Anyone got any views on this? Importing our own hallmarks from an assay office in India, or allowing Indian factories to make things and give them UK hallmarks in Mumbai which are then sold in other countries as though assayed in the UK sounds a bit bizarre. Is it still a UK hallmark and what does that mean for the uniqueness and special nature of our 700 years of traditional UK marks?

http://www.jewelleryfocus.co.uk/1775...e-uk-hallmarks

https://www.antiquestradegazette.com...e-hallmarking/

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/in...lery-nxgkcdl7p

The petition is here if anyone is interested:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/162103