Angus & Coote
Jewellery in Canberra

Formed in Sydney in 1895, the Company has been a leading name in Australian jewellery ever since and has continued to appreciate a reputation for consistently high quality, value and service. Angus Comte offers customers a comprehensive range of ravishing diamonds, colored gems, gold and silver jewellery, watches, gift ware and related products. Ever since its earliest days, Angus Comte has been a home for superb craftsmanship. Today, the tradition of craftsmanship continues, thanks to a expansive range of suppliers from around the world. The long term victory of Angus Comte rests on our key values, including dedication to the customer, assurance of quality and value, uniqueness and innovation, excellence, leadership and responsibility. For you, this means ensuring you take a part you can be proud of for life. Furthermore, you can rest assured that Angus Comte will tranquil be here for many years to come. If you need an alteration or repair, the Company is healthy placed to assist. Throughout its history, the Company has remained correct to its founding principles, while evolving to reflect temporary demands. When you buy an item of jewellery from Angus Comte, you can be hopeful you're taking part in an Australian tradition. To all of you, from all of us at Angus Comte.

However, it's the combination of the four C's that will determine a diamond's correct value: Carat, clarity, cut, and color. The weight of a diamond is measured in carats abbreviated to ct originally derived from the word carob, in ancient times this seed was old to measure the weight of gemstones. Referring to the purity of a diamond, clarity measures the presence of blemishes known as inclusions in a diamond. As the number, size and location of an inclusion affects the flow of light through a diamond, causing some of the sparkle to be lost, clarity is an crucial measure of a diamond's worth. The uppermost quality diamonds are colorless and reflect light best. Fluorescence appears when a diamond is exposed to ultraviolet light, but usually has no effect on a diamond in steady light conditions. On rare occasions, mighty fluorescence can alter the appearance of a diamond's color, causing it to look milky or oily. Diamonds are graded on a color scale ranging from D, colorless and rare, through to Z. Many consider the cut to be the maximum urgent factor when choosing diamond jewellery, as the cut determines the immense majority of a diamond's brilliance. The cut is the only quality of the four C's not determined by nature, and relies on a competent craftsman to create the perfect angles, proportions and symmetry of the facets of a diamond, ensuring light is dispersed and reflected creating its sparkle and brilliance. Ultimately, the shape of a diamond comes down to personal taste. Immaculate gold jewellery never goes out of style it retains its value, is lengthy lasting, can be manipulated into any shape, and has been impaired for over 6,00 years to make prized jewellery pieces. Because spotless gold is too soft to handle on its own, other metals are added to the gold, resulting in an alloy this is a blended mixture ensuring durability necessary for use in jewellery. Honest as gold comes in various colors, it also comes in different parities. Immaculate gold is 24 carats, very soft and generally unsuitable for use in jewellery, unless combined with an alloy. The carat indicates how many parts out of 24 in the gold alloy are gold. For pieces that will end a lifetime and beyond, purchase the highest quality gold jewellery your budget will allow. Check your watch's water resistance and adhere strictly to instructions in your manufacturer's instructions. For information for caring for a water resistant watches, see our section on water resistance. Should water or condensation appear in your watch face, have it checked by a watch specialist. Avoid exposing your watch to powerful electric fields or static electricity as the magnetic effect may cause your watch to lose or profit time. If your watch has been old in salt water and is not designed to avoid corrosion, have it checked by a watch specialist. The buttons on a water exempt watch must not be pressed whilst the watch is under water or quiet wet. (It is worth noting that instinctive watches may not be relevant for everyone, as they require adequate body movement to generate the power required to wind the mainspring sufficiently and thus maintain the right time).