When I was a young boy I already started collecting rough gemstones and crystals. I would watch my brother in law making jewellery for hours on end (he eventually taught me as a goldsmith many years later) I developed a fascination for the jewellery industry and knew that this would be my dream career. I started making silver jewellery out of my parent’s garage when I was 12, I would sell these simplistic pieces at school for pocket money. Sometimes I couldn’t keep up with the demand.( it’s still like that today).
I was fortunate, by that age I already knew what I wanted to do with my life. I took a few hundred rand and started my jewellery business in the December of 1991. As you can imagine, I was inexperienced in jewellery manufacture and in business, so there was a bumpy road ahead , but I persevered and the rest is history as they say. We have a family approach to our business and see our customers more as family members then clients.
We are just shy of our 5000th client, which makes us very proud.in a few months we should hit that number and celebrate with big grins on our faces. After all these years, I still love coming to work on a Monday morning, if I can give any advice to someone Wanting to start a business: Make sure you are very passionate about what you are going to do. Otherwise 28yrs later you will wish you hadn’t. As many of our customers already know, we are manufacturing jewellers and offer ,remodelling of old gold ,engagement rings ,diamonds, repairs, valuations etc.
We have a large number of clients coming from honeydew, Randparkridge, Weltevreden Park, Ruimsig, Allens Nek, Constantia Kloof, Little falls etc We have a small and highly skilled team of goldsmiths and for the last 28 years have prided ourselves in quality workmanship, professional and friendly service. We love making diamond engagement rings as these are the “feel good” pieces. Rose gold has come into fashion in a big way.but some yellow gold is creeping back And people are starting to incorporate it with their white gold. Men are also turning to this metal For their wedding bands, As it is the hardest of all the gold’s. Diamonds are still the most sold gemstone by far- around 90% of all our gemstone sales. We specialise in engagement rings and remodelling with our customers old gold. Please pop in for a free professional polish and “jewellery health” check-up, Or a free quote on an engagement ring or remodelling with old gold.
If you would like to see some eg’s of our work please visit our website and Facebook page www.pedrodasilva.co.za Facebook: Pedro Da Silva – Fine Jewellery
