- Gold prices would be
highly dominated by worries about economic growth and sovereign debt and
also India has made hallmarking gold jewellery mandatory which will
increase the demand
- A hallmark is a quality
control mark placed on an article made of precious metal. Sometimes
called a hall, assay or standard mark. It is usually applied after
accurate independent testing by an assay office. In the United Kingdom,
there are four Assay Offices which are legally empowered to test
precious metal objects, and to apply a hallmark to them. These offices
are in London, Sheffield, Birmingham, and Edinburgh.
- Hallmarks are important
because they guarantee to the consumer that the article has been
independently tested to be of the stated minimum purity. They also
inform and protect vendors from unintentionally mis-describing an
article. The presence of a hallmark avoids the necessity of re-testing a
piece whenever it is valued or offered for resale.
- In recent years, Assay
Office London has received over 69,000 packets containing over 6 million
articles per year. The Assay Office is registered to ISO 9001:2000.
- Before items made of
precious metals such as silver, gold or platinum are stamped with an
assay's hallmark they undergo rigorous testing to prove whether or not
the metal purity measures up to the established standards. In fact, the
word assay is derived from the French word meaning to test, trail or
examine.
- The basic method of
assaying, also known as the cupellation process, was first introduced by
the ancient Egyptians.
- Traditionally, the
hallmarks are 'struck' using steel punches. Punches are made in
different sizes, suitable for tiny pieces of jewellary to large silver
platters.
- Laser marking also means
that finished articles do not need to be re-finished. Laser marking
works by using high power lasers to evaporate material from the metal
surface.
- Assaying and Hallmarking
centers are facilitated with the equipment and machinery to check the
fineness and karat of gold in gold jewellary and laser marking machines
to hallmark jewellary.
- Hallmarked jewelry
carries five marks - the BIS logo, the fineness number, mark of the
hallmarking center, year of marking and the jewelers mark.
- The principal objective
of Hallmarking is to maintain legal standards of purity /fineness in
gold. In India, the BSI i.e. Bureau of Indian Standards undertakes
certification of purity of gold jewellary in accordance with Indian
Standards IS:1417 Grades of Gold and Gold Alloys.
- At present, there are
about 37 assaying and hallmarking centers in India - 8 in Tamil Nadu, 8
in Kerala, 6 in Maharashtra, 5 in Gujarat, 5 in Delhi, 3 in West Bengal,
1 in Andhra Pradesh and 1 in Karnataka..
- India is the largest
consumer of gold, followed by the USA. Indian jewellery has a huge
demand in the world. India exported gold jewellery worth US $ 3,813
million in year 2004-05.
- The Indian luxury
market is expected to jump ten-fold from US$3 bn in 2010 to
approximately US$30 bn by 2015 and a significant majority of about US$9
bn will be jewellery.
