ok I feel a little shown up now. That guy is amazing! And your website is allowed to be a bit cheeky when you're that good.
So I don't need anything that flash, just needs to be neat and of a professional standard. No microscopes, just needs to look nice. I have a few things that need setting - mostly rings and a pair of earrings all 750 gold - diamonds to be set are between 1.5 and 2.5mm flush set and one ring needs some pave in the ring shank. I had a cheap guy in Berlin who made a mess of some pave and the other recommended setters here in Germany that I have contacted cost the earth. Plus VAT.
Thanks so much for your suggestions.
How much were you thinking of paying per stone?
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I just got quoted €50 per hour for someone to scrape snow of the pathway, wonder how many years apprenticeship he did to learn that skill
Sent you PM with my best offer for a few jobs to help you out, after which you`ll have better knowledge as to what you need to budget for in the future.
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Last edited by Gemsetterchris; 26-03-2013 at 06:11 AM.
Thats a lot just for snow shovelling, my daughter works for the Donkey Sanctuary and spends a lot of her time shovelling (not snow I hasten to add) for just above the minimum wage her, she actually gets £9 ish an hour)
I think you get what you pay for, except in Germany where you just pay and then you pay some more. It's true though that the quality is generally extremely high - way higher than I really need. I am just an enthusiastic amateur, so the metal work wouldn't live up to anything fancy. On the other hand I am doing "commissions" for friends and I don't want to hand over a piece with wonky stones or stones that fall out after two weeks.
I used a local setter here in Hamburg for a job that only had 2 stones in it and he charged me €22 per stone plus VAT. Another chap I called, recommended by a goldsmith friend of mine, wanted €18 per stone and a "job fee" of €30 per job as I am not a professional. All plus VAT. I forget the exact dimensions but I think 3mm diamonds flush set in 18K gold would sound about right.
The work I have now requires more stones so these sorts of prices are just untenable given the already astronomical price of gold. Chris - I will get back to you shortly, just dealing with a wriggly one year old with flu so not getting much time on the computer at the moment! Thanks again everyone.
Those prices are a joke..
Presumably they get the prices they ask? They're, shall we say, quite high?
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