Clogau Welsh Gold

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was presented with a kilogram of Clogau Welsh gold on her 60th birthday (April 1986) and following reports in January 2007 of the end of the commercial supply of Clogau Welsh gold, Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe asked to have a commemorative WBO belt made from the Clogau Welsh gold.

Clogau Welsh Gold

Clogau Gold comes from one of the only two remaining gold mines in Wales. In fact, it comes from the St. David Gold Mine in Snowdonia, North Wales. The English royal family has been wearing wedding rings made from Clogau Welsh gold since 1923. This has made wearing rings containing rare Clogau Welsh gold very fashionable, which is reflected in the relatively high price of rare Clogau Welsh gold.

The products from Clogau are universally synonymous with luxury as the company is famous for making jewellery crafted from very rare Welsh rose gold. The product offerings from Clogau Gold include bangles, birthstone rings, bracelets, brooches, charms, crosses, lockets, necklaces, cufflinks, jewellery boxes, key rings, pendants, watches, etc.

The discovery of Welsh rose gold at the St David's mine near Dolgellau was something of an accident. In 1854, a Mr Goodman, who was a director at the Clogau copper mine, just happened to pick up a piece of waste rock. He broke it into two parts and was stunned to see a shiny, sparkling yellow metal inside. It was rare Welsh rose gold.

Previously the mine had been a copper mine, but it was currently abandoned. The mine was soon renamed the Clogau St. David’s Gold Mine. This single source of supply of the rose gold makes the jewellery created from it even rarer. This metal is crafted by some of the finest designers at Clogau Welsh Gold.

Because it is very expensive to extract the gold from the Clogau gold mine, the jewellery is also very expensive. In fact, it costs over ฃ1000 per ounce to produce this exclusive rose Clogau Welsh gold. If you are comparing prices of Welsh gold jewellery manufacturers, make sure you ask how much Welsh gold is in the jewellery. The percentage is very important.

Clogau Welsh gold jewellery contains only a minute amount of this precious metal in order to keep the items affordable. This is normal, all the jewellers using Clogau Welsh gold do it, but you can usually get a higher concentration of Welsh gold on request.

The latest issues from Clogau Welsh Gold include designs called: Flowing Hearts, Midsummer's Night’s Dream, Queen Mother, Royal Roses, Loops, Snowdon Lily and Samuel Johnson. The product offerings from the Contemporary ranges include Sterling Silver & Yellow Gold Samuel Johnson, 9ct Yellow & Rose Gold Royal Roses Bracelet, Sterling Silver & Rose Gold Snowdon Lily Ring, 9ct Yellow & Rose Gold Queen Mother Pearl & Blue Topaz Earrings, among others.