Our designer. Our bench. Your piece. Family-run in Diss since 1975, we design your bespoke commission with you and make it by hand at our own bench, built to be worn for a lifetime and handed on. A modern, everyday heirloom.
Your design
Drawn from scratch
Start to finish
About 12 weeks
Your maker
A senior goldsmith
What we make
Engagement rings
Designed around the stone you choose.
Wedding rings
Made to be worn every day, for life.
Rings
Drawn with you, made at our bench in Diss.
Earrings
Studs, drops and hoops, made as a pair.
Necklaces & pendants
Often built around a stone you own.
Bangles
Hinged or solid, sized to your wrist.
Remodelling
Your old gold and stones, made new.
All commissions
Rings, earrings, pendants and more.
Why choose bespoke jewellery
A piece you’ll never take off shouldn’t come off a shelf. It should be designed around the moment it marks, then made a few steps from where it was drawn. Most begin with a bespoke engagement ring, the one piece where the design should be as particular as the person.
Almost everything happens under our own roof. Design, goldsmithing, engraving and finishing all happen at our bench in Diss; only the occasional specialist step, like a particular stone setting, goes to a trusted hand we’ve worked with for years.
It’s an investment, not a purchase. Gold you’ve chosen with care, meticulously sourced stones, and a hand-finish that holds its character for decades. Most pieces we make are still being worn, and re-worn, generations later.
How a bespoke commission works
About 12 weeks
1
The consultation
Begin with tea at the workshop, or a call or email. Bring photographs, heirlooms, half-formed ideas; we talk through the piece, metal, stones, budget and any date to work towards.
Week 1
2
Your design, illustrated
Yvonne develops your ideas into detailed hand-drawn illustrations, so you can see the piece before it’s made. We research the right stones, yours or sourced on approval. Where a design calls for it, a wax to try.
Weeks 2–3
3
Presented & quoted
We show you the illustrations and give a clear, honest quote. Change anything until it’s right; a 30% deposit then secures your commission.
Week 4
4
The making
Made by hand at our bench in the gold or platinum you’ve chosen, stones set, and hallmarked at the Birmingham Assay Office before it ever leaves the workshop. You’re kept updated throughout.
Weeks 5–11
5
The reveal
Collected at the bench in our packaging, with a written description and professional photograph, plus a complimentary annual service to keep it as bright as the day you collected it.
Week 12
How much does bespoke jewellery cost
Budget agreed honestly, up front
Simplicity
A few focal stones in simple gold settings; ideal for incorporating inherited gems or semi-precious stones.
£1,000–£2,000
Unique
Colourful gemstones, hand engraving, shoulder stones or special motifs: a treasured, story-filled heirloom.
£2,000–£5,000
Statement
Bold pieces built around larger precious gemstones or multi-stone arrangements.
£5,000–£10,000
Exceptional
The highest-quality 18ct gold or platinum, with exceptional stones: modern heirlooms cherished for generations.
from £10,000
Materials, chosen with care
Chosen with you, not for you
Your choice of gold
Recycled, Fairtrade, single mine origin, or the gold already in your jewellery box. We’ll talk you through the options and help you choose what’s right for you. Compare the options.
Stones with a past
Ethically sourced gems and old-cut diamonds, or the stones already in your family’s jewellery, given a new life.
Remodelled heirlooms
Not every commission starts from a blank page. Many begin with gold or a stone you already own: a tired or broken piece melted and remade, or an inherited ring reset into something you’ll actually wear, keeping the metal, the memory and the story. See our jewellery remodelling service.
Choose the stone, then the ring
Ten loose stones from our workshop
The stone comes first.
Choose the one you keep coming back to, and we’ll design the setting, shoulders and band around it in our Diss workshop. Hover or tap a stone for its details and price.
Diamond
Round brilliant cut · 1.18ct · 6.75mm · VVS2, J colour · hardness 10
Classic for a reason. Fifty-seven facets cut to return as much light as a diamond can, with VVS2 clarity that keeps it clean to the eye.
Price on applicationThis stone
Design a ring around itMandarin garnet
Oval brilliant cut · 1.15ct · 7 × 5mm · hardness 7
Garnet in a clear, glowing orange. Warm against yellow gold, unexpected against platinum.
£200This stone
Design a ring around itPink sapphire
Emerald cut · 1.16ct · 7.8 × 4.8mm · hardness 9
Soft pink-violet, step cut to show its colour in long, calm flashes. At 9 on the Mohs scale it takes daily wear in its stride.
