Titanium Rings Hand Made in South Africa
Craftsmenship..........Service............Creativity
"Hi Susan, I have just received the bangle! Thanks a million for your great service and the fact that you finished the product so speedily. I really appreciate it. It looks FANTASTIC! (I am paying into your account this afternoon). Have a great week-end. Regards Ansie - An-Ro Jewellers - South African Retail Jeweller."
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RED GOLD, YELLOW GOLD, WHITE GOLD, SILVER,PLATINUM,TITANIUM.
Plectrums in silver and titanium
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Catalogue Titanium all products (big file)
Catalogue Titanium all products (small file)
Pefect titanium wedding rings for men and woman. Our men's rings will last a lifetime as will our womans wedding bands.
Made in Gauteng, South Africa. Member of the Jewellery Council of South Africa 
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Phone:012 669 0998 Fax: 086 5510654
Titanium jewelry and bangles, cuff links and tie bars, money clips, wedding bands and engagement rings. Custom designs welcome. Free Mason jewellery available. All of our titanium jewellery is individually made.
"Sons of earth"
In Greek mythology, the Titans are a race of godlike giants who were considered to be the personifications of the forces of nature. They are the twelve children (six sons and six daughters) of Gaia and Uranus.
This is one of the world's oldest ideograms. It has been found on the walls of the Trois Frères cave in France. It was probably drawn about 10,000 years ago. In the Nordic runic alphabet it is a sign for a sound that is no longer used. The name of this rune is associated with giants or titans. The Rune "Thurisaz" represents: gateway or wisdom.
4 times harder than stainless steel.
1/5 the weight of gold.
Extremely high melting temperature– 1800 °c.
85% of the space shuttle's structural components are titanium.
The colours occur when the surface oxide that forms reaches a specific thickness. Colours are not due to colour present in the oxide, but are explained by a phenomenon called "optical interference" .
In this phenomenon, two parallel reflecting surfaces exist: the upper surface which is variably transparent depending on oxide thickness, and the lower surface which is the true metal surface.
White light rays striking the metal surface enter the oxide film and reach the reflective interface between the metal and the oxide film. Light is broken up and refracted from the surface as multiple reflections. Differences in the oxide thickness causes the film to appear as different colours.
The colours observed also appear on soap bubbles or oil floating on water. In nature this magical effect also occurs on shells, feathers, butterfly wings and beetles.
Each creation is handcrafted, formed, coloured, and assembled at our workshops.
The subtle combination of warm gold and platinum hues, and the wonderful spectrum of colours present in titanium, allow a fascinating exploration into light, form and colour.
Titanium cannot be resized - bit of a hassles - but we do make very large sizes and with the great prices you can afford to make another when you need - we can sometimes make a ring half a size bigger.
Another question I get often is
Why is titanium jewellery so expensive?
June 23rd, 2010
I see that titanium rings from China and from some websites are really cheap? Why then are some sites so expensive?
A common question from my customers – Rings from China are really inexpensive – and they are great quality titanium wedding rings.
The reason they are so cheap is the quantities you need to order. The titanium factories in China produce limited styling in big quantities on CNC machines. The styles are great, if limited, and the quality of titanium bangles are great.
On the other hand smaller factories custom make titanium cuff links and jewellery to suit their clients needs. The production is done on lathes and goldsmiths inlay the precious metal by hand.
Our titanium factory produces about 1500 unique styles of titanium rings. They can be ordered in any size – even very large titanium rings, and can be customised. We accept orders for one ring at a time with custom engraving inside….. and best of all we deliver in 6 working days. – Beat that China!
Have a look at some of our styles of titanium jewelry and you will see that the work we put into them is great.
You can customize your styling so that you get a unique titanium ring
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How to buy a diamond – first time buyers.
March 30th, 2009I received a question regarding diamonds – I thought this may be of interest to others looking to buy diamonds.
Hello,
What is the difference between ideal and excellent cut diamonds?
There are so many factors to consider. Would you be kind enough as to give me some pointers as what to look for or avoid? Please help.
Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Susan
Hi,
Very little difference – “ideal cut” is a brand like Nike – so don’t be misled.
You can find out more about diamonds at diamond_facts
Also remember that even after you have chosen a diamond by looking at the 4 C’s (cut, clarity, carat and colour) some diamonds just look better. The one thing missing on all certificates is brilliance and sparkle. A well cut diamond should sparkle – some are much better than others. Only by looking one stone next to another do you see the difference.
