How it is made
Made slowly, the way good jewellery has always been made.
Six weeks. Two workshops. Many pairs of careful hands. Here is how almost every Solitaire piece comes to be.
01
The drawing
Every Polki piece begins on paper. A bridal necklace is drawn to size, with the place of each diamond marked and the gold weight worked out. The drawing goes back and forth between us and the workshop until it feels right.
02
The gold
22K gold is shaped to the drawing. Each setting is worked by hand, not poured into a mould. This is the slowest step, a bridal choker takes a senior craftsman about two weeks before the first stone is even set.
03
The setting
The Polki stones are set in the old way, with fine gold pressed around each one to hold it. The uncut diamonds we use come from a single Jaipur supplier we have trusted for over a decade.
04
The finish
A final hand-polish, the certificate for any graded stone, our own card, and the pouch. The piece is photographed for our records and yours. The first time you see it is here, at the boutique.
How you can trust it
You should never have to take a stone on faith.
01
Sourced
Our diamonds are chosen by hand from suppliers we know in Mumbai and Surat, never bought in bulk to fill a shelf.
02
Graded
Stones of value are sent to GIA or IGI, the world's leading labs. They issue an independent report, colour, clarity, cut, carat, and a tiny laser mark on the stone itself.
03
Certified
The certificate goes home with the piece. We explain it to you in plain words at handover, and we keep a copy on file for life.
See the certificates. Hold the pieces. Ask anything.
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