Manu’s Quest

After visiting over twenty jewellers and trawling online sites for several weeks, Manu found that most jewellers used very rudimentary hand sketches to demonstrate what the ring he was commissioning would look like, and many were very vague about what the finished piece would really cost.

Manu’s request to add finer design details was deemed unachievable. Most of those were traditional jewellers who used hand tools to create their pieces but could not refine their sketches to reflect such details with precision. All but a few demanded payment upfront, and he would not even be able to see the final piece until a number of weeks later, giving the jeweller a fair amount of leeway in interpreting the ring design.

Manu did find a few jewellers in or around London who were able to use 3D design programmes, but the costs were very high and he was unable to change the design himself. Any changes deemed possible would incur extra labour charges and most definitely be frowned upon.