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Gold smelting in our own workshop

April 17, 2025

Gold smelting in our own workshop: craft from design to end result In a world full of ready-made jewelry, more and more people are consciously choosing craft. At Charlotte Vogel Jewelry (formerly The Gold...

By appointment

Aug. 6, 2024

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As of August 2024, Charlotte works by appointment during the week. A time for this can be scheduled in the scheduler, found on the contact page. For both a repair pickup and...

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Piercing holes

Jan. 18, 2024

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We can shoot holes again because they are back in, those shooting ear studs! 14 Karat gold, gold plated or titanium...with or without a stone. A ball, a flower or a star...and holes....

Solid opals

April 2, 2022

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What is an opal doublet? An opal doublet is a very thin layer of opal glued to a black backing. The backing or base is usually ironstone or...

Tying strings of pearls

Nov. 16, 2021

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As a goldsmith, I design and craft jewelry in gold, silver and platinum. But did you know that I also re-thread beaded necklaces and knot pearls? This way, the precious pearls become one...

Burnt Henna is the trend color of 2021 - 2022

Sept. 13, 2021

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We are still trying to enjoy the last warm rays of sunshine of the year, but inevitably autumn is coming. The days are getting shorter and cooler but the colors...

Merovingers, big on jewelry

March 7, 2021

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Merovingians, great with jewelry Brilliant goldsmithing The Merovingian era represents a very special chapter in European art history, mainly due to the creativity of the goldsmiths. On the market are not...

Silver pendant Chai Chet Yud life Jewish Yiddish Hebrew

Under the spell of silver

November 22, 2020

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What is silver? For centuries we have been under the spell of silver. But why? Silver is a soft, white, natural material first discovered in Greek silver mines....

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Hallmarks gold and silver

October 10, 2020

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In the Netherlands, controls on gold and silver are very strict. The Ministry of Economic Affairs is in charge of implementing the so-called Waarborgwet and takes its task very...

Bracelet. Gold, gilt silver, diamonds and hair. Germany and the Netherlands (?), ca. 1845 - 1850. Rijksmuseum Collection.

Jewelry or jewelry, is there a difference?

March 13, 2020

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Language & terminology: Jewelry or gems, is there a difference? An expert in jewelry once told me during a lecture that the use of the term jewel (rather than gem) is reason...

Germany lowers gold limit

December 11, 2019

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Germany lowers limit on anonymous gold buying. Germany passed new legislation in late November to discourage anonymous gold buying. Starting next year, gold dealers there will not be allowed to sell more than €2,000 worth of...

What is gold?

December 2, 2019

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Just a very technical note: Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au and atomic number 79, and it is a yellow metallic transition metal. Since time immemorial, this metal has been highly valued and...

Thieves loot treasury

November 26, 2019

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Thieves loot German museum treasury: 'Biggest art heist in post-war history' Burglars struck at historic museum Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, Germany, this morning, stealing antique jewelry. According to ...

What is diamond?

November 11, 2019

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What is diamond... Diamond is, as far as we know, the hardest material found in nature. It consists of pure carbon that crystallizes as a result of very high pressure and...

What is platinum?

August 20, 2019

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What is platinum? Platinum is an extremely rare precious metal found only in a few places in the world. It has a very high melting point of around 2,000 degrees Celsius....

Why we don't rhodinize

August 10, 2019

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A thin layer of rhodium You've probably experienced it: you buy a beautiful white gold ring from a jeweler but after a few weeks a yellow glow begins to...

We go for sustainable

July 18, 2019

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Fortunately, there is a lot of focus on sustainability these days, which is why we too go sustainable. But what exactly is sustainability? Sustainability can mean that something has a long lifespan. A...

New website

July 2, 2019

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Behind the scenes we are working hard ... Also on a new website! This week the new website will go on air and you can view all the jewelry to your heart's content and now ...

5 YEARS OF THE GOLD XPERIENCE ®

February 28, 2019

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5 YEARS OF THE GOLD XPERIENCE WE Celebrate WITH CART AND CADEAUS Years ago, I was contemplating a career switch... I had been working as a claims correspondent in traffic insurance for a long time and was starting to get bored....

Gold smelting in our own workshop

By appointment

Piercing holes

Solid opals

Tying strings of pearls

Burnt Henna is the trend color of 2021 - 2022

Merovingers, big on jewelry

Under the spell of silver

Hallmarks gold and silver

Jewelry or jewelry, is there a difference?

Germany lowers gold limit

What is gold?

Thieves loot treasury

What is diamond?

What is platinum?

Why we don't rhodinize

We go for sustainable

New website

5 YEARS OF THE GOLD XPERIENCE ®

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