A Goldsmith is a metalworker who focuses his skills on gold and a few other precious metals. Jewelry making has been one of the primary specialised areas for goldsmiths and is also a very extensive process that involves a minimum of 6 experts for the work. They also put their skills into making silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and serviceable utensils, and ceremonial or religious objects. Goldsmiths and Jewelers do share a few common tasks such as repairing and producing rings, brooches, pendants, and bracelets through the use of tools for precise cutting, sawing, filing, and polishing.

The kind services that goldsmiths offer include repairing and engraving not only jewellery but also watches. They also enlarge or reduce the sizes of rings, rearrange stones, replace broken pieces like holders and supporters, reshape metals to a new design, combine or solder different parts together into one piece. The necessary tools required for the work of a goldsmith are pliers, files, saws, hammers, torches, soldering irons, chemical and polishing compounds, and a jeweler's rouge.