If you are looking at stones – always ask to see them next to one another – you will see a difference in colour, size and sparkle. Most dealers will open one at a time and close the packet before showing another – security as the excuse.
Remember that carat is a weight – not a size – a badly cut diamond might be bigger in size than a well cut diamond – making you think it is a bargain – but because it is not in proportion it will not reflect and refract light in the best way – making it dull and lifeless. Unless it is next to a well cut stone you are unlikely to spot the difference. But once you have seen a lively stone you will not want to buy size over brilliance.
The best way to start is to visit reputable stores and let them show you stones and prices. Ask for details and write them down – colour, caret weight and clarity. This will allow you to compare pricing. All diamonds should have a certificate – listing all the details. This usually ensures that they are not conflict diamonds.
I am happy to show you some diamonds and teach you what to look for – it is not that hard – jewellers tend to make it hard – keep the mystery.
Decide on a budget first – very important. Remember that the sales person will try to “upsell” . Buying an engagement stone is an emotional decision and it is very easy to get carried away. Most people want a “1/2 carat or a 1 carat, this makes it easy for us to manipulate your buying decision. If you are buying as a couple it is even harder. Choose your budget and STICK TO IT.
Then decide what size you would like (may not always be what you want). Prices on diamonds jump disproportionately when you go from just under a rounded size to that size – for example a stone weighing 0.48 carats is a lot cheaper than a stone weighing 0.5ct (1/2 carat). The difference in size is so small that only a very accurate scale can tell the difference. There is no way by looking that anybody (including a highly experainced dealer) can tell. So why pay the premium for no difference!
From there I can help you decide what colour and clarity. If it is an engagement stone – it should be white (unless you like the fancy yellows etc – they are beautiful) This means the cert should be a colour H or above.
The stone does not need to be flawless – anything above a Si1 is good as you cannot see the flaw without magnification (although if the flaw is in the wrong place it can reflect through the stone and make it dull).
I have seen “loving couples” fall out over buying diamonds. Every girls dream is a “blue white one carat diamond”. Often this is just not possible – and in a lot of cases totally impractical. I had blokes with the budget come in and buy a huge stone for a lady that has tiny fingers – the result is that the design is limited – usually to a large claw stuck on top of a tiny band – ugly as anything! An engagement ring needs to be worn every day, hopefully for the rest of ones life – think about it. Consider the stress of wearing (and being responsable for) a ring that costs as much as a house. Perhaps that one carat diamond should e in a dres ring to be worn on occasion.
When choosing a shank design, the same thing applies, it must be wearable, and it must be hard wearing – very fine shanks and claws mean that you will be back in the future for repairs. White gold is very soft – go for platinum if you can afford it – it will pay off in the long run. Watch out for rhodium plated rings, they look fantastic when you buy but it will wear off, sometimes ending up with a lemon colour white gold.
The last pointer……Men – when buying without your partner – be careful. Most of you have no clue about what your partner wants. Trust me. I have had customers who have been married 40 years coming in to have their rings remodeled. The ring has worn (or they have built up the courage to change it) and now is their chance to change the design. They confide in me that they never liked the ring from day one – but did not want to hurt their new fiances feelings! Imagine that – wearing a ring you hate for 40 years! My advice – include her in the buying descion. If you want to surprise her – buy her the diamond and give her that – let her chose her own design. If you want to put something on her finger – choose an inexpensive, simple design and tell her that you will take her to the jeweller to have her dream ring made. It will be the start of a caring relationship.
African Gold Launches New Shopping Sites
January 9th, 2010africangold.co.za today launched the first in it series of shopping portals.
“Our web site is great as a catalogue – but does not make the buying process easy” said Wayne Skews of African Gold. “We decided to open a series of online shopping site in niche markets – each with it’s own shopping cart and credit card facilities.
The first site up was Celtic Dreams- this site carries our Celtic range. We decided on Joomla as an interface – Wayne spent his Christmas holiday on a steep learning curve – designing and publishing the site.
Next up was African Mask Jewelry (spelt the American way with a dot com address to try and get the international market and some interest from the Kwanzaa concept. This range is truly an original concept – the range was designed in collaboration with indigenous people – George Skews put the whole thing together including carving the miniature masks models.
