Before asking what a Master Jeweler is, it’s important to understand what makes a jeweler – or bench jeweler, as they are commonly called – in the first place. A jeweler must have expansive knowledge ...

Gold beater’s block, repoussé hammer, solder pick, bezel pusher, burnishers, pliers, the torch and the kiln. Over millennia these tools have hardly changed. Eternal as well are the elemental metals ...

The Artist: Though she is the daughter of a talented Cartier Bench Master (a renowned distinction among Cartier’s bench jewelers, who set stones, perform repairs, resize rings, and refinish worn ...

In the back, right corner of Mike Beglin’s jewelry shop is a workbench a few feet high. The wooden drawers are worn from decades of use, and the... Dec 11, 2019 — In the back, right corner of Mike ...