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5 Things to ask your Jeweller before buying a diamond. Purchasing a diamond is a big step and finding the right one can be pretty intimidating. However, it doesn’t have to be. Before you make your purchase of a lifetime, make sure to ask the following 5 questions to...

How to clean your Jewellery Believe it or not, it's totally possible to get even the oldest jewelry looking as good as new again. With the help of a few common cleaning ingredients, you'll remember why you bought that pretty ring or bracelet in the first place. (Hint:...

Get the best price for your diamonds! Point Jewellery Exchange is a nationwide buyer of diamonds; all shapes and sizes. We are aggressively seeking diamonds 1.00 – 20.00cts. Point Jewellery Exchange is in partnership with private and commercial buyers allowing us to...

How much is a Krugerrand worth? One of the most common questions we get is "How much is a Krugerrand worth?" The value of a Krugerrand is based upon its gold content plus a premium. Different sizes of Krugerrand fetch different premiums, and price is also affected by...

Jewellery Assets to Cash For many years, people have been keeping collections of fine jewellery that ultimately go unworn. Some of them were presents, some were inherited and others they bought for themselves. But after having kids, building careers and businesses,...

Our bespoke jewellery design service provides you with the opportunity to be involved in every step of the creation of a one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery that is designed and crafted to your personal requirements. How does it work? The journey begins with a...

7 Tips to Choose an Engagement Ring Shape Matters Most. Even before those 4 Cs (cut, color, clarity, and carat), you must know what shape your future fiancee loves. Shape indicates the actual geometry of the stone, as opposed to cut, which relates to the angles of the...

Remodelling Antique Jewellery Do you have a piece of jewellery that holds huge sentimental value but is maybe old fashioned and doesn't get worn anymore?  We can design and create a beautiful piece of modern jewellery using your gemstones, your metal or both. Contact...

4 Tips for Selling your Diamonds 1. Understand what Diamond you have Because your Grandmother said her old diamond ring was valuable, that does not mean that it is, it also does not mean that it is even an actual Diamond in the first place. So, before you rush to...

How to Choose and Buy a Diamond Point Jewels is a specialist in fine diamonds and diamond jewellery based in Sea Point, Cape Town.  Use this guide to help you understand the basics in buying and choosing a diamond.  Then browse our Diamonds for sale section.  This...

How to Calculate the Value of Scrap Gold If you have scrap gold, you can sell it, but for how much? Gold prices tend to increase when the economy is flat or there are worries about war or inflation. However, before you bring gold jewellery, dental fillings, teeth,...

Flawless SA diamond sells for R267.5 million! An eye-popping, 100-carat diamond, the highlight of a magnificent jewels sale in New York, sold for $22.1 million (R267.5 million)! The perfect classic emerald-cut D color diamond, which is about the size of a walnut and...

The Graves Supercomplication The most complicated handmade watch, the Henry Graves Supercomplication, has been sold at auction for 20.6m Swiss francs (£13.4m). A "complication" is a technical term referring to any feature on a watch which is in addition to simply...

15 Facts About Diamonds Diamonds are the birthstone for the month of April, meaning that April-born ladies have an extra reason to ask for gifts of sparkling diamond jewellery. To celebrate these dazzling gemstones, we’ve rounded up fifteen interesting facts and bits...

The Top 7 Gold Coins to Buy Each one of the coins mentioned in this list satisfy the gold coin requirements for investment. Personal tastes and geographical location will be the determining factors in making the final decision from this point on. Notable distinctions,...

How to sell your high value watch... While buying watches requires money, selling them can potentially make you some. The watch industry is mostly concerned with selling you new things, and sometimes more interesting parts of the business are ignored. The "old" view...

Investing in Diamonds Diamonds are the most concentrated store of value that exists, an important source of liquidity. The value of diamonds is not determined by ‘fiat currency”. The value of extremely precious commodities is independent of government laws and that’s...