Ombre Tennis Bracelet: 78 Lab Grown Sapphires Sorted From Deep Blue to Pale
The client chose the blues. Our job was to put them in order. This bracelet holds 78 lab grown sapphires, each 2.4 mm across, set in 14K rose gold. Each run of color starts at a deep navy and fades to a pale, almost clear blue, then starts again, four times from one end of […]
Custom Jewelry From 3D Model Files: A Client’s STL Cast in 18K Gold and Platinum
Some clients arrive with the design already finished. This one sent an STL file: a full crucifix figure, modelled down to the crown of thorns, the folds of the loincloth and the tendons in the arms. There was nothing for us to draw. The job was to turn the file into metal, 18K yellow gold […]
Wedding Band for Three Stone Engagement Rings: Why the Band Has to Curve
With a three stone engagement ring, the wedding band is often left until later, and that is when the problem shows up: a straight band will not sit against the ring. It touches the side stones first and leaves a gap along the finger. The ring in this article came off our bench this month […]
Sandblasted Gold Ring: How the Matte Finish Is Made, How It Wears and How It Comes Back
This pair left our production floor this month: two wave shaped bands in 18K yellow gold, made to be worn together. The upper band carries three rows of pavé lab grown diamonds across the front. The lower band has no stones at all. Its outer surface was sandblasted, a step the team at the bench […]
How Thick Should a Bangle Be? One AI Image, Three CADs and 2.2 mm of 14K Gold
More of our inquiries now open with a picture no camera took. This one showed two flat gold bangles side by side, letter roundels running around the outside, a line of script on the inside, captioned like a catalogue page: 14K yellow gold, 4.8 mm wide, hinged. The client wanted a pair for two brothers, […]
Low MOQ Jewelry Manufacturer: Why One Piece Works in Solid 18K Gold
This month a founder building a contemporary fine jewelry brand in Europe sent us one message that asked everything a new label asks. Solid 18K gold, stamped 750. Lab grown gemstones. Modern, distinctive designs. A reliable manufacturing partner with low minimums, private label, customization, and access to designs we already make. Then four direct questions: […]
Bring Your Own Diamond: What Setting It Costs and Who Pays If It Breaks
Can you bring your own diamond to a manufacturer and have the ring made around it? At Redora Jewels, yes. Some inquiries start with a stone rather than a picture. Others start with a finished 3D file, which is covered in custom jewelry from 3D model files. It might be a loose lab grown diamond […]
Does White Gold Need to Be Replated? Rings Yes, Pendants Rarely
Does white gold need to be replated? Yes, if the piece is a ring you wear every day. Jewelers who re-plate white gold as routine bench work generally put a daily ring at 12 to 18 months between platings, a bracelet at around two years, and a pendant at two to three years or longer. […]
Rings That Cannot Be Resized: How Many Sizes You Actually Get
A plain band goes about two sizes either way. A full eternity band goes nowhere. The circumference math behind every resize, what pave shoulders cost you, and why a factory remakes instead of resizing.
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 […]