally intended
for a website. But for the purposes of illustrating the jewellery,
we have decided to include them and beg your understanding
for the poor quality! To sum up, this is very much a ‘bespoke
jewellery' or ‘jewellery by commission' site that will
allow you to buy a unique piece of good quality jewellery
at a very reasonable price. The quality of stone that we will
ship to you will nearly always exceed the quality of those
you can find in the US or EU at the same price. Black Star
Jewellery has built up an international clientele who are
enthusiastic collectors of our work, for gifts or just for
the pleasure of owning such nice pieces. If you wish to make
a statement to a person you love, what better way than to
give them a unique, personally designed jewellery item? This
will be a treasure for them to keep for life and hand down
with pride to children when they grow up. |
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