FOR Lucy Walsh and Maggie Mirtschin, opening a jewellery business was inevitable.

Daughters of Mildura's Etherington's Jewellers former owners, Kevin and Jane Kelly, talk about precious metals and gems over dinner was common.

As teenagers, the sisters visited jewellery trade shows in Basel, Switzerland, and New York, where they were inspired to follow in their parents' footsteps.

And, after mon...