One factory can make many styles, but it is rarely the best at all of them. In Rajkot, most workshops grow around one skill, such as casting, stone setting, kundan work, oxidised finishes or plating, and either outsource the rest or do it less well.
For a small first order, one maker with a broad range keeps things simple. As your range and volumes grow, specialists usually give better quality and more consistent results for each style.
How the Rajkot trade is organised
Jewellery here is often made by a chain of units rather than under one roof. A maker may design and cast in-house, send pieces to a stone setter, and then to a plating unit, before assembling and packing. A wholesaler may sell all of it under one name. Knowing who does each step matters, because quality depends on the weakest step, not on the name on the invoice.
When one maker is enough
- A first order or a test range with modest quantities.
- Styles that use the same processes, such as cast gold-tone pieces with CZ stones.
- When the maker can show its own work in each style, not samples bought in for the visit.
When to use specialists
- Kundan and polki-look sets, which need experienced setters.
- Fine CZ or micro-setting, where stone security and alignment matter.
- Oxidised and German silver-look pieces, which use different finishing.
- Higher-thickness gold plating or rhodium, which some general units do not control well.
- Volumes larger than one unit can handle without slipping on dates. See how to check a factory's real capacity.
Making several makers work together
Using more than one workshop means more coordination: matching gold tones across makers, aligning ship dates and consolidating cartons into one shipment. Put the plating colour, packing and labelling standards in one specification that every maker follows, and inspect each maker's goods before they are combined.
What this means for a buyer
Start simple, then move each core style to the workshop that does it best. Creston & Co works for buyers only, for a fixed fee agreed in writing, finds the right specialist for each style, checks their work and consolidates the goods into one shipment. Ask for a free sourcing review.