9257.2 g per linkChain link
Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office
Two matched faces on a short chain. The traditional evening choice.
Sheffield · Est. 2007
The last thingyou put on.
Cufflinks, tie bars, signet rings and dress studs, made and sold from Sheffield. Every article states its metal, its weight in grams, whether it is hallmarked and exactly how it fastens — because those four facts decide whether it will work with your shirt.
- 41
- articles
- £29–£895
- including VAT
- 14 days
- to change your mind
Nine in the morning. A double cuff, folded back, and one link turned through it.Eight in the evening. The same shirt cannot do this job — a dress shirt has holes, not buttons.
Daylight rulesEvening rulesSpecimen — 01
Sterling Oval CufflinksSterling Dress Stud Set of 4
- Dress code
- Business formal
- Metal
- Sterling silver 925
- Net weight
- 5.4 g per link · 10.8 g the pair
- Mechanism
- Bullet back · French cuff
- Dress code
- Black tie
- Metal
- Sterling silver 925
- Net weight
- 1.7 g per stud · 6.8 g the set
- Mechanism
- Separate stud · wing collar
Hallmark
Struck, Sheffield Assay OfficeBelow the 7.78 g exemption
02 / What we publish
Four facts on every article.
Most of this category is sold on adjectives. We think the useful information is narrower than that and entirely checkable, so it sits at the top of every product page rather than at the bottom.
Browse the catalogue- 01
The metal, in parts per thousand
925 for sterling, 375 for 9ct gold. Where an article is base metal we say base metal, and where a surface is plated we name the plating and its minimum thickness. Nothing is described as solid gold that is not gold all the way through.
- 02
The net weight, per article
In grams, on the page, before you buy. Cufflinks are weighed per link as well as per pair, because the link is the article that the law weighs and the assay office marks.
- 03
Whether it carries a hallmark
Either it is struck and we name the assay office, or it is under the statutory exemption weight and we say so and give the figure. There is no third answer and no vague one.
- 04
How it fastens, and onto what
Bullet back, whale back, fixed, chain or separate stud — and which shirt each one needs. A tie bar states its jaw opening in millimetres and the tie widths it suits.
03 / Selected
Three, weighed and marked.
A chain link for the evening, an English oval signet, and a gold bar that reads as a line at the wrist. Hover any plate to see how it fastens.
9258.4 g eachNo fastening
Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office
The standard English oval face, on a tapered band.
3754.5 g per linkWhale back
Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office
A long, narrow face that follows the line of the cuff opening.
04 / Before you buy
Most cufflinks come back for one reason.
The buyer’s shirt has an ordinary barrel cuff. There is no second hole in it, so nothing passes through, and no cufflink on this site or anywhere else will fit it. Our matcher checks this first and returns an empty cufflink set rather than a recommendation.
Tell us the dress codeTakes a cufflink
French (double) cuff
Twice the length of an ordinary cuff, folded back on itself so four layers of fabric line up. Two holes, no button. The cufflink passes through all four layers and holds them shut.
Cannot take a cufflink
Barrel (single) cuff
One layer of fabric with a button sewn to it and a buttonhole opposite. There is no second hole for anything to pass through. No cufflink fits this cuff, and no adapter changes that.
Needs separate studs
Wing-collar dress shirt
A stiff standing collar with the points turned out, and a front placket with holes rather than buttons. Separate dress studs close the front; a proper evening shirt also has French cuffs for links.
05 / The law
Hallmarking is criminal law.
Describing an article as silver or gold, and offering it for sale above the statutory exemption weight without a UK-recognised hallmark, is an offence under the Hallmarking Act 1973. It is not a labelling convention.
So the rule lives in our code, not in our copy: any precious metal article recorded above its exemption weight without a struck mark is removed from the storefront automatically. Base metal articles are structurally prevented from rendering hallmark language at all.
Statutory exemption weights
| Metal | Exemption |
|---|---|
| Silver | 7.78 g |
| Gold | 1 g |
| Platinum | 0.5 g |
| Palladium | 1 g |
Weights are per article, not per pair or per set. A pair of cufflinks is two articles: each link is weighed and marked on its own.