£695This stone
Design a ring around itRuby
Round brilliant cut · 1.63ct · 7mm · hardness 9
Deep raspberry red, and second only to diamond in hardness. A ruby made to be worn every day, for decades.
£2,600This stone
Design a ring around itEmerald
Emerald cut · 0.50ct · 5.8 × 3.8mm · hardness 7.5–8
Vivid green in its namesake cut. Softer than sapphire, so we’d set it in a protective bezel or claws and talk you through caring for it.
£580This stone
Design a ring around itSapphire
Oval brilliant cut · 7.52ct · 12 × 11mm · hardness 9
A 7.52ct oval in cornflower blue. A centre stone that carries a ring by itself.
£9,400This stone
Design a ring around itYellow diamond
Cushion cut · 0.40ct · 4.4 × 3.6mm · VS1 · hardness 10
Small, bright and unmistakably yellow, with all of a diamond’s hardness. It shines alone or between two white diamonds.
£1,230This stone
Design a ring around itPink tourmaline
Round fancy cut · 2.70ct · 8.8mm · hardness 7
A fancy facet pattern that opens like a flower as the light moves across it.
£320This stone
Design a ring around itBi-colour tourmaline
Emerald cut · 2.79ct · 9 × 7mm · hardness 7
Tourmaline can grow two colours in a single crystal. This one runs from rose at one end to green at the other.
£350This stone
Design a ring around itChrome tourmaline
Princess cut · 2.05ct · 7.1 × 6.8mm · hardness 7
Deep forest green, princess cut. It sits square and crisp in four claws and suits a bold, modern ring.
£125This stone
Design a ring around itEach price is for that stone alone. No two stones are alike: colour, clarity, cut and size all move the price, so we can look for the same kind of stone to suit your budget. Your ring is quoted once the design is agreed. Stones move on as they’re set, so ask what’s in the workshop today.
Custom-made in Norfolk
Over fifty years at the bench, and a portfolio of more than a hundred finished pieces.
Whether you call it bespoke or custom-made jewellery, the process is the same: designed with you, made by hand at our Diss bench.
Browse the full bespoke jewellery portfolio to see rings, necklaces, earrings and remodelled heirlooms made here in Diss.
Common questions about bespoke jewellery
How much does bespoke jewellery cost?
Bespoke pieces start from around £1,000 in gold, rising through to statement and exceptional commissions over £10,000, and using your own gold or stones can reduce the cost. We agree a clear budget at the first sitting and design to it, and a 30% deposit secures your commission.
What is bespoke jewellery?
Bespoke jewellery is designed with you and made by hand for you alone, rather than bought ready-made. You don’t need to arrive with a finished idea; most people bring a feeling, a photograph or an old piece, and we sketch from there. The design is a conversation, not a brief.
How long does a bespoke commission take?
About 12 weeks from the first sitting to collection. We’ll always give you an honest timeline up front, and can sometimes work faster for a particular date.
Can I use my own gold or gemstones?
Almost always. We regularly melt down inherited gold and re-set existing stones, keeping the material and the memory while giving you something you’ll actually wear.
Do you remodel or redesign inherited jewellery?
Yes. Tired or broken pieces can be melted and remade, or a single stone reset into a new design, keeping the metal, the memory and the story. See our jewellery remodelling service for how it works.
Can I bring in a loose gemstone?
Of course. If you have a loose stone, whether inherited or bought while travelling, we can design a piece around it. We’ll advise honestly on how it will set and wear before any work begins.
Do you make custom-made engagement and wedding rings?
Yes. Engagement and wedding rings are the pieces we’re asked for most. See our bespoke engagement rings and bespoke wedding rings, each designed with you and made at our Diss bench.
Do you work with customers outside Norfolk and Suffolk?
Yes. Many commissions begin with people in Diss, Norwich and across Norfolk and Suffolk, but we work with customers further afield too, by appointment and by post. Wherever you are, the design starts with a conversation.
Where is your jewellery made?
Here in Diss, at our own bench. Design, goldsmithing and finishing all happen in the workshop, so you always know exactly whose hands made your piece. Only the occasional specialist step goes to a trusted partner we’ve worked with for years.
Begin a commission
We reply within two working days
Tell us the story
The more you can tell us, the better we can advise. Prefer to talk it through? Call 01379 644790, Mon–Sat, 9.15–16.45.