Hand Jewellery

Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham

Gold jewellery, made entirely by hand.

If anything isn’t right, we alter it. Free.

By appointment
Commissions from £2,000

Rings, bracelets and one-off pieces, made at Colin’s bench on Warstone Lane with stones from our own collection.

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Colin’s handmade gold bracelet, set with diamonds, held in white cotton gloves
Colin, the jeweller who makes every piece
ColinYour jeweller
Yellow sapphire ring in white gold with a double halo of diamonds

The work

Every piece on this page was made at our bench.

The same bracelet design in white gold, diamond-set lattice and handmade links, held in white gloves

The bracelet

More than a hundred parts, each one made by hand, then set with diamonds. Made in yellow or white gold.

Rings

  • Marquise blue sapphire in two rows of diamonds, white gold
    No. 01Blue sapphireTwo rows of diamonds. White gold.
  • Pink sapphire in a double halo of diamonds on a split diamond band, yellow gold
    No. 02Pink sapphireDouble halo, split band. Yellow gold.
  • Emeralds and diamonds set in a milgrain grid, yellow gold
    No. 03Emeralds and diamondsSet in a milgrain grid. Yellow gold.

Eggs and pendants

  • Gold egg in yellow enamel set with diamonds, standing on its own gold stand
    No. 04Enamel eggYellow enamel and diamonds, on its own stand.
  • Egg pendant in rose gold set all over with rubies and diamonds
    No. 05Egg pendantRubies and diamonds. Rose gold.
  • Round pendant set all over with green and yellow stones, yellow gold
    No. 06Pavé pendantGreen and yellow stones. Yellow gold.

If Colin isn’t happy with a piece, he melts it down and starts again.

You only ever see the one he is happy with.

Colin at the bench, soldering a ring with a fine torch

Who makes it

Colin makes every piece himself.

Colin is a master setter and jeweller with more than twenty years at the bench. Every piece is made by his hands, in our workshop at 197A Warstone Lane.

Colin works with Andreea and his son, Victor.

  • Andreea

    Andreea looks after you, from your first message to the day you collect your piece.

  • Victor

    Victor, Colin’s son, keeps the workshop running.

How a commission works

You choose how it looks. Colin makes sure it lasts.

  1. Message Andreea

    Send a message on WhatsApp, call or email. Andreea will arrange a time for you to meet Colin at the workshop.

  2. Pick the parts you like

    Bring an idea, a photograph, or nothing at all. Colin shows you pieces, photographs and stones, and you choose what you like from each.

  3. Colin designs it to be worn

    A ring has to be comfortable to wear every day. If a design would bend, catch or rub, Colin tells you and shows you what will work better. Colin doesn’t start until it is clear what you like, and he refines the details as he works.

  4. If anything isn’t right, we alter it

    When you see the finished piece, we change whatever isn’t right. Free.

Colin hammering gold by hand beside the rolling mill

Made to be worn

It doesn’t leave the bench until it’s right.

Gold only, made entirely by hand
Every part is made by Colin, by hand, at the bench. Nothing is cast.
Our own white gold
Colin’s white gold is white in its own right. It needs no rhodium plating.
Built to be worn
Every piece is shaped to sit comfortably and catch on nothing, so it can be worn every day.
Blue enamel egg standing open, with two gem-set rings inside
Blue enamel egg that opens to hold rings.
A loose padparadscha sapphire, emerald cut, on dark velvet
Padparadscha sapphire.

The stones

Chosen with you, from our own collection.

You choose your stone in person, at your appointment, and see it in the workshop before anything is made.

A loose pear-shaped yellow sapphire on dark velvet
Yellow sapphire, pear cut.

What we don’t make

So you know before you visit.

  • Ordinary designs that you can already buy, mass-produced, in any shop.
  • Chains. They are normally made by machine.

Questions

Before you meet Colin.

What does a commission cost?

Commissions start from £2,000, gold and stones included. Every piece is quoted individually, once we have talked it through. The quote is free.

Do I need an appointment?

Yes. Bespoke commissions are by appointment only. Message Andreea on WhatsApp, call or email, and she will find a time that suits you.

Can I commission a piece without visiting?

No. Every commission starts with a conversation at the workshop, because Colin needs to meet you before he designs anything. You are welcome to message us first with any questions.

What if something isn’t right?

We alter it, free.

Book an appointment

Andreea, who answers your messages and arranges appointments
AndreeaYour first contact

Message Andreea to arrange a time.

She will find a time for you to meet Colin at the workshop. Commissions from £2,000.

WhatsApp Andreea Call 07473 920 793

The workshop

197A Warstone Lane
Jewellery Quarter
Birmingham B18 6JR

By appointment only.

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