The collection

Eight pieces, each made once. Prices include the BIS hallmark, the stone's certificate and insured delivery within India. Gold-only pieces move with the day's rate.

Nila solitaire

₹18.4 lakh

1.52 ct round brilliant, D colour, VVS1, GIA 6472 1190

18k champagne gold, BIS 750

Four-claw setting on a 1.9 mm knife-edge shank. Sized to the finger before the stone goes in, never after.

Meenakshi pendant

₹32.5 lakh

2.04 ct Burmese ruby, cushion, unheated, GRS

18k champagne gold, BIS 750

Closed-back bezel so the stone sits against the skin. 45 cm trace chain with hand-finished links.

Kaveri line bracelet

₹24.6 lakh

42 round brilliants, 6.10 ct total, F colour, VS

18k white gold, BIS 750

Each stone in its own four-claw basket, articulated so the line follows the wrist. 17.5 cm, adjustable by one link.

Malar drops

₹11.2 lakh

Two Colombian emeralds, 1.10 ct each, minor oil, GRS

18k yellow gold, BIS 750

Pear cabochons on a 14 mm French wire. The pair was cut from the same rough in Jaipur.

Thillai bangle

₹4.9 lakh

No stone

22k yellow gold, 38.6 g, BIS 916

Hand-engraved by S. Anbu with the Chidambaram kolam over eleven days. Priced at the day's gold rate.

Arasi band

₹6.3 lakh

24 Ceylon sapphires, 2.40 ct total, unheated

Platinum 950, BIS Pt950

Channel-set eternity band, 2.6 mm wide. The sapphires were matched for colour over four months.

Thoothukudi strand

₹7.8 lakh

47 South Sea pearls, 9 to 11 mm, graduated

18k yellow gold clasp, BIS 750

Knotted on silk between every pearl. Restrung without charge for the first ten years.

Veni ring

₹14.7 lakh

3.15 ct Ceylon sapphire, cushion, unheated, GRS

18k champagne gold, BIS 750

Low double-claw setting for a stone that is worn every day. Shank engraved on request.

With every piece

Hallmark
Every piece carries a BIS hallmark and a HUID. Platinum pieces carry Pt950.
Certificate
Diamonds above 0.30 ct come with a GIA report; coloured stones with a GRS report noting treatment.
Sizing
Rings are sized before the stone is set. One further resize within a year is free.
Servicing
Cleaning, claw tightening and re-polishing at the atelier without charge, for the life of the piece.
Delivery
Insured delivery within India is included. Chennai deliveries are made by hand.
Payment
Half on order, half on hallmarking. Gold-only pieces are fixed at the rate on the day of order.