- Words by Angela Cowan Photography by Don Denton

Stop by Duncan乌鸦传媒檚 Impeccable Jewellery, and you乌鸦传媒檒l very likely end up chatting to Brad Leith, owner, jewellery designer and self-taught gemstone expert who spends most of his time at the unique little shop.

Brad, 70, has had the business for 20 years, and has been at its current location on Craig Street in Duncan for the past eight.

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Brad had previously been the head of a technology company with well over 100 employees working for him, and found the sudden inactivity of retirement a little maddening. He ended up buying out the partner for Impeccable Jewellery and tailoring the business to reflect his own vision. Never one to sit still, he now works six days a week, designing, consulting with customers and doing a hundred other things throughout the day.

Working on Impeccable乌鸦传媒檚 designs is the first time he乌鸦传媒檚 turned his artistic eye to jewellery, he says, but he乌鸦传媒檚 always leaned to the creative side of things, having sculpted and painted in his earlier years. Brad乌鸦传媒檚 artistic eye can perhaps be most clearly seen in the stones he乌鸦传媒檚 chosen to bring in for his designs.

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Brad himself travelled 70,000 miles in the air most years乌鸦传媒攑re-COVID-19乌鸦传媒攖o seek out the most interesting specimens he could find from all over the world.

Stones like ammolite, formed from the fossilized shells of ammonites and rich in vibrant and varied colours. Sourced primarily from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, ammolite is one of Canada乌鸦传媒檚 most valued contributions to the jewellery world, and creates a truly remarkable finish to any piece.

Impeccable Jewellery has earned a reputation as a destination for the 乌鸦传媒渟omething different,乌鸦传媒� while maintaining the highest quality designs and materials. Many pieces take advantage of the unique beauty of more earthy stones and semi-precious stones, and Brad has even explored the more esoteric side of the stones.

乌鸦传媒淢ore people are getting into the vibration of stones,乌鸦传媒� he says. 乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 interesting to me to understand why these stones were formed, and how they were formed.乌鸦传媒�

The 7 Sins

Envy:

Whose shoes would you like to walk in?

My own, they乌鸦传媒檙e pretty spiffy!

Gluttony:

What is the food you could eat over and over again?

Pasta. All pasta.

Greed:

You乌鸦传媒檙e given $1 million that you have to spend selfishly. What would you spend it on?

A million won乌鸦传媒檛 do it! Not for me. I乌鸦传媒檓 too old. When I was a kid, I aspired to be a millionaire; now it乌鸦传媒檚 not enough to live on. Health is more important than anything.

Wrath:

Pet peeves?

People who feel that they乌鸦传媒檙e entitled, and who think it乌鸦传媒檚 not fair. It amazes me. I am 70 years of age, I乌鸦传媒檝e never been through a depression, I乌鸦传媒檝e never been through a war.

Sloth:

Where would you spend a long time doing nothing?

Spain. But doing nothing is never in my vocabulary. I have one day off a week, and that one day I spend catching up on everything I should have done in the week.

Pride:

What is the one thing you乌鸦传媒檙e secretly proud of?

My daughters, and it乌鸦传媒檚 no secret.

Lust:

What makes your heart beat faster?

Hummingbirds. To me they乌鸦传媒檙e the most incredible creature in the world. Watching a bird suspend itself in midair, and knowing that bird can then travel thousands of miles, and meet any conflict with absolute conviction. They乌鸦传媒檙e the fiercest little things. We should all have that kind of tenacity in ourselves.

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