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Where to Sell Gold in Bournemouth: Your Complete 2026 Guide

Finding the Best Gold Buyer in Bournemouth If you are looking to sell gold in Bournemouth, you are right to weigh your options carefully. With gold prices remaining at historically strong levels in 20

16 February 20268 min read

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Where to Sell Gold in Bournemouth: Your Complete 2026 Guide

16 February 20268 min read

GoldSelling-tips

When Is the Best Time to Sell Gold Jewellery? A Market Timing Guide

Why Timing Your Gold Sale Matters Timing can make a meaningful difference to the value you receive when selling gold jewellery. Gold prices fluctuate daily based on global economic conditions, and bro

14 February 20267 min read

DiamondsGuides

What Happens to the Diamond from Your Old Engagement Ring?

The Question Every Diamond Seller Asks When you hold an engagement ring in your hands, perhaps inherited from a beloved grandmother or from a relationship that has ended, one question often weighs on

12 February 20266 min read

WatchesGuides

Vintage Watch Valuation Guide: Omega, Breitling, and Heuer Explained

What Makes a Vintage Watch Valuable Rather Than Simply Old The difference between an old watch and a valuable vintage timepiece often lies in details that escape the untrained eye. While a 1960s Timex

10 February 20268 min read

Estate JewellerySelling-tips

Selling Estate Jewellery in Dorset: A Compassionate Guide for Families

Why Estate Jewellery Requires a Sensitive, Expert Approach Losing a loved one is never easy, and dealing with their personal possessions can feel overwhelming during an already difficult time. When a

8 February 20266 min read

GuidesWatches

The Top Luxury Watch Brands: A Collector's Guide to Value and Investment

The Most Sought-After Watch Brands The world of luxury watches is built on heritage, precision engineering, and enduring design. Whether you have inherited a timepiece, collected watches for years, or

7 February 202610 min read

GoldGuides

UK Gold Hallmarks Explained: A Seller's Guide to Reading Your Jewellery

What UK Gold Hallmarks Tell You About Your Jewellery's Value Every piece of precious metal jewellery sold in the United Kingdom carries a set of tiny marks that reveal its purity, origin, and authenti

7 February 20268 min read

CompanySelling-tips

Choosing the Best Jewellery Buyer in Dorset: What to Look For

What Makes a Jewellery Buyer Worth Trusting? When you are ready to sell precious jewellery, watches, or antiques in Dorset, the choice of buyer can dramatically impact both your financial return and o

5 February 20266 min read

CompanyGuides

Home Visit Jewellery Valuation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Selling Safely

Why a Home Visit Is the Safest Way to Sell Jewellery Selling precious jewellery, watches, or antiques often involves a difficult choice: travel from shop to shop with valuable items in your bag, or po

3 February 20266 min read

GuidesGold

How to Value Your Gold Jewellery: The Complete Expert Guide

Understanding Gold Purity and Hallmarks If you own gold jewellery and have ever wondered what it is truly worth, the first thing to understand is gold purity. Pure gold, known as 24 carat (24ct), is t

3 February 202611 min read

SilverSelling-tips

Selling Silver in Dorset: A Guide to Cutlery, Jewellery, and Silverware

Hidden Silver Value in Dorset Homes Many homeowners across Dorset possess valuable silver items without realising their worth. That forgotten cutlery set inherited from a grandmother, the tarnished te

1 February 20267 min read

WatchesSelling-tips

Selling a Luxury Watch: Why Box and Papers Matter for Value

Why Box and Papers Can Add Thousands to Your Watch's Value When selling a luxury watch, many owners focus solely on the timepiece itself — the brand, model, condition, and mechanical function. However

31 January 20266 min read

GuidesGemstones

The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Gemstones and Diamonds

Understanding Gemstone Hardness Before you clean or handle any gemstone, it is essential to understand the concept of hardness and why it matters so much for care. The Mohs scale of mineral hardness,

29 January 202614 min read

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Selling Jewellery by Post: How Our Insured Postal Service Works

