Custom Jewelry Rush Orders: What We Will and Will Not Agree To
Every few weeks a client asks whether we can produce a piece in a few days and ship it the moment it comes off the bench. Custom jewelry rush orders are the request we decline more often than any other, and the reason is narrower than it sounds. We are not refusing speed. We are […]
The Gold Bracelet Clasp Is the Part That Fails First
A clasp does not fail into a repair, it fails into a loss. Why the spring goes before the gold does, and which karat we put on the part that moves.
Hollow Gold Hoop Earrings: What We Can Hollow, and What We Cannot
Every few weeks a client sends a design and asks whether we can hollow it out to bring the price down. It is usually a wide bangle, a heavy chain, or a pair of hoops. Hollow gold hoop earrings come up most often of all, because a hoop carries its metal in one curved section […]
What a Custom Jewelry Deposit Actually Pays For
A message arrives most weeks in some version of the same sentence. I need to see what I am paying for before I send anything. It usually lands right after we describe how an order runs, and it is a fair thing to say to a manufacturer on the other side of the world. The […]
Custom Jewelry Quality Control: The Five Checks Before a Piece Ships
Every few weeks a client puts their finished piece on a kitchen scale and writes to ask why it comes in under the number they were quoted. The ring is right, the stones are right, the stamp is right, and the weight is short by two tenths of a gram. It reads like a shortfall. […]
Is 9k Gold Worth It? What a Factory Can and Cannot Make in It
Every few weeks a client asks whether we can produce their piece in 9k to bring the price down. The honest answer has three parts: sometimes we can, sometimes the supply chain will not allow it, and in a few cases we will advise against it even when it is technically possible. Most writing about […]
What You Are Actually Paying For in a Custom Diamond Ring
Almost every article about engagement ring budgets is written from the retail side. This one is written from the bench. We are a custom fine jewelry manufacturer in Shenzhen. We cast, set, and finish the pieces ourselves, which means we know exactly where the money in a ring goes. Below is that breakdown, with real […]