Swiss Ordinance on the Control of Trade in Precious Metals and Articles of Precious Metals
The Swiss hallmark used for all metals and all finenesses since 1995
Site Map & Indexes
External Links
(a broad scope of material related to hallmarking)
- Basic Hallmark Identification
- Counterfeit watches and marks
- Edelmetallkontrolle Sonderdruck aus «Schmuck, Edelsteine, Uhren»
- French hallmarks
- FTC (U.S.) - Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries
- Glossaire--Poinçon officiel
- Gold Avenue Encyclopedia
- Gold Hallmark ID Wizard
- Guide to the Canadian Precious Metals Marking Act
- Hallmark Research Institute
- Hallmarks - Gold Silver & Platinum
- Horological Trademarks Search
- International Association of Assay Offices
- International Precious Metals Institute
- Le contrôle du titrage des ouvrages en métaux précieux
- Les Métiers et Corporations de la ville de Paris, tome I
- National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors
- Observations on Swiss Precious Metals Control
- Swiss Assay Laboratory Accreditation
- Swiss Assay Offices
- Swiss Customs Museum
- Swiss Hallmarking - a film
- Swiss Hallmarks on Gold Watchcases
- Swiss Laws / Prescriptions
- The Goldsmiths' Company- London
- Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Imaging of Worn-Off Hallmarks on Silver
- Vienna Hallmarking Convention
- World Gold Council
Assay Offices
(Links are to English language versions where available)
- Assay Office- Austria
- Assay Office- Birmingham (England)
- Assay Office- Cyprus
- Assay Office- Czech Republic
- Assay Office- Denmark
- Assay Office- Finland
- Assay Office- France
- Assay Office- India
- Assay Office- Israel
- Assay Office- Latvia
- Assay Office- Lithuania
- Assay Office- London
- Assay Office- Poland
- Assay Office- Portugal
- Assay Office- Russia
- Assay Office- Scottland
- Assay Office- Sheffield (England)
- Assay Office- Slovak Republic
- Assay Office- Slovinia
- Assay Office- Sweden
- Assay Office- Switzerland
- London Bullion Market Association
- Vienna Convention Members' Assay Offices
Swiss Watch Case Makers
(not an exhaustive list)
Swiss Gold Foundries
(not an exhaustive list)
Other Gold Foundries
(not an exhaustive list)
- Allgemeine Gold- und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. (Germany)
- AngloGold Ashanti Mineração Ltda (Brazil)
- Boliden AB (Sweden)
- Chimet SpA (Italy)
- Johnson Matthey (USA)
- Met-Mex Peñoles, S.A. (Mexico)
- Metalor (USA)
- Perth Mint (W. Australia)
- Rand Refinery (So. Africa)
- Royal Canadian Mint
- Schöne Edelmetaal (Netherlands)
- W.C. Heraeus (Germany)
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