A brilliant-cut diamond ring in yellow gold resting on dark velvet under a warm spotlight

Est. 1987 · London · Paris · Bucharest

Light,
set by hand.

Maison Vaelis designs every piece in a single atelier, cuts nothing that cannot be traced, and sets each stone under a lamp, not a conveyor belt.

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The Collections

Four ways to wear a quiet kind of brilliance

Rose gold ring with a pear-shaped diamond on velvet
I

Rings

Solitaires, halos and bands for the questions worth asking.

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 White gold pear diamond pendant on velvet
II

Necklaces

Pendants that rest exactly where the light finds them.

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 White gold diamond drop earrings on velvet
III

Earrings

Drops and huggies, weighted to move with you.

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 Diamond tennis bracelet coiled on velvet
IV

Bracelets

Hundreds of stones, set so closely the metal disappears.

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The Edit

Pieces ready for you

Each piece below is finished and waiting. Prefer something of your own? Design a ring.

Category
Metal

The Ring Studio

Design a ring that has never existed

Choose a metal, a stone and a size. The price updates as you go and our atelier will cast it for you in six to eight weeks.

18k yellow gold · 1.0 ct round
Metal 18k yellow gold
Stone shape Round brilliant
Carat weight 1.0 ct
Your ring£0incl. certificate, box and lifetime care

The Atelier

Forty hours at the bench, for a ring you will wear for forty years

A goldsmith setting a diamond into a ring under a bench lamp

Maison Vaelis began in 1987 as a single bench above a clockmaker’s shop. Our founder, Odile Marchetti, had one rule: nobody sets a stone they would not wear themselves. Thirty-nine years later the rule still hangs above the door, and the bench has grown to eleven.

Every piece passes through the same four pairs of hands. A designer who draws it, a caster who pours it, a setter who holds the diamond, and a finisher who decides when it is done. Nothing leaves until all four agree.

A gemmologist inspecting a loose diamond with a loupe and tweezers
Molten gold poured from a crucible in the casting workshop
  1. 01

    Draw

    Sketched by hand, then modelled in wax. You see the wax before any gold is poured.

  2. 02

    Cast

    Recycled 18k gold, poured in-house. Casting is done once, slowly, and never rushed.

  3. 03

    Set

    Each claw is shaped around its own stone. A setter works on three pieces a week, no more.

  4. 04

    Finish

    Polished by hand in four grades, inspected under a loupe and signed on the inside of the band.

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A diamond ring on a polishing cloth beside a leather case and a loupe
Specimen certificate
Carat
1.02
Colour
E
Clarity
VVS2
Cut
Excellent
No. VL-0426-18873

Care & Certificates

A diamond is forever. So is the paperwork.

Every diamond over 0.30 ct arrives with an independent gemmological report, laser-inscribed on the girdle so the stone and the paper can never be separated. Smaller stones are graded in-house and covered by our own certificate.

  • Independent grading of colour, clarity, cut and carat
  • Origin and traceability statement for every stone
  • Metal hallmark and purity certificate
  • Insurance valuation, reissued free every three years
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Private Viewing

An hour, a quiet room and a glass of something cold

Choose a showroom, a day and a time. A Vaelis adviser will have your pieces laid out when you arrive.

  1. Showroom
  2. Date & time
  3. Your details

Complimentary insured delivery · 30-day returns · Independent certificate included