|The AMOLIH team
From CAD to final piece: how AMOLIH jewelry is made (step-by-step)

 

How We Make It

Luxury Is Process —
Not Just the Result

What you're really buying when you buy well-made jewellery isn't craft as an aesthetic — it's process. The quiet, disciplined steps that make a piece feel precise on the body, secure on the stone, and beautiful for years. At AMOLIH, we keep the full journey in-house because we'd rather own every detail than leave anything to chance.

SEDEX / SMETA
amfori Aligned
RJC-Aligned Practices
End-to-End In-House
01

Design Direction + Stone Selection

Every piece starts with a point of view.

What should it feel like — minimal, bold, vintage, modern, heirloom-coded? Then comes the gemstone work: finding the stone that the design will build around, not force into place.

  • Selecting the stone type — diamond, emerald, ruby, pink sapphire, and others
  • Choosing the cut and shape that fits the design language
  • Checking the stone's personality — colour, brightness, inclusions, proportions
A great design doesn't force a stone into place — it builds around it.
02

CAD Modelling

Where "pretty" becomes "wearable."

Once the design is approved, we translate it into a precise computer-aided design model. This is where we engineer every dimension before a single gram of metal is touched.

  • Stone seat and security
  • Symmetry and proportions
  • Band width and comfort-fit
  • Prong thickness and height — secure and elegant
  • How the piece will sit on the body — low-profile vs high-profile
CAD is where we remove guesswork before any metal is touched.
03

Prototyping + Fit Checks

Before production, we ensure it wears the way it looks.

We do internal checks before any piece goes into production — because fixing something at the prototype stage costs a fraction of what it costs after casting.

  • Comfort on the hand, neck, or ear
  • How it stacks or layers when that's the intent
  • Whether edges catch or snag on fabric
  • Whether the stone is adequately protected for the intended lifestyle
If something feels even slightly off, we fix it here — not after it becomes expensive.
04

Casting

Turning design into metal.

We cast the piece in the chosen metal — silver or the specific gold tone selected. This stage is entirely about structural integrity. Beautiful casting is invisible; poor casting shows itself eventually in ways that matter.

  • Clean casting with no porosity or weakness
  • Correct weight and balance for the design
  • Strong foundations for settings, prongs, and joints
Done well, it creates a piece that isn't just beautiful — it's built properly.
05

Hand Finishing

The part you can feel.

Polishing, refining, and detail work. This is where a manufactured piece becomes a made piece — the difference lives in the surfaces, edges, and the tiny details you only notice up close.

  • Surfaces — high polish, satin, or brushed depending on the design
  • Edges — softened where needed, crisp where it adds character
  • Tiny design details — the ones you notice only up close, where luxury lives
Finishing is what separates "manufactured" from "made."
06

Stone Setting

Both art and responsibility.

The goal is simple: secure, symmetrical, clean. Setting quality is visible in every piece — which is one of the biggest reasons we don't outsource this step. Setting quality is reputation.

  • Alignment and centering — no stone should sit off-axis
  • Even prong shape and consistent pressure across all prongs
  • Protection of the stone edges — especially for corners and girdles
  • Consistent sparkle across pavé work — no gaps, no high/low stones
07

Final Quality Control

The non-negotiable step.

Before a piece leaves our atelier, it goes through a thorough check covering every dimension that determines whether it deserves to ship. If it doesn't meet our standards, it doesn't ship. Period.

  • Stone tightness and setting security
  • Finishing consistency — polish, texture, and edges
  • Symmetry and proportions against the original CAD model
  • Clasp and hinge strength where applicable
  • Overall wearability and comfort on the hand
If it doesn't meet our standards, it doesn't ship. Period.

Why In-House

Every Step. One Standard.

Many brands outsource parts of production — and there are great partners in the world. Our approach is different: we choose end-to-end in-house craftsmanship so every step stays consistent, traceable, and held to one quality benchmark. Ours.

What In-House Means

  • Consistent quality from first sketch to final QC
  • Complete traceability — we know every step of every piece
  • No handoff points where standards can slip
  • Fast response when something needs to be corrected
  • One benchmark that governs everything: ours

What Responsible Means

  • SEDEX/SMETA framework adherence across operations
  • amfori aligned — fair and responsible sourcing practices
  • Responsible Jewellery Council-aligned quality practices
  • Making jewellery well should also mean making it responsibly
  • Both commitments — quality and ethics — held to the same standard

When You Wear AMOLIH

A beautiful piece is the result.
A reliable piece is the process.

Intentional design

Engineered comfort

Disciplined finishing

Secure stone setting

Thorough quality control

A responsible approach to how jewellery should be made

Wear the Process

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