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3 results for “doré bar refining” in Craft
Craft · 3 August 2026
The Wedding-Season Bid: How Jewellery Demand Sets the Floor
Half the world's gold is worn, not stored. In India and China that distinction barely exists — and the buying behaviour it produces is the most reliably contrarian force in the entire market. · Jewellery is roughly half of annual gold demand, and the majority of it is…
Yusuf Demir · 16 min read
Craft · 22 July 2026
Hallmarks and Assay: How Anyone Proves Gold Is Gold
…an independent test is trusting the enforcement regime as much as the metal. · Do bullion bars carry the same kind of hallmark as jewellery? Not exactly. Good Delivery bars carry a refiner's stamp, a serial number, fineness and weight, verified through the refiner's own accredita…
Yusuf Demir · 20 min read
Craft · 5 June 2026
The Alchemy of Craft: What Goldsmiths Know That Machines Don't
…bsurd — one gram drawn into three kilometres of wire. Inside a trade where the tools have barely changed and the hands are irreplaceable. · Pure gold is too soft for most wear; alloying trades purity for hardness and colour. · Karat is a fraction out of 24 — 18k is 75 per cent go…
Yusuf Demir · 11 min read
