Wedding band price guidelines

A band that will stand the test of time

Most wedding bands are platinum, a dense heavy metal that doesn't corrode and takes a high polish

Platinum wedding bands are forged and shaped from stock guage 950 platinum alloy

Costs

Labour is charged on an hourly basis - finishing textures, stone setting, mix metal, shaping and fitting

The manufacture of many rings together is planned.

Deposit of min 50% for materials to cover costs.

Quotes and consultations

The quote will include details from the job sheet which you are encouraged to check over

Gem setting

Gems are hand set. Settings are engraved and polished by hand.

Value

The long lasting quality of the product and clean detail

Alloys - markings

Platinum is marked 950. Palladium is marked 900. Gold 750, Silver 999 or 925

PLAT and Pd and other alloy purity marks used to indicate alloy finess. Makers Mark signiture markings are used on original creations and repeats, hallmarked with GSGA mark for provenance

Production of wedding bands includes

Metal Waste - Off cuts, filings, lamel and dust
Waste recovery - Off cuts and some clean filings can be reused and the dust is refined
Fabrication - Metal is rolled in mills, hand drawn, hammered, filed, shaped, cut and joined and measurements are checked throughout
Shaping - stock gauge metal is formed then fused. Rings are hammered on the mandrill to shape and size. The ring is filed and sanded at various stages. Large platinum bands take more time to polish. Comfort shape rings involve filing or stamping the inside to bevel the inside edge
Finishing - On average a specific finish on a gents ring will take 3-4 hours
Polishing - Platinum rings take around 4 x longer to make than gold. Smaller rings are quicker to finish