Titanium wedding rings was put up to help our trade site, Trilogy Jewellers, deal more effectively with the many price requests we get from the public.
Our plan is to first direct the public to a local reseller through our Trilogy Jewellers web site and then, if a South African titanium reseller is not available, try and help them through our online shopping portal.
We have a few more South African websites planned – all covering niche jewellery markets.
The last site was a web hosting site – African Domain Hosting – this is to help other jewellers host at better prices and help them with the confusing aspects of building a website and hosting it.
We are hoping to attract internet shoppers who are looking for strange and original jewelry.
Now online – more African Gold shopping sites.
www.freemasonsjewellery.com -Free Masons rings and bangles in titanium and silver. Have a look at this brand new site showing Free masons rings and free masons bangles and cuff links.
And now you can see titanium and silver plectrums and picks online at www.plectrums.co.za- custom made and custom engraved plectrums and picks for musicians and guitar players – great gifts for anyone in the music industry.
Of couse if you want to see all the shopping sites in one place you can visit www.africangold.co.za/shopping.htm – all of our sites are listed in one place.
Rose gold jewellery
Do you struggle yo find red gold or rose jewellery – or someone to make up jewelry in red gold? Have a look at this classy site – great selection of red gold rings – there is even a beautiful yin yang in red and yellow gold! Have a look at www.redgoldrings.co.za - lots of different styles of red gold.
We aslo have a portal for jewellery – browse to www.jewelry.co.za- here you will find links to all our shopping sites for handmade jewellery in South Africa.
Other sites from Nowhereman publications -
African Masks in Silver and Gold - pendants, rings and cufflinks.
And don't forget that Trilogy Jewellers supplies to the trade - we have a great range of African Corporate gifts - cufflinks, tie bars, and trophies. Give your corperate csutomer an African Gift this time - all of our mask come with the history and stories of the masks. The symbols of Africa are very powerfull reminders of our roots - and the world loves them.
AKUA’BA – AKUA’S CHILD
March 22nd, 2009
AKUA’BA – AKUA’S CHILD – see africa5 jewellery
Ashante (Ashanti) Ghana
Originally these statues are said to have represented the Moon Goddess – NYAME.
According to legend (2) a woman named AKUA became pregnant and had a beautiful daughter by carrying this figure.
Until recently many AKAN women carried the figure to induce fertility – it was carried like a child on the woman’s back.
In the past 50 years the figures have been naturalized, earlier examples had rudimentary arms, a stylized neck and conical torso (3). The disc shaped head is characteristic.
Our experience is that this figure is internationally appreciated for its striking design and is instantly identified with Africa.
These sterling silver masks make great fifts for overseas visitors.
from: www.africangold.co.za/masks.htm
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Nyami Nyami – River God from Zimbabwe
March 17th, 2009
NYAMI NYAMI
The Protector
NYAMINYAMI is the WATER GOD – river snake – of the ZAMBEZI RIVER. The TONGA people of the ZAMBEZI VALLEY pledged their allegiance to this spirit by performing ceremonial dances.
NYAMINYAMI (literal meaning: meat meat) showed himself often – especially in the dry season and allowed the people to cut meat from his body in their times of need.
NYAMINYAMI, the great RIVER GOD with the body of a snake and a fish-like head, protected and brought good fortune to those who believed in him. One year, however, when NYAMINYAMI had gone up-river and his wife had gone down-river, each to help the people, the white man came to build THE WALL in mighty KARIBA GORGE.
NYAMINYAMI did not want his movements along the many magnificent miles of the ZAMBEZI to be impeded.
HE WAS UNHAPPY
KARIBA DAM took five years to complete. Unexpected heavy floods, broken bridges and collapsed walls caused time delays and many lost their lives.
The following is taken from information provided by the OMAY CRAFT CENTRE (5), in the NYAMINYAMI DISTRICT in ZIMBABWE.
