The Charm of Vintage Lockets
Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
Discover MoreThis is a smart 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold locket that was made circa 1880-1900. In the centre is a daisy cluster of old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod... diamonds that have a total approximate weight of just over three quarters of 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.... The diamonds are bright white old mine cut stones and are very well matched. It opens to reveal a compartment for a photograph.
It is very striking when worn.
Secretive, sentimental and sweet, lockets are a guaranteed hit with any girl. Here are some ideas for making yours uniquely personal.
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