What is the price of your custom setting?

[diamondman9999]

I realize prices can vary tremendously depending on side diamonds, intricacy, quality of workmanship, but I''m just trying to get a sense for the range of prices people have paid for their custom settings - in platinum. Thanks everyone!

 

[mrssalvo]

from my limited experience most custom project starts around $1000 for a simple design in platinum. If you find a setting or have ideas you want custom i''d shop around and ask for quotes.

Questjewelers did a ring for me and several other pricescopers and their prices are very reasonable.

There are several vendors here who do custom. Whiteflash, Goodoldgold, Winfields to name a few..if you type in any of the vendors i listed a bunch of threads will pop up with info on the companies..

 

[valeria101]

Mrssalvo covered the basis...

Most custom jewelers not only not list prices, but ask clients not to disclose them. For some good reasons (projects are not alike) and not so great (quotes many vary... but, why not).

Some give ranges of prices for their work: Mark Morell (mwmjewelry.com) does that (gives a start price and quotes for the simpler settings). Art of Platinum used to give a range ( 1.5 or so for simple ones with no additional stones and 3-5k for reasonably intricate work, without large sidestones or outlandish options) but could not find that on their website anymore and... what does 'reasonably simple' mean in that shop anyway!?

By all means, do not expect 10k apiece as some designer brands may demand (Beaudry, Daniel K have been mentioned in the range) or as little as the pre-made off the rack settings.




On a slightly less straightforward note:

However, in the lower end 'custom' may also include pieces not entirely handmade but rather assembled from relatively few pre-made pieces (How do you call these?). While such things are still quite a bit better finished than the stock settings that never get fit to the stones... it is not quite 'custom'.

BDL puts up an ultra short explanation of these options - take a look.

Some jewelers use other terms to define levels of 'hand work' (for example: 'hand set' or 'bespoke' or 'hand wrought'), but there is no established standard. And this is yet another reason why many would not post prices - it is hard to show details of quality and choice next to them.

Sorry if this is somewhat long winded. I've been looking for a chance to open this subject up for ages.

 

[windowshopper]

Date: 12/30/2005 7:52:55 PM
Author: valeria101

Mrssalvo covered the basis...

Most custom jewelers not only not list prices, but ask clients not to disclose them. For some good reasons (projects are not alike) and not so great (quotes many vary... but, why not).

Some give ranges of prices for their work: Mark Morell (mwmjewelry.com) does that (gives a start price and quotes for the simpler settings). Art of Platinum used to give a range ( 1.5 or so for simple ones with no additional stones and 3-5k for reasonably intricate work, without large sidestones or outlandish options) but could not find that on their website anymore and... what does ''reasonably simple'' mean in that shop anyway!?

By all means, do not expect 10k apiece as some designer brands may demand (Beaudry, Daniel K have been mentioned in the range) or as little as the pre-made off the rack settings.




On a slightly less straightforward note:

However, in the lower end ''custom'' may also include pieces not entirely handmade but rather assembled from relatively few pre-made pieces (How do you call these?). While such things are still quite a bit better finished than the stock settings that never get fit to the stones... it is not quite ''custom''.

BDL puts up an ultra short explanation of these options - take a look.

Some jewelers use other terms to define levels of ''hand work'' (for example: ''hand set'' or ''bespoke'' or ''hand wrought''), but there is no established standard. And this is yet another reason why many would not post prices - it is hard to show details of quality and choice next to them.

Sorry if this is somewhat long winded. I''ve been looking for a chance to open this subject up for ages.

good job Ana............its very intimidating as when one is new to this you have no idea..............my setting was around 7500 ish--which i think is right in line with solid high end with fairly good size side stones

 

[Lord Summerisle]

the one i had made was around £500 (at a time when it was around $1.84=£1 )

 

[just_looking!]

Mine was $1500 but platinum has gone up recently so something similar may be more. You''re also paying for labour and design time so something they''ve done before is likely to cost you less than a ''new'' design. You also need to think about whether you''re going for pave or plain metal or having engraving as more time spent will obviously cost you more.

Hope that helps! Do you have any idea or what you''d like? It''s worth compiling a few pictures to show what you want and thinking about your priorities.