Your gold and platinum pieces are built for the metal they actually are
Gold and platinum do not behave like each other, and neither behaves like the drawing assumes. Color drifts, joints pit, weight surprises, and finish wears unevenly when the metal is treated as a blank. We build each piece around the specific alloy you specify, so the result matches the sample and the second piece matches the first.
The problem this solves
What goes wrong when the metal is treated like any other
Gold work and platinum work are different crafts with different failure modes. Run a platinum joint with gold discipline and you get a cold, brittle seam. Treat 18k like 24k and the prong that should hold a stone flexes instead. Most of these failures never appear in a render, and many never appear until the piece has been worn for a season.
The visible signs are the polite ones. A clasp that loosens. A shank that goes out of round. A color that does not quite match the warm tone in the CAD. The costly ones are invisible: porosity inside a joint, fire scale under a setting, a weight that reads wrong the moment it lands on a scale.
We treat the alloy as the first spec, not a late choice. Before metal moves, we know which family it is, what its solder must be, and how its surface behaves under the torch and the file. That is what keeps a gold piece gold and a platinum piece platinum, batch after batch.
For buyers, this is the difference between a sample that delights and a production run that quietly drifts. Consistency is not luck here, it is discipline applied to the metal itself.
The metal decides how the piece behaves. Build for the alloy, and the piece behaves the way the drawing promised.
What we do instead
Four calls we make for the alloy you specify
We match the solder to the alloy
Every gold color has a solder that belongs with it. We pair them so the join is invisible and the strength is real, not a soft patch that fails after a few months of wear.
Color is controlled, not hoped for
18k yellow, rose, and white each carry a target tone. We work to that tone and check it against the sample you approved, so a re-order lands on the same color you signed off.
Weight is modeled before metal
The alloy decides the density, and the density decides the feel. We model weight from the chosen metal so the finished piece sits right in the hand and on the scale you planned around.
Platinum and gold get different fire discipline
Platinum wants a hotter, cleaner joint; gold wants a cooler, faster one. We change the heat, the support, and the sequence per metal, instead of forcing one method on both.
How it works
From your alloy spec to a piece you have approved
You name the metal and the color
Alloy, karat, color, and any reference for tone. If you are unsure which gold suits the design, we will tell you what we would choose and why. See the metals we work in on the Gold & Platinum overview.
We set the solder and the process
Before cutting, you get a written note on which solder, what heat, and what finish sequence the metal calls for, so there are no silent choices at the bench.
You see the tone and the weight
We show you the color against your approved sample and the modeled weight, so the piece that arrives is the piece you already agreed to.
We make the first piece in that metal
One finished piece that proves the joint, the color, and the weight together. You can hold it and compare it to the sample you sent.
Your sign-off locks the spec
The approved color, solder, and weight become the locked spec. Every later piece inherits it, so a run of one hundred reads the same as the first.
Risk reversal
What you are not exposed to
Color that drifts between batches
The tone is locked to your approved sample, so a re-order lands on the same gold or platinum you already accepted.
A joint that pits or cracks
Heat and solder are matched to the metal, so the seam stays sound instead of failing where you cannot see it.
Weight that surprises the wearer
Weight is modeled from the alloy before metal is cut, so the piece feels right and weighs what the drawing promised.
Porosity you cannot see
Joints are made with the discipline the metal requires and checked, so hidden voids do not turn up after the piece ships.
Proof
See the work, not the promises
Color held across a re-order
How a second run was locked to the first sample's tone, so the client never saw a shift.
See the case studiesPlatinum set, not stressed
A platinum piece joined with platinum discipline, so the metal keeps its strength where it matters.
Explore laser weldingAlloy recovered cleanly
How off-cuts from the right alloy were kept separate, so the next piece starts from known material.
See how we workWeight matched the target
Modeled from the alloy before cutting, so the finished piece weighed what the plan said.
Read about gold & platinumWhat we need from you
Less than you think
- The alloy and color you want, named as clearly as you can. A swatch or a previous piece does the rest.
- A reference for tone, if you have one, so we lock to a color you already trust.
- The stones and where they sit, so the prongs and the metal suit each other from the start.
- The finish you want, polished, satin, or matte, in the solid metal you specified.
- A weight target, if it matters to the design, so we model to it before cutting.
- Questions, early, especially if the design mixes metals or colors in one piece.
Questions buyers actually ask
QCan you match a specific gold color from a sample?
Yes. Send the sample or a clear reference and we lock the tone to it, then hold that tone across re-orders using the approved piece as the benchmark.
QDo you work in platinum as well as gold?
We work in both, as separate disciplines. Platinum is joined and finished with its own method, so a platinum piece keeps the strength platinum is chosen for.
QWill the color stay the same on re-order?
It is locked to your approved sample, not to a guess. As long as the alloy and the reference stay the same, the next batch matches the first.
QHow do you avoid porosity in the joints?
By matching heat and solder to the metal and by making the joint with the right support, then checking it. Hidden voids are caught before the piece ships, not after.
QCan you keep the weight close to my target?
Weight is modeled from the chosen alloy before any metal is cut, so the finished piece lands on the figure you planned around.
QDo you plate the finish?
We finish in the solid metal you specify, polished, satin, or matte, and we do not rely on plating to make a piece look right. If a design calls for a surface treatment, we discuss it openly before we start.
Tell us the metal before we cut it
If you know the alloy, the color, or even just the feeling you want, send it over before metal is committed. We will come back with the solder, the process, and the weight the design calls for, so the piece that arrives is the one you already agreed to.