Our Process
Every HEIREST piece begins with you. Here is how it works, from first decision to your piece arriving at your door.
OUR PROCESS
Nothing hidden, everything considered.
01 - Design
Open the configurator on any product page and start building your piece. Choose your metal, stone type, cut, and size. Each selection is rendered in 3D in real time, with the price updating at every step.
02 - Order
Once you complete your purchase, we begin hand-crafting your piece. Every HEIREST piece is made to order, crafted to your exact specifications by artisans with decades of experience in fine jewellery production.
Updates During Production:
You'll hear from us at four points along the way:
- Order confirmation: your full design specifications and order reference, sent immediately after purchase.
- Your stone(s): once your stone(s) has been hand-picked for your piece, we'll send you a photo. You'll see exactly what's going into your piece before it's set.
- Your completed piece: before your piece leaves for you, we'll send a final image. A preview before it arrives.
- Delivery: once our founder has personally reviewed and your piece for dispatch, we ship globally with free, fully insured, express shipping. In most instances, your order will be received within 3-4 days.
03 - Eight-Step Quality Review
Each HEIREST piece goes through eight independent quality review steps prior to being dispatched.
Six checkpoints occur within production: from wax mould through casting, base modification, stone setting, polish, and final clean.
Once complete, each piece is inspected and approved for release by our Head Jeweller, with one final review happening from our founder prior to final dispatch.
This commitment to quality means we stand behind the craftsmanship and longevity of each piece.
04 - Delivery
Your piece is dispatched within 2-4 weeks of your purchase date. From there, complimentary worldwide shipping takes it to your door: fully tracked, fully insured, and requiring a signature on delivery.
For estimated delivery timeframes by market, see Shipping.
Any applicable sales taxes, duties, tariffs, import charges or other similar fees are calculated at checkout.
Our Eight-Step Quality Control Process
Every HEIREST piece passes through eight distinct points of review before it reaches you to ensure it is perfect.
Step 1: Wax Mold
The wax mold is verified against the original CAD file before casting begins. No metal is poured until the form is exact.
Step 2: Casting
Once cast, every detail is assessed for completeness, size, and shape. Any defect is addressed before the piece advances.
Step 3: Fitting
Before setting begins, the metalwork is reviewed a final time and each stone is evaluated for quality and fit against the structure it will sit in.
Step 4: Setting
After setting, every stone is checked for correct placement, security, and finish.
Step 5: Polishing
Following detailed polishing, every corner and surface is examined and cleaned.
Step 6: Completed Piece
A complete review of size, polish, setting, stone, engraving, and function - confirmed against The HEIREST Standard before sign-off.
Step 7: Head Jeweller Review
Each piece is reviewed and signed off by our Head Jeweller.
Step 8: HEIREST Founder Review
A final review by HEIREST's founder before the piece leaves our hands.
Our documentation
When is it included?
An HEIREST Statement of Authentication is included with every order.
What does it document?
This document confirms that the piece you received matches the specifications you ordered, to the standards set out on this page. For diamonds of one carat or greater, it is accompanied by an IGI Certificate providing independent third-party verification of stone grades.
The statement documents:
- Stone type: lab-grown diamond or lab-grown coloured gemstone
- Stone shape and cut style
- Carat weight
- Colour grade
- Clarity grade
- Cut, polish, symmetry and fluorescence grades (diamonds of one carat or greater)
- Metal type and hallmark
- Setting type
- Ring size (ring orders only)
- Order reference and date of issue
When is it included?
A third-party Jeweller's Report, issued by the International Gemological Institute (IGI) is complimentary with multi-stone pieces including five-stone rings, eternity bands, tennis bracelets and tennis necklaces.
What does it document?
A Jeweller's Report assesses the finished piece as a whole rather than grading each stone individually. It provides independent, third-party confirmation that the piece matches the specifications you ordered.
- Total diamond carat weight across the piece
- Number of stones set
- Stone type: confirmed lab-grown diamond
- Overall colour and clarity grades across all stones
- Metal type and hallmark
- Setting type
- Overall piece dimensions
When is it included:
All HEIREST white lab diamonds are independently certified by the International Gemological Institute (IGI) for pieces of one carat or greater.
What does it document:
The IGI Certificate grades the individual stone independently of the finished piece. It is issued by the International Gemological Institute and provides full third-party verification that the stone meets the specifications it was selected to.
- Unique IGI report number
- Stone origin: confirmed laboratory-grown
- Shape and cutting style (e.g. Round Brilliant, Oval)
- Measurements (length × width × depth, in millimetres)
- Carat weight
- Colour grade
- Clarity grade
- Cut grade
- Polish grade
- Symmetry grade
- Fluorescence grade
- Girdle thickness
- A proportion diagram and inclusion plot specific to the stone
Post-purchase care
Authenticity Statement
When is it included?
An HEIREST Statement of Authentication is included with every order.
What does it document?
This document confirms that the piece you received matches the specifications you ordered, to the standards set out on this page. For diamonds of one carat or greater, it is accompanied by an IGI Certificate providing independent third-party verification of stone grades.
The statement documents:
- Stone type: lab-grown diamond or lab-grown coloured gemstone
- Stone shape and cut style
- Carat weight
- Colour grade
- Clarity grade
- Cut, polish, symmetry and fluorescence grades (diamonds of one carat or greater)
- Metal type and hallmark
- Setting type
- Ring size (ring orders only)
- Order reference and date of issue
Jeweller's Report
When is it included?
A third-party Jeweller's Report, issued by the International Gemological Institute (IGI) is complimentary with multi-stone pieces including five-stone rings, eternity bands, tennis bracelets and tennis necklaces.
What does it document?
A Jeweller's Report assesses the finished piece as a whole rather than grading each stone individually. It provides independent, third-party confirmation that the piece matches the specifications you ordered.
- Total diamond carat weight across the piece
- Number of stones set
- Stone type: confirmed lab-grown diamond
- Overall colour and clarity grades across all stones
- Metal type and hallmark
- Setting type
- Overall piece dimensions
IGI Certificate
When is it included:
All HEIREST white lab diamonds are independently certified by the International Gemological Institute (IGI) for pieces of one carat or greater.
What does it document:
The IGI Certificate grades the individual stone independently of the finished piece. It is issued by the International Gemological Institute and provides full third-party verification that the stone meets the specifications it was selected to.
- Unique IGI report number
- Stone origin: confirmed laboratory-grown
- Shape and cutting style (e.g. Round Brilliant, Oval)
- Measurements (length × width × depth, in millimetres)
- Carat weight
- Colour grade
- Clarity grade
- Cut grade
- Polish grade
- Symmetry grade
- Fluorescence grade
- Girdle thickness
- A proportion diagram and inclusion plot specific to the stone