[Jewelry making - Article 00374] - Re: [Orchid] Hallmarking Two-tone metal

[richard hart]

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>     You can see where I'm going with this, I'm sure. After testing, it
>     turns out that a significant portion of the piece is mere gold,
>     yet the piece is stamped platinum. The new owner contacts the FTC,
>     who then looks up your makers mark, hallmark, name, etc., and
>     brings an action against you, the maker. Sure you never sold it as
>     all platinum, but the piece was misrepresented in the end. 

    Absolutely right, and not one of these posts will make any difference
    to me. The custom platinum or gold pieces are stamped legally, and
    my art pieces are stamped the way I want them to be stamped. It is
    not about whether I am right or wrong intellectually about this
    subject, it is about the way I feel  I want my pieces represented. 

    I understand about underkarating. But there is possibly some common
    sense involved if you have white metal  and gold on one piece, If
    the back is stamped, on the platinum, plat. 18kt, if there is
    something yellow, we can assume which is the 18kt. I have a lot of
    customers who don't know if their white metal is white gold or
    platinum, and they don't know if their yellow gold is 10kt, 14kt, or
    18 kt. The price of a piece is not necessarily related to the the
    weight of the different metals used. 

    I understand about misrepresentation, and I wonder if it came down to
    it, can they prove intention to deceive, if the original purchaser
    was informed correctly. 

    If no one has been prosecuted, it is all rumor and speculation as to
    what could happen. You go through a red light and police are present
    odds are you get a ticket. You make jewelry for 30 years not marking
    it according to FTC guidelines, and you and everyone you know does
    it the way you do it, then it really not an issue of what the law
    says, it is not being followed. There is no risk. 

    Knowing what the law is, is important. Knowing that there could be
    consequences in important, and knowing that no one knows anyone who
    suffered consequences  is important. 

    To me, art metal is about effect, not content of materials. It is
    about contrast, color, texture, design, form. 

Richard Hart

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