New or Small Jewellery Shop

If you’re opening a first counter, or testing occasionally on mostly hallmarked stock, you don’t need to start with the biggest instrument. The AuRACLE PRO is a compact, CE-certified electronic tester covering 8K–24K gold and platinum, with a large LCD readout and Standard and Enhanced test modes. Staff need very little training. Pair it with a precision balance from Adam Equipment or Kern & Sohn so weight and purity are both verified.

Know the limits: pen-probe testers need a small test point on the item and are less resistant to thick or sophisticated plating than XRF. They are a screening tool. As your volume and the value of what you handle grow, plan the step up to XRF.

Established Retail and Buy-Back

This is the setup most established Dubai and UAE jewellery retailers settle on. The Aurora 900 is a benchtop XRF analyzer with a silicon drift detector, a colour touchscreen, and readings of gold, silver, platinum and palladium in under 3 seconds. It is built to catch gold-plated and counterfeit pieces through sub-surface detection, and it stores test records, with WiFi, USB and Bluetooth connectivity, so you have documentation to show customers or keep for your files.

Why it’s the core purchase:

• Non-contact: no scratches, no acid, no filing on customers’ jewellery
• Full composition, not just a karat estimate
• Plating detection that protects you when you buy from the public
• A visible, documented result that builds customer trust at the counter

Mobile Testing and Multiple Locations

If your staff test at suppliers’ premises, at customers’ homes, or across several branches, a fixed benchtop unit isn’t enough. The Pi900E is a handheld XRF analyzer of about 1.5 kg with a Si-PIN detector, a rugged build, a touchscreen, WiFi and USB data transfer, and automatic X-ray shutoff when no sample is present. It suits mobile gold buyers and businesses that also handle other metals. Pair it with a portable Adam Equipment balance.

If you also buy scrap metal alongside gold, the Terra Scientific EulerX 900 / 900S handheld analyzers add a library of 1,600+ alloy grades, with the 900S adding light-element detection for aluminium work. Ask Telos Instruments which model fits your mix.

Jewellery Plus Bullion

Many UAE jewellery businesses also buy and sell gold coins and bars. XRF is excellent for jewellery, but it reads the surface and near-surface layer, so it isn’t the right primary tool for verifying what’s inside a thick bar or inside sealed packaging. That’s the job of the Sigma Metalytics PMV.

PMV devices use patented resistivity testing, and the PRO and Investor models add density testing. They need no chemicals, can test through plastic cases, flips, holders and sealed assay packaging (provided there’s no metal in the packaging), and each carries a 2-year warranty.

• PMV Original: resistivity testing; the personal-investment entry point.
• PMV Investor: adds density testing, an adjustable sensor arm and a full keypad; for larger personal holdings.
• PMV PRO: the business-use model, with density testing, a keypad and an optional External Bridge for higher-throughput verification. This is the one a jewellery business trading bullion should choose.