Bespoke · From our mines, made on Pitt Street, Sydney
At most jewellers, a custom ring is the premium option. Here it is simply how the house works: you choose a stone we mined or hand-selected ourselves, and our own workshop builds the ring around it — no middlemen, no marked-up mystery, and a gemmologist rather than a salesperson at your side from first conversation to final polish.
Two ways to begin
Why bespoke costs less here
How a commission unfolds
- The conversation Free · in person or video callTell us the occasion, the person, the budget and the style — or bring nothing but an idea. We advise honestly on what achieves the most for your budget, and clients design with us over video call from anywhere in the world.
- The shortlist Curated for youYou receive a curated shortlist of stones matched to your brief — each with carat, origin and treatment status in writing, and clear pricing — drawn from our own vault or sourced direct from the fields. Take your time; a stone that suits your brief can be reserved while you decide.
- Choose the stone FGAA-assessedCeylon sapphires from our own mines, Australian teal and parti sapphires, rubies, emeralds and matched pairs — every candidate assessed in-house, treatment disclosed in writing, recorded in our public Treatment Register.
- Design & approval You approve before we castWe design around your stone — 9K, 14K or 18K yellow, white or rose gold — and refine the design with you, render by render, until it is right. Nothing is cast until you have approved the design.
- The making Most commissions: 2–4 weeksLost-wax casting, setting, finishing and inspection in our own workshop. Many houses quote eight to twelve weeks; because the bench is ours, most commissions complete within two to four of design approval. We keep you close to the making — with word from the bench, and photographs when you wish, as your piece passes wax, casting, setting and final inspection.
- Delivery & the record Insured · documentedYour piece arrives fully insured, with written treatment disclosure and its stone’s Digital Gemstone Passport — and free lifetime re-authentication by the house, whenever you wish.
Your adviser, by name
Every commission is guided by Anna — our Managing Director and FGAA-qualified gemmologist — from first conversation to final polish. One adviser, start to finish: the person who assesses your stone is the person you talk to.
The Bespoke Archive
Not sure where to begin? Browse the Bespoke Archive — 176 house designs, every one commissionable as it stands or as the starting point for your own — or fall for a stone first among our One-of-One Stones, each existing exactly once.
Watch a ring being born
From Wax to Gold — filmed inside our own jewellery factory: lost-wax casting, setting and finishing, the same craft your commission receives in our Pitt Street workshop. Full film page and transcript →
From our workshop
Aluna Gold Diamond Ring
Capella Blue Sapphire Diamond Ring
Goddess Teal Sapphire Diamond Yellow Gold Ring
Orion Blue Sapphire Diamond Ring
Sky Sapphire Ring
White Gold Diamond Ring
In their words
“Went to their website & made an appointment… Sasha took me through the steps and fine tuned the design with a video call. 2 weeks later got the ring delivered. Prices are amazing and what a lovely team. Highly recommend!”
“Spoke with the team for my custom ring and the whole process was smooth… Very happy with the beautiful diamond ring and will definitely return for future purchases.”
Every published review, in full — and how to verify them independently →
What a commission costs
Two parts, both in writing before anything is cast. The stone: loose sapphires in the house start from about A$500 and run to five figures for large unheated Ceylon material; every stone is priced on its page, per carat, with treatment disclosed. The mount: quoted after the stone is chosen, in 9K, 14K or 18K gold, with diamonds or without. Because the bench is ours there is no middleman on the making, which is why a commission here usually costs no more than a comparable ready-made ring.
Tell us your budget at the first conversation and we will say plainly what it can achieve.
Frequently asked questions
- Does a bespoke ring cost more than ready-made?
- Often it costs no more — sometimes less. When a house owns its gem supply and its workshop, made-to-order removes middlemen rather than adding them. Tell us your budget and we will tell you, plainly, what it can achieve.
- How long does a commission take?
- Design and refinement move at your pace — usually days. Once you approve the design, most commissions complete within two to four weeks in our own workshop, depending on complexity.
- Do I need a finished design idea?
- No. Bring a photograph, a sketch, or nothing but a feeling. You can also start from any piece in our collection and adapt it — different stone, different gold, different size.
- Which stones and metals can I choose?
- Gems we sourced ourselves — Ceylon sapphires, Australian teal and parti sapphires, rubies and emeralds — set in 9K, 14K or 18K yellow, white or rose gold.
- Can we design remotely?
- Yes — clients commission from interstate and overseas by video call, exactly as our reviews describe: consultation, stone selection and design approval all happen on screen, and the finished ring travels fully insured with signature on delivery.
- What if I want changes along the way?
- Refinement is the point of bespoke. We iterate the design with you before anything is cast, and nothing proceeds to the bench without your written approval.
Already own the jewellery?
We also remodel and remake existing pieces: resetting your stone, redesigning an inherited ring, combining several pieces into one, with your existing gold or platinum credited against the new piece. See Jewellery Remodelling & Remaking.
Begin the conversation
No obligation, no pressure — a conversation with people who mine, cut and make for a living. In person in Sydney, or by video call anywhere in the world.
Book a design consultationor call +61 424 009 223 · sales@ministryofgems.com.au
Written & gemmologically reviewed
Anna — FGAA-qualified gemmologist, Ministry of Gems®, Sydney. Anna assesses every stone the house offers, in person, before it is listed.
Reviewed August 2026 · corrections and questions welcome — write to our gemmologist. Every stone we sell carries full treatment disclosure, a Digital Gemstone Passport and free lifetime re-authentication; our current disclosure is public in the Treatment Register.