Why Sell Jewellery by Post with an Insured Service? Our home-visit valuation service has served clients across Dorset and the South Coast for over two decades, but we recognised that many people furth

29 January 20265 min read

DiamondsGuides

Selling a Diamond Ring? How the 4Cs Affect Your Cash Offer

Why the 4Cs Matter When Selling a Diamond Ring When you are considering selling a diamond ring, understanding how professional buyers evaluate diamonds is crucial to getting a fair offer. At South Coa

27 January 20267 min read

WatchesSelling-tips

Rolex, Omega, Breitling, TAG Heuer: Resale Value Comparison for South Coast Sellers

Understanding Luxury Watch Resale Values on the South Coast The luxury watch market presents unique opportunities for sellers, but understanding the hierarchy and value differences between major brand

25 January 20267 min read

AntiquesEstate Jewellery

How Provenance and Story Increase the Value of Your Antique Jewellery

Why the Story Behind Your Jewellery Matters as Much as the Metal When it comes to antique jewellery, the story behind the piece can be worth as much as the precious metals and gemstones themselves. At

24 January 20267 min read

GuidesSelling-tips

Insurance Valuation vs Resale Value: What Every Jewellery Seller Must Know

The Valuation Gap That Surprises Most Sellers If you have ever looked at your jewellery insurance certificate showing a GBP 5,000 valuation and wondered why a buyer is offering GBP 1,500, you are not

22 January 20267 min read

Estate JewellerySelling-tips

Inherited Jewellery: Keep, Sell, or Pass On? A Complete Family Guide

The Emotional and Practical Weight of Inherited Jewellery Inheriting jewellery from a loved one often brings a complex mix of emotions -- grief, gratitude, responsibility, and sometimes overwhelming u

20 January 20267 min read

GoldGuides

How We Calculate Your Cash Offer for Gold Jewellery in Dorset

Why Transparency Matters When Selling Gold When our expert arrives at your home in Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch, or anywhere across the South Coast with professional testing equipment, the questio

18 January 20266 min read

GuidesGold

How to Spot Fake Gold and Counterfeit Luxury Watches: A Buyer's Guide

The Counterfeit Threat Is More Sophisticated Than Ever The counterfeit luxury goods market has reached unprecedented levels of sophistication. An estimated 40 million fake watches are produced annuall

17 January 20267 min read

WatchesSelling-tips

How to Get the Best Price for Your Rolex in Bournemouth and Dorset

Your Rolex Is Worth More Than You Think: A Seller's Strategy Guide Your Rolex represents far more than a luxury timepiece. It is a precision instrument, an investment piece, and a symbol of horologica

15 January 20266 min read

AntiquesCollecting

Antique Georgian Jewellery: History, Identification and Value Guide

The Georgian Era: One of Britain's Greatest Periods for Jewellery The Georgian era (1714 to 1837) represents one of the most remarkable periods in British jewellery history, spanning the reigns of fou

13 January 20267 min read

CompanyGuides

Our Home Visit Jewellery Valuation Service: Bournemouth to Portsmouth

Professional Jewellery Valuations at Your Door, From Dorset to Hampshire When it comes to selling precious jewellery, watches or antiques, your location should never determine the quality of service y

11 January 20266 min read

GoldSelling-tips

Hidden Value in Broken and Unwanted Gold Jewellery: Why Condition Does Not Matter

Your "Junk Drawer" Jewellery Has Real Precious Metal Value Most people have them: forgotten drawers and jewellery boxes filled with what they consider worthless clutter. Tangled gold chains, single ea

10 January 20266 min read

GuidesGemstones

Coloured Gemstone Valuation Guide: Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds

Why Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds Often Outvalue Diamonds Whilst diamonds dominate the popular imagination, the world's most valuable gemstones belong to an exclusive group known as the "Big Three" p

8 January 20267 min read

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Welcome to the South Coast Jewellers Blog

Expert Jewellery Knowledge, Shared Freely Welcome to the South Coast Jewellers blog, your definitive resource for expert insights into precious metals, fine gemstones, luxury watches, and antique jewe

8 January 20264 min read