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a master who turns rocks and fire into objects worth killing for.
means A person who designs, makes, repairs, or sells jewelry and precious stones.
from From Anglo-French 'jueler' and Old French 'juelier,' from 'juel' — a jewel — which traces back to Latin 'jocale,' meaning a plaything or thing of delight (from 'jocus,' a jest or game). So buried in the word is the idea that gems were, at root, expensive toys: beautiful objects made simply for joy.
- ancient trade
- Goldsmithing predates writing by thousands of years
- loupe rule
- Pros eyeball flaws at 10x magnification, standardized worldwide
- karat math
- Pure 24k gold bends like soft clay
- old fuel
- Mouth-blown blowpipes once powered their soldering flames
- vault duty
- Many double as appraisers, gemologists, and tiny-scale chemists
for instance
cartier — luxury jewelry house founded in paris 1847, known for the cartier juste un clou and panthere collections
harry winston — high-end jeweler founded 1932 in new york, known for acquiring and setting the hope diamond and koh-i-noor