Istanbul

The Making

Nothing is cast until you order it. Here is what happens in the seven working days after you do.

One

Casting

Your size is cut in wax, invested and cast in gold. Nothing exists before this point — the ring begins after the order, which is why we ask for the size up front rather than at the end.

A ring pattern hand-carved in matte blue-green jeweller's wax, standing on a white plaster block — The pattern, carved in wax

Two

Stone setting

Seats are cut and each stone is set by hand under a microscope. On a band of 1.8 mm there is no margin at all, which is why this is the longest stage of the seven working days.

A rose gold ring held upright in a wooden setting clamp beneath a bench magnifier — Held in the clamp, one stone at a time

Three

Finishing and the mark

Filed, pre-polished, polished, then struck with its gold mark inside the band. The mark is the one claim about a piece that stays true if you cut it in half.

A jeweller's wooden bench pin laid beside three fine steel needle files and a folding loupe — The bench pin, the files, the loupe

Four

Weighing and dispatch

Weighed against the figures published on its product page, checked stone by stone, then boxed and dispatched insured with a signature required.

A finished rose gold ring resting on a folded cotton polishing cloth over a plaster block — Polished, before it is weighed

Four slender rose gold rings stacked on a white plaster block, each set with a single coloured stone — Four finished bands, seven working days on

Why made to order

One of each design is finished and waiting, so if your size happens to match we can send it immediately. Everything else is made for you. It is slower, and it is the reason a piece arrives in your size rather than close to it.

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