TONGA ELDERS AND THEIR SPIRIT MEDIUMS MANAGED TO PERSUADE NYAMINYAMI TO CALM DOWN. THE DAM WAS COMPLETED AND KARIBA LAKE CAME INTO BEING. HOWEVER, NYAMINYAMI WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE AND NEVER AGAIN SHOWED HIMSELF TO ANY HUMAN BEING.
from: www.africangold.co.za/masks.htm
And finally some testimonials about our great jewellery
Hi Wayne, The piece is absolutely fantastic... I love it., Thank you so much...Regards Claudia
Hi Susan....Our wedding was beautiful! Thank you for my husband's wedding band. I appreciate everything that you have done.Thanks again Lezinda Ross
Hi Wayne Thanks! Sorry for the delayed response - been on honeymoon! Our rings look awesome on - thanks! Donald - South Africa
Wayne, Thank you for the stunning ring you made me. I am getting married this weekend to my the love of my life and another ring would not have done our commitment and our love justice.Ronelle
Hi Wayne, I received the ring today and it looks great. Thank-you very much!! Jamie
Hi Wayne, just got the necklace, it's very very pretty. The chain is a little longer for me but I will wear the rings on another until I get it shortened. Thanks for the letter with information on the rings and again thanks for your help handling my order. Looking forward to doing business with you in the future. Sincerely, Silvia
Hi Wayne, H/W a pic of the final assembled trophy. I took it in the early hours of the morning before delivering - hence the quality. I will shoot a better sample when I do the final batch. The client was absolutely knocked out with the finished effort. I must say that without your painstaking crafted master we would not have had a product at all. Thank you for putting so much effort and precision into a difficult job at such short notice, I really appreciate it. I did the deposit into your FNB account yesterday. Appologies for the delay in payment but the panic of getting things ready for the launch seemed to rob me of a few days. Thanx - having established a good credibility for quality and delivery we will punt for and any smaller items that could be a profitable manufacture for you. Best regards, Mike
These rings absolutely rock. it looks AMAZING. please send me the invoice ASAP cause i still need to get a p.o number from SAB. Thanks Alot. It seems like SAB jhb are going to go with rings as well but closer to october/november as there activations are in December. Thanks again Ash Pienaar
Wayne, just a quick note to say the ring arrived safely. My fiancée and I are so thrilled with the results! Your expedient work was appreciated and your attention to detail are very evident in this wonderful piece. We will be very happy to speak highly of your work to all of our family and friends. Again, many thanks, Sean Fraser, Kingston, Ontario CANADA
Hi Wayne, You have made my day! That is brilliant news! Thank you for getting back to me.. I am really impressed with the after-sales service ***GRIN***. I am sure Adele will contact you soon. Have a fantabulous day! Regards M
Hi Wayne, Just a quick note to let you know that Quinton loves his birthday gift......thanks for the special gift. Regards Nivie Padayachie Sales & Marketing Coordinator Transportation
Wayne, I got the ring yesterday, it fits my husband perfectly and it's exactly what we wanted. Thank you very much!! Courtney Connell, SrA 377 DS 6-3027
Hi Wayne, I will chat with my fiancé tonight whether he wants to keep the colour in the runes. Thanks so much! Thanks! Vanessa
Hi Wayne! Wanted to let you know the ring arrived - it is on my husband's left hand, it fits well, and he really likes it. Thank you so much - I will share your web site with friends. Have a super day. Darleyne Mayers, Freeport, NY USA
Hi, Wayne, Just a note to thank you for (yet again) the excellent, prompt, friendly and efficient service. It's always an absolute pleasure to deal with everyone there. Many thanks, and Kind regards Dave Newman
Dear Wayne, Ian and I are delighted with the engagement ring. The ring is eye catching, and elegant. Thanks so much for making it. Kind Regards Kate
Yes, I got it on Friday. I'm not too happy about the long time it took to get it, but you did a great piece of artwork and I'm glad that I finally got it. Olivier.
Hi Wayne, Could you kindly provide a valuation for insurance purposes for the ring which you made for me, invoice no.1788, which I collected on 14th April. We paid R2510, but if I lost it I could never replace it for that amount, certainly not in London! Many thanks. Beverley Howard. ps. Sorry not to have seen you last Thursday week, but we were due at the airport and couldn't wait. The ring is lovely!
Safe arrival of ring yesterday. Thanks very much for all your efforts. I am very pleased with the result and my wife is delighted also. Robert Talbot, United Kingdom
Hi Wayne, You have made my day! That is brilliant news! Thank you for getting back to me.. I am really impressed with the after-sales service ***GRIN***. I am sure Adele will contact you soon. Have a fantabulous day! Regards M
Hi Wayne - GREAT NEWS! The pendants came today!!!!!!!!! They are BEAUTIFUL. Thank you so much for your kindness, patience, and help. Cheers! Regards, Victoria. Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA