Welcome to our first blog post of 2024! Our wonderful team here at JFJ have decades of jewellery knowledge and experience combined. But don’t worry, we’ve compiled it […]

A Brief History In Kent over 34 years ago Jeremy trained as a jewellery repairer and goldsmith and went knocking on jewellery shop doors asking if they needed […]

Pearls have been worn by brides for centuries and often gifted to the bride as their “something old”. Tradition says that a bride wearing pearls on her wedding […]

The 4 C’s Diamonds are one of the most desirable gemstones in the world. It’s sparkling elegance can command huge prices due to The 4 C’s. Colour, clarity, […]

Welcome back to our blog. Today’s topic is…Gemstones! We could talk for days about gemstones (literally, there’s decades of trivia and new information discovered every year!) but don’t […]

In this months blog we are talking about The Crown Jewels, the nation’s most precious treasures. They are used when crowning a new sovereign, the opening of parliament […]

It’s an exciting year for gemstone enthusiasts as the second largest rough gem quality diamond ever found was revealed last month (August 2024) in Botswana. The enormous rough […]

I think we can all agree that laboratory grown diamonds have exploded in the jewellery industry in the last few years.  They have been around since the 1950’s […]

We have previously discussed the crown jewels and the famous cullinan diamond, cuts of which feature in the head of the Sovereign’s Sceptre, the Imperial State Crown and […]

“I’ve never thought of my jewellery as trophies. I’m here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians of beauty.” – […]

Through-out our lives, many of us are lucky enough to receive pieces of jewellery that hold great significance. Sometimes as early as birth, people receive trinkets and religious […]

Engagement rings through the decades 1900’s – 1910’s: In the early Edwardian era, jewellery was a status symbol for the upper class only. Taking inspiration from the delicate […]

The definition of a diamond simulant refers to a stone that either naturally resembles a diamond or has been specifically created to imitate a diamond. However, the main […]

In 2022 the house of Tiffany & Co. displayed an exhibition at London’s Saatchi Gallery of over 400 pieces from their archives and loaned back from owners. Each […]

When discussing Sapphires, most people think of the iconic rich blue hue. However, you might not know Sapphires, much like diamonds, come in a spectrum of dazzling colours. […]

In the 1950s, Grace Kelly graced the silver screens with her striking beauty and elegance. Whilst her acting career was short, her impact on Hollywood was substantial. Her […]

It’s 1485 in medieval England and the soon-to-be tumultuous Tudor reign has just begun. The Tudors relished opportunities to strengthen their dynasty’s image and jewellery played a strategic […]

Do you have a collection of gold jewellery that is broken, missing pieces or just not your style anymore? We offer two different options at Jeremy France for […]

The Hope Diamond is the most famous blue diamond ever found. It is a 45.52ct cushion shaped diamond and has one of the richest histories of any diamond. […]

You have your dream engagement ring, congratulations! Now you need to find the perfect wedding ring to go with it. What should you think about? Metal We suggest […]

Often people refer to gemstones as precious and semi precious but there is a more accurate way to describe them which is by their family umbrella. Gemstones are […]