- One assaying and
hallmarking centre can hallmark about 800 -1,000 jewellery articles per
day. The project cost for an assaying and hallmarking centre is
estimated at INR 2 crores
- India Cabinet OKs
Hallmarking in Gold Jewelry - approving an amendment to a law which
could lead to compulsory hallmarking. The amendment has to be ratified
by parliament before it becomes law. This might take at least seven to
eight months - end of 2012
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General
Introduction
- Hallmarking -consumer
advice
- History of hallmarking
- Hallmarking :
Q&A
- Hallmarking introduced in
India
- Hallmarking :
FAQ
- Hallmarking
- Convention on the Control
And Marking of Articles of Precious Metals
- Hallmarks
on the Internet
Hallmarking
Marks
- Basic Hallmark
Identification
- UK Hallmark
- Stamped Marks
- Sterling Silver
Hallmarks
- National Gold Jewellary
Caratages / Finenesses and Marking Requirements
- Silver Marks
Standards and
Certification
- Consumer Protection on
Gold in India
- Bis Criteria for
recognition of Assaying and Hallmarking Centers
- Standards
Formulation
- Hallmarking of Precious
Metal - Regulations 2006
- Bis Certification scheme
for Hallmarking of Gold Jewellary
- Guidelines for
Hallmarking
- Scheme for Certification
of Silver Jewellary/ Artefacts for Fineness Marking As Per is
2112:2003
- Hallmarking of jewellary done under strict standards: BIS
- Hallmarking of Gold
Jewellary in India
- Trading Standards -
Jewelers' Guide
Rules and
Regulations
- Hallmarking Act
- Hallmarking Mandatory
on Gold Jewellery
- Hallmarking Within the
European Union
- Edinburgh Assay Office
Order Confirmation Act 1996
- Hallmarking
Law
- Hallmarking (Irish
Standards of Fineness) Regulations, 2001
- Terms and
Conditions
Hallmarking
Process and Techniques Used
- Schedule of
Accreditation
- Assaying of gold
jewellary –
Choice of technique
- Breakthrough in laser
marking for precious metals
- Hallmarking And The Assaying Process
- Image Recovery of
Worn-Off Hallmarks on Silver and Gold Objects
- Appropriate methods
- The Hallmarking Process
Cost of Setting
Up Hallmarking Center
- Cost of Assaying and
Hallmarking Precious Metal Articles
- BIS plans to recognise 35 hallmarking centres
- Discussion
- Gold hallmarking centres
to be expanded
- List of Hallmarking
Fees
- Gold sold in Delhi not up
to standards
- Coimbatore sees more hallmarking centres
Projects
- Assaying and Hallmarking
Centre
- Request for
Proposal
- Development
Projects
- SME Sector Challenge
project
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Hallmarking
Centers
- BIS Recognized
Hallmarking Centers
- British Hallmarking
Council
- NML-DST Gold Hall marking
Centre
- The Goldsmith's
Company
- JM Noble
Metals
- The Birmingham Assay
Office
- The Cochin Assay Company
Pvt Ltd
Market
- Research Study - 2011
-
Gold Trend - 2011
- UK Hallmarking Figures
and Trends
- Canadian Fine Craft Niche
Market Study
- Hallmarking to Increase
Indian Gold Consumption
- Mandatory hallmarking of
jewellery on the cards
- Hungarian traders call
for end to "hallmarking"
- Demand
- Real World Analysis of
the UK Gold Jewellary Market
Future Trends and
Technology
- How
Technology In Watches Is Advancing Today
- Jewellary
Technology
- Evolving Role of Gold – Recent Trends and Future
Direction
- Trends And
Countertrends
For 2006 And Beyond
- Deregulation of Gold in
India
- Future of Gold
- The Futurists
Hallmarking
Equipment
- Metal Testing
Kits
- Hallmarker
- Lead Test Kit
- Gold Testing
Tools
- Cupellation (assay)
furnaces
- Electronic
Assemblies
- Fiber Laser Marking
System
- Hallmark Plus Supplier
- Jewellary Hallmarking
System
- Laser Marking
- List of Major Equipments
for Setting up Gold Assaying and Hallmarking Center
Consultants
- Informer Consultant
Document
- Experts
- A Consultation
Document
- The American
Gem Consultants Consortium
- Hallmark expert
- Specialists
- Consultants
- Mr
Tom Murray
- Response of the British
Hallmarking Council to the Department of Trade and Industry Consultation
Paper Entitled
Reports
- Slowdown hits
Hallmarking
- Annual Report and
Accounts
- BIS plans to make gold hallmarking mandatory
- Non-Destructive
Imaging
OfWorn-off Hallmarks and Engravings FromMetal Objects of Art
Using Scanning Acoustic Microscopy
- Hallmarking for silver articles soon
- Hallmarking of gold jewellary stressed
- Ultrasonic Nondestructive
Imaging of Worn-Off Hallmarks on Silver: Preliminary Results
- Compliance with
Hallmarking Legislation at Jewelers within Sandwell
- International hallmarking
–
pipedream or possibility?
- Hallmark Data
Systems
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