Emerald Atelier is a workshop template for jewellery manufacturers and trade suppliers — casting, micro-setting, finishing and quality control told the way a bench journal tells it: stage by stage, honestly, with nothing airbrushed out.
Follow the route a commission takes through the workshop. Click any stage to jump — or simply scroll, and the rail keeps your place.
Every piece begins as a model — hand-carved in jeweller's wax or printed in castable resin. This is the last moment a mistake is cheap, so proportions are checked against the drawing, the stone and the finger before anything else happens.
The model is surrounded by refractory plaster inside a steel flask. Slow kiln burn-out removes the wax completely, leaving a precise negative cavity — the mould your metal will fill.
Molten alloy is drawn into the cavity by vacuum or centrifugal force, then quenched. The raw casting is cut from its tree, filed and sand-blasted before the first setting tool ever touches it.
Seats are cut with a burr, stones seated, and beads of metal raised over each girdle — by hand, under magnification. Micro-pavé is measured in stones per hour, not rings per day.
Graduated abrasives take the surface from file marks to mirror, then rhodium plating or deliberate oxidation gives the piece its final character. Edges are softened so the ring feels as good as it looks.
Claw tension, stone security, clasp function, surface finish and weight are checked against the written specification, then recorded against the batch. Only then does the piece reach the tray — or the parcel.
Inspection is not the last stage — it is a written standard that runs through every stage. Each item carries a record of who set it, who finished it and who released it.
Every claw and bead checked under magnification; loose stones returned to the bench, not to the client.
Girdles seated evenly, no exposed edges, no adhesive where metal should hold.
Polish inspected under direct light from multiple angles; plating thickness confirmed.
Specification, materials and inspection results recorded per batch — auditable on request.
Three workshop families — each with its own construction logic. Move your cursor across a card; the depth you feel is the depth the piece really has.
Solid, weighty cast pieces with visible metal structure. Plain bands, signet rings and cuffs built to be worn for decades.
Cast · Heavy Weight
Pavé and micro-pavé surfaces where the stones, not the metal, carry the light. The slowest work on the bench — and the brightest.
Pavé · Bead-Raised
Four and six claw mountings engineered around light entry and stone security. The collection other jewellers copy.
Classic · Wholesale ReadyWhat goes into the crucible decides how a piece wears. We cast in the alloys below and disclose exactly what your piece is made of — always.
Alloyed with silver and copper for warmth and working strength. The classic crucible pour, polished to mirror or satin.
Palladium or nickel family alloys, finished with rhodium plating for a bright, even white. Re-plating schedule disclosed at sale.
Dense, naturally white and rare. Develops a soft patina that many clients keep — but we can re-polish it back to mirror in an afternoon.
Gemmological descriptions only — colour, clarity, cut, treatment. No investment promises, no "guaranteed appreciation". Just stones you can see and papers you can keep.
Graded against laboratory reports on request; cut quality shown, not claimed.
Colour judged in daylight and warm light; heat treatment always disclosed.
Jardin celebrated as character; oiling status disclosed in writing.
From rose to deep red; origin claims only when documented.
We buy metal and stones the way we would want to sell them — with a paper trail. Origin, treatment and chain of custody are recorded, never assumed.
Gemstone origin is recorded where the supplier provides it. Where a stone's history is unknown, we say so in writing rather than guess.
Refined and recycled precious metal is available on request, with alloy content stated on every invoice and hallmark.
Heat, oil, clarity enhancement — every treatment is disclosed. What you see is described, and what you buy is written down.
Nobody asks how long a stone took. They only ask how it came to glow like that.Master Setter · Emerald Atelier Bench
Emerald Atelier supplies finished pieces and white-label manufacturing to retailers, studios and brands. Three clear tiers — no mystery pricing, no unstated minimums. Every account begins with a sample and a conversation, so you know exactly what the bench can hold before you commit a line.
For independent studios stocking a small, curated case. Choose from the workshop collections, or commission a single line to sit beside your own work.
Repeating orders with agreed metal, stone and finish specifications. Fixed lead times, batch inspection reports and a dedicated account contact.
We manufacture to your drawings and your stamp. Casting, setting and finishing under your brand, with confidentiality agreed in writing before the first flask is poured.
Bespoke starts with a conversation, not a price list. Tell us what you have in mind — we will answer with a drawing, a wax model and a fixed quote before any metal is poured.
A proportioned sketch and a written estimate, revised until the design is right.
A hand-finished wax model you can hold and try on before we commit to metal.
Lost-wax casting, stone setting and finishing on the bench, stage by stage.
Final inspection, papers and a piece made to be worn every day for decades.
Every commission ships with its laboratory reports where applicable, a written alloy declaration and care notes. One resizing is included within the first year, and the workshop keeps your drawing and wax on file for future pieces.
Come and watch a piece travel from wax to mirror. Bring a drawing, a stone, or just a question — the kettle is always on at the workshop.
Free consultation · No obligation · Drawings and estimates returned within two working days.