Jewellery Production

Jewellery Production

Our craftsmen are true artisans when it comes to creating the jewellery our customers come to cherish. We are glad to give you a glimpse of the magic that's usually hidden behind closed doors.

 

The Production Stages Used in the Manufacturing of Your Jewellery

Image of Jewellery ProductionA great shot of our jeweller’s bench where all of the magic happens!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionEvery custom ring is made from a wax mould. You can see the initial measurements being taken here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA centre marking is made in the wax to show where the stone will be set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionAfter a lot of filing and shaping done by hand, the design of the ring comes to life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA special tool is used to carve out the setting for the stone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA close up of the stone set in the wax to make sure the proportions are done right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA close up of the wax after it has been injected into the rubber.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionAs you can see, after about 20 seconds the wax is removed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA good shot of the scale and mixer. The mixing of the plaster is very important—the wrong mixture could result in burnt castings!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionTo guarantee that there are no air bubbles in the plaster, suction is maintained in an airtight seal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionThe wax is left inside of the plaster overnight to slowly burn away leaving its impression behind.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionGold is then mixed in with just the right amount and type of alloy depending on the karat and colour of finished gold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionThe investment is then placed inside the caster, where spinning and gravity force the gold into the impression.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionA close up shot of the “tree of rings” which appears when the plaster is broken away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rings are then cut off of the tree. You can see the flat bottoms of each ring where it was once attached to the tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionThe rings are lathed and smoothed before setting stones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionThe gold is then sanded down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionGold solder is then carefully applied to secure the setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of Jewellery ProductionBefore stones are set into any piece of jewellery they must be perfectly crafted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Image of Jewellery ProductionDuring the rhodium plating process the gold is first painted in rhodium and then dipped into acid and electrified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image of final jewellery productionLastly, the finished product is given to people to wear and love for a lifetime.