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name: jewellery-mounter
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'jewellery mounter' (also: bench jeweller, jewelry mount maker, gemstone mounter, jewellery mount maker, jewelry mounter, gem stone mounter). Use when the user asks for typical jewellery mounter work such as: Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.; Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.; Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors."
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# Jewellery Mounter

Jewellery mounters create the framework for a piece of jewellery, on which the precious stones are added to later.

## Core workflow

1. Examine gems during processing to ensure accuracy of angles and positions of cuts or bores, using magnifying glasses, loupes, or shadowgraphs.
2. Assign polish, symmetry, and clarity grades to stones, according to established grading systems.
3. Estimate wholesale and retail value of gems, following pricing guides, market fluctuations, and other relevant economic factors.
4. Examine gem surfaces and internal structures, using polariscopes, refractometers, microscopes, and other optical instruments, to differentiate between stones, to identify rare specimens, or to detect flaws, defects, or peculiarities affecting gem values.
5. Identify and document stones' clarity characteristics, using plot diagrams.
6. Advise customers and others on the best use of gems to create attractive jewelry items.

## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.

## Key competences (essential)

- adjust jewellery
- build jewellery models
- clean jewellery pieces
- create jewellery
- create master models
- ensure conformance to jewel design specifications
- jewellery processes
- precious metal processing
- precious metals
- select gems for jewellery
- select metals for jewellery
- use jewellery equipment

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7706342e-c07b-41d3-bc2e-e5c6e96f016f), O*NET 30.3 (51-9071.06). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*