Quality standards
Consistency Starts With the Sort
A melee parcel is only as good as the discipline behind it. Every stone we ship has passed through gauging, grading and make screening designed for one purpose: that the second parcel you order behaves exactly like the first.
Standards
Quality you can set without re-sorting
Three clear tiers across natural and lab-grown supply. No surprises at the bench.
G – H
Workhorse tier for everyday pavé, accent stones and CAD layouts.
- mm-calibrated ±0.02
- Eye-clean face-up
- Symmetry screened
- No fluorescence (medium+)
F – G
Brighter face-up for high-end commercial pieces and bridal.
- mm-calibrated ±0.02
- Eye-clean face-up
- Symmetry screened
- No fluorescence (medium+)
D – E
Top color and clarity for fine jewelry houses and signature collections.
- mm-calibrated ±0.02
- Eye-clean face-up
- Symmetry screened
- No fluorescence (medium+)
What we control
Millimetre tolerance
Stones are gauged and grouped into tight bands so a parcel drops into one seat size without hand-picking at the bench.
Color grouping
Melee is sorted into narrow color ranges, then re-checked against master comparison stones before a parcel is closed.
Clarity discipline
Clarity is assessed for what matters at melee scale — eye-visible inclusions and reflective darkness in a set line.
Make control
Depth, symmetry and girdle thickness are screened so stones sit level and light performance stays even across a run.
Natural and lab-grown separation
The two supply chains are handled, stored and sorted separately with no shared parcels at any stage.
Verified before dispatch
Each parcel is re-counted and re-gauged against the order specification before it leaves our New York office.
The sorting process
- 01
Intake
Rough parcels are logged against their source and held separately by type before any sorting begins.
- 02
Gauge
Stones are sized to calibrated bands. Anything outside the band goes back to be re-sorted, not blended in.
- 03
Grade
Color and clarity grouping under controlled lighting, checked against masters by a second sorter.
- 04
Make screen
Off-make, thick-girdle and fish-eye stones are pulled out of production parcels.
- 05
Close and verify
Parcels are weighed, counted and labelled with the exact specification you ordered.
Buy the same spec twice
Order once, and every reorder pulls the identical specification from your history — same band, same grouping, same expectations at the bench.