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Precious Metals is a jewelry store in Sudbury, MA. We build custom pieces that range from traditional to way out there. Check out our web store and gallery.

Pet Peeve-Hollow gold Jewelry

I just had a lovely woman come into the store with her favorite necklace. She purchased it because it is a great all occasion piece. It is a 14K gold chain with big circular links in different thicknesses and diameters. The problem is that the thinner links are deforming. When she took the necklace off [...]

Braille Jewelry- LOVE IT!!!

I’ve always been fascinated with braille. Both of my parents are eye doctors (one optometrist and one ophthalmologist), and worked closely with the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI) in Kansas City. I was amazed at how quickly the students there could read the little bumps, which to my fingers seemed completely random. At [...]

Anomalous Jewelry

Wearing Inspirations and Paying Homage to a New Level

Most of the custom pieces we make at Precious Metals are non-representational, and use classic elements such as filigree, beading, and traditional diamond settings. Every once in a while we are commission to do a piece that uses images and symbols that are close to the [...]

Wedding Bands

About 6,500 U.S. citizens get married a day, according to the jewelry information center. Finding wedding bands can be a tricky task. Remember, this ring is going to be on your finger, hopefully, for your entire life. Don’t settle for a ring you sort of like, or don’t mind wearing. Why not create the band [...]

The Other White Metal

Yellow or white?

This is a question that arises often when buying jewelry, especially an engagement ring. It really all comes down to personal preference. Most pick one color over the other, and while two-tone jewelry is fun, very people mix the colors. So if you plan on buying your significant other a piece of [...]

Perfect Spring Wedding Accessories

The month of April is almost here, which means so is wedding season. Precious Metals is pleased to inform Brides and Grooms that we not only create and customize wedding bands, but also offer a selection of stylish and chic bridesmaids gift.

Colors for weddings are typically based around Pantones Fashion Spring 2010 report. This [...]

Aquamarine

This month’s birthstone is Aquamarine, but I’m sure any Pisces already knew that. Aquamarine is the lighter blue green variety of the mineral beryl while an emerald is the darker green variety. For those of you who are not aware beryl is a colorless mineral that acquires its color from naturally occurring impurities.

The word [...]

Green elephant.

Giant emerald found in Zambia.

Selling your old gold: Shopping around

If you have some old gold to sell it is important to shop around. Due to high market values, the gold buying business has gotten very competitive in the past two years. Every one who buys gold has a different system for determining their prices, but almost all pay by unit of weight and karat. [...]

May’s Birthstone: Emerald

Emerald is known as the “stone of successful love”. It is said to provide for domestic bliss and to instil both sensitivity and loyalty. It is also said that emerald can enhance the memory. Emeralds are a variety of the mineral beryl. When beryl is blue it is called Aquamarine, and it can also be [...]