Capabilities · Gold Jewelry Manufacturing
Colour that runs through the metal, not a coating that wears off
Pure gold, coloured gold, and platinum Pt950, worked at the bench by a ~10-person team of senior makers. We agree the metal, the weight window, and the critical tolerances before anything is cut — so the stones you specified seat the way the design promised.
What this means for you
Gold is not one material. Yellow, white, and rose are different alloys with different working temperatures, different responses to annealing, and different tolerance for heat at a join. Platinum Pt950 sits further out again: it melts far hotter than gold, it work-hardens quickly, and it asks for patience at the torch rather than force. So when you send us a design, the first conversation is not about the shape — it is about which metal will carry that shape, and what the metal will let the shape do. The alloy that suits a heavy signet ring is the wrong alloy for a filigree pendant, and a bench that works precious metal every day knows the difference before the first cut. If you have not seen how the alloys behave at the bench, our workshop is the honest place to start.
Colour, here, lives in the metal. Yellow, white, and rose gold are produced in-house as alloys — the colour is the metal itself, not a coating applied at the end. We do not plate and we do not rhodium-finish. That matters for how your piece ages: an alloyed colour runs all the way through, so a re-polish or a minor repair years later does not reveal a different colour underneath. It also means the white in white gold is the honest white of the alloy, and we will tell you before you commit if the alloy you have chosen will not give you the tone you are picturing. If a brighter white matters to the design, the conversation is about alloy choice and finish — not about covering the metal with something that will wear off.
Manufacturability is where this discipline pays for you. Weight and the critical tolerances are agreed before building, because a piece that photographs well but lands off on a seat dimension is not finished — it is a problem discovered late. Stones seat right because the metal is worked to the seat specification, not because a stone is forced into a hole that is nearly the right size. Thin walls stay intact because joins are made with a laser that puts its energy into a fraction of a millimetre instead of soaking the whole part in heat; the equipment page describes those units. And finishing is done by hand, to the standard of the metal in hand. The full sequence is set out in our manufacturing process. None of this is exotic work — it is the ordinary discipline of a precious-metal bench, applied in the right order.
The metal decides what the design can be. Our job is to know the metal well enough to tell you before you spend on it.
Before we cut metal, you will have
- The metal agreed in writing — fineness, alloy, and colour, with the weight window and critical tolerances stated.
- An honest manufacturability read — the parts of the design that build cleanly, the parts that are hard, and what we would change.
- The route named — casting, section fabrication, or hand assembly, with the reason it fits your geometry.
How we work
The metal is agreed before the bench starts
Fineness, alloy, colour, and the weight window are settled in writing first. Platinum Pt950 is planned as its own job — higher melting point, its own heat control, its own pace — not squeezed into a gold workflow.
Metal is worked to the seat spec
Seats are cut to the stone and to the design's critical dimensions, then checked. A stone that seats correctly is held by the metal, not rescued by the setting.
Joins that don't weaken thin walls
Laser welding puts energy into a fraction of a millimetre, so thin sections are joined without annealing the surrounding metal soft or drawing its temper.
Hand finishing to the metal's standard
Every piece is finished by hand to what the metal in hand can hold. No plating, no rhodium — the colour you approve is the colour of the alloy all the way through.
Where we are honest
QDo you rhodium-plate white gold?
No. We do not plate, and we do not rhodium-finish. The white in our white gold is the alloy itself. If your design depends on a plated surface for its final look, we will say so early, because that is a finishing step outside our bench — and it changes how the piece wears and how it can be repaired later.
QCan you hold a tight weight tolerance?
Within a window we agree with you before building. Weight is managed at every stage — stock weighed, offcuts and sweep collected, the piece checked at the bench — and you receive the finished weight, not an estimate. The inspection page describes what that check covers. If your tolerance is tighter than the chosen route can honestly hold, we tell you before metal is cut.
QIs platinum just gold run hotter?
No. Pt950 melts far hotter than gold and work-hardens faster, so it needs a different torch setup, slower passes, and more annealing cycles. We build it, and we plan it as its own job with its own time at the bench. What we will not do is push platinum to a gold schedule.
QHow do you handle precious-metal loss?
Openly. Offcuts, filings, and sweep are collected through the build, weighed, and accounted for in the metal reconciliation you receive. Loss is a normal part of working precious metal; hiding it is not. You will know what went in, what came out, and what the difference was — and if the difference is larger than the route should produce, we will have an answer for it.
QCast or fabricated — which will my piece be?
Whichever your geometry asks for. Casting suits forms with repetition and internal volume; fabrication suits thin walls, mixed materials, and structures that must stay light. We choose the route for the piece and explain the choice, including when a design would build better the other way. Some pieces want both — a cast body with fabricated shoulders, joined where the metal can take the heat.
The route your project takes
You send the design and the metal intent
A sketch, a CAD file, or a description, plus the metal you have in mind — fineness, colour, and a weight window if you have one. If you don't, we will propose one.
We read it for buildability
The bench reviews the design before anything is priced as final: seats, wall thicknesses, join positions, heat exposure. You get an honest read — what builds cleanly, what needs a change, and why.
You approve before metal is cut
Route and metal are confirmed with you in writing. If CAD is involved, you approve the model before it becomes stock.
The build
Casting, fabrication, or assembly on the agreed route, with stones seated to spec and joins made to keep thin walls sound.
Inspection, finish, delivery
The bench that built the piece inspects it, finishes it by hand, and reconciles the weight. What leaves the workshop has been held by the person who made it — our quality control page describes how that check runs.
Craft capabilities
Capabilities we draw on
A gold piece is rarely one skill. These are the craft capabilities this work leans on most — each is a page of its own, written by the bench that does the job.
CAD & 3D prototyping
Seat geometry and wall thicknesses are proven in the model before metal is cut — the cheapest place to find a problem.
Read about CAD & 3D prototypingDiamond & gemstone setting
Stones seated to spec and checked for hold — a seat cut right is what keeps a stone where you put it.
Read about diamond & gemstone settingStart with your design
Send the design and the metal you have in mind. If you are a brand building a line, a designer with a drawing, or a studio with a client waiting, the route starts the same way: an honest read of what builds and what doesn't. Our how it works page describes the first exchange, the pavé-set gold bangle shows what coloured gold looks like when it leaves this bench, and there is more in our cases.
What to send
- Your design — sketch, CAD file, or a clear description.
- The metal — fineness, colour, and weight window if known.
- The stones — type, sizes, and quality if already chosen.
- The quantity — one piece, or a run you intend to repeat.