A UK hallmark
- 01 Sponsor's mark
- The registered mark of the person or company that submitted the article for assay. Two or more letters inside a shaped surround.
- 02 Fineness mark
- The metal and its purity in parts per thousand: 925 for sterling silver, 375 for 9ct gold, 750 for 18ct, 950 for platinum.
- 03 Assay office mark
- Which office tested and struck the article. A rose for Sheffield, a leopard's head for London, an anchor for Birmingham, a castle for Edinburgh.
06 / Fastenings
Five ways a cufflink closes.
Each behaves differently on the wrist, and one of them is not a cufflink at all. We state the mechanism on every article rather than photographing only the front.
01
Bullet back
A pivoting bullet-shaped toggle. Turn it in line with the post to pass through the cuff, then turn it across to hold.
02
Whale back
A flat, larger toggle hinged on the post. Easier to grip than a bullet back; sits slightly further from the cuff.
03
Fixed
A rigid T-bar with no moving parts. Nothing to work loose, but the cuff holes must be threaded at an angle.
04
Chain link
Two decorative faces joined by a short chain. Both faces show, so the cuff sits open and softer — the traditional choice for evening wear.
05
Separate stud
A two-part stud that passes through the placket hole of a dress shirt and is secured behind. Required for shirts with stud holes rather than buttons.
07 / After dark
The evening tier.
Black tie excludes the base-metal line and the whole casual tier. What is left is chain links, separate studs, onyx and shell — and no tie bar, because a bow tie has no blade to grip.
Match a black-tie outfit
9257.2 g per linkChain link
Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office
Two matched faces on a short chain. The traditional evening choice.
9255.5 g per linkBullet back
Hallmarked — Sheffield Assay Office
Sterling under a rhodium surface — a cooler, harder white than silver alone.
Base metal7.2 g per linkBullet back
Base metal — not hallmarked
Cultured shell in a steel bezel — the white face that reads correctly at night.
9251.7 g per studSeparate stud
Below the 7.78 g exemption
Four separate studs for a dress shirt with placket holes.
08 / The catalogue
Seven lines, 41 articles.
Men's formal metalwork only. No women's line, no gemstone line, no wedding rings — and nothing that is not metal you can wear with a shirt.
- 01
Cufflinks — Precious
Sterling silver and 9ct gold links. Every pair is above the statutory exemption weight for its metal, so both links are struck individually.
8 · £135–£745
- 02
Cufflinks — Everyday
Stainless steel, brass and titanium. These are not precious metals, carry no hallmark, and are described as base metal throughout.
7 · £29–£75
- 03
Tie Bars & Pins
Jaw opening and the tie widths each bar suits are stated in millimetres, because a bar that is wider than the tie is the most common sizing error.
7 · £32–£95
- 04
Signet & Bands
Oval, cushion and round signets alongside plain and bevelled bands. Signets may be engraved with letters and simple geometry only.
8 · £75–£695
- 05
Dress Studs & Sets
Separate studs for shirts with placket holes rather than buttons. A wing-collar dress shirt needs these; ordinary cufflinks will not fit it.
5 · £185–£895
- 06
Chains & Small Wear
Plain curb and box chains, a money clip and a key fob — the pocket half of getting dressed.
4 · £89–£135
- 07
Matched Sets
Two combinations assembled from pieces already in the catalogue, priced below the sum of their parts.
2 · £215–£455
09 / Where we are
Sheffield, since 2007.
P .A. JEWELLERY LIMITED has traded from Sheffield since 2007. The city has one of the four UK assay offices, and its rose mark has been struck into silver here since 1773 — which is a large part of why a shop about weights and marks ended up based in it.
We sell finished consumer accessories. We do not deal in bullion, we do not take orders for investment, and we make no claim that anything here holds or increases in value.
10 / Before you order
What you are agreeing to.
Delivery
Tracked UK delivery £4.95, free over £75. Dispatched in one to two working days; engraved articles take five to seven.
Rates and destinations14-day right to cancel
You may cancel within 14 days of delivery without giving a reason and we refund within 14 days of being told. Engraved articles are the one exception.
How to cancelPrices and VAT
Every price is in GBP (£) and includes UK VAT. Precious metal prices move, so a quotation holds as displayed at the moment you order.
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