What the Quote Actually Covers in the Made to Order Program
A US buyer of comparisons sent us a competitor's comparison in October with one question: why does this fail at prong geometry after a season. We measured it, rebuilt the spec around stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm, and shipped 50 comparisons that cleared inspection with zero rejects, with IGI report and single-piece foam box stated on the same sheet.
The bench did not miss the defect, it was never asked to look for it. Prong geometry was absent from the purchase order, and a defect that is not named cannot be rejected on arrival, priced at USD 47-262 for the 50-piece Made to Order run.
The rebuild held the USD 47-262 quote and changed the plating log, the gauge and the tray rule. Second run shipped single-piece foam box with zero rejects.
The Made-to-Order Path for comparisons
Made-to-order is a different production line, not a slower version of stock. It starts with a signed drawing, then a wax or resin model, then a casting, then setting, then finish, and each stage can fail on its own, quoted at USD 47-262 per piece in single-piece foam box.
Twenty days is realistic for a new comparison when the model exists and only the stone changes. A new model adds a day for the CAD, a day for the print, and a day for the buyer to approve the render before metal is committed, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in single-piece foam box at USD 47-262.
The risk sits in approval, not in the bench. A buyer who approves a render on a phone screen and rejects the casting has bought a prototype, not a product. We send the render at 1:1 scale with a millimetre grid for that reason, the figure being USD 47-262 for a 50-piece run.
Three Failures That Reach the Made to Order Bench
rhodium burn-off
A 0.05 micron rhodium layer reads white in the tray and shows yellow at the shank in six months of daily wear. Thickness, not bath chemistry, is the variable that matters, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
The commercial effect is a return shipment plus a resize labor claim, typically USD 9-14 per piece. Buyers who have seen it once put it in the purchase order; buyers who have not usually discover it on the first return, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
size-step drift
A run gauged at size 6 and estimated elsewhere ships a size 8 that measures 7.75. The mismatch shows up as a resize queue two weeks after launch, with IGI report and single-piece foam box stated on the same sheet.
Our countermeasure is a gauge and a written limit. It adds about 22 seconds per piece and removes the defect from the run rather than from the carton, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
prong geometry
A prong that grips the girdle instead of the pavilion survives the showroom and fails the third ultrasonic clean. The seat has to be cut to the pavilion angle before the prongs close, certified IGI report and packed single-piece foam box at 50 pieces.
In a 50-piece run this typically shows on 8 of pieces. Catching it means measuring stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test at the tray level, not inspecting the finished carton, certified IGI report and packed single-piece foam box at 50 pieces.
Four Spec Lines a Made to Order Buyer Checks
A Made to Order quote that states only metal and stone size leaves prong geometry undefined, and undefined is what gets rejected on arrival, the figure being USD 47-262 for a 50-piece run.
| Spec point | Common trade output | HOLYCOME standard | Cost if missed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clasp spring life | Sampled by hand | Cycled 500 times on a jig per lot | Detach claim and brand damage |
| Prong tension and seat depth | Checked by feel at the bench | Pull-tested per piece, seat depth written on the sheet | Stone loss and total replacement |
| Hallmark depth and placement | Stamped where it fits | Fixed position, depth measured so it never breaks the shank | Customs query and remaking |
| Solder flow at the joint | Not inspected | Joint inspected under 10x before setting | Crack at the seam in transit |
Nothing here adds cost at USD 47-262. It adds documentation, and documentation is what the single-piece foam box carton is missing.
Terms Behind a Made to Order Order
The commercial frame is short enough to state in full. Minimum order is 50 pieces per design, and mixed designs travel in one shipment, so a 50-piece Made to Order order can carry three or four models without a separate setup charge. Sample pieces leave in 3-5 days when the components are in stock, and a new model adds about twenty days before the first article exists, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
Payment is 30 percent with the order and 70 percent against the bill of lading, with the balance window stated on the invoice rather than agreed by message. Prices quoted at USD 47-262 are FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen; DDP is quoted separately because the duty line moves with the tariff schedule and not with our cost.
Packing follows the single-piece foam box format at 50 pieces to the carton, and the packing list carries SKU, size and stone size so receiving can count without opening every box. Private-label cartons add three days for the print run and must be approved before the first bulk order, not after it, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
Certification is IGI report for the lots that carry it, with a batch report and per-piece measurement of stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test for the lots below the threshold. The document set travels with the shipping papers, which is what a customs broker asks for at the port rather than after clearance, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
A rejected tray is settled inside the same order cycle against the retained reference piece. If the difference sits on our retained sample we replace or credit; if it appeared in transit we split the assay cost and file with the carrier, and that rule is written on the order before the deposit clears, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
Cost Split on a Made to Order Piece at USD 47-262
Buyers assume the stone dominates the cost of a comparison. At wholesale it is closer to a quarter, and the labor line is where two quotes for the same drawing diverge by double digits, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for comparisons | 32% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for comparisons | 23% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for comparisons | 21% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for comparisons | 14% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for comparisons | 10% | single-piece foam box |
The cheapest quote for comparisons usually hides its saving in the plating line and the stone grade. Both show up in the second season, not the first, quoted at USD 47-262 per piece in single-piece foam box.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
Buyers who have run three programs on comparisons know this instinctively; first-time buyers learn it the expensive way, certified IGI report and packed single-piece foam box at 50 pieces.
Three numbers decide it for comparisons: the tolerance band, the inspection density and the responsibility clause. Write all three down and the rest of the negotiation is arithmetic. Leave any of them out and it becomes a discussion about intent, and the Made to Order quote for it sits at USD 47-262.
We send a one-page sheet with every comparisons quote that states those three, plus the retained-tray rule. Buyers who compare on it usually find that the gap between suppliers is smaller than the gap between the specs they were comparing, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in single-piece foam box at USD 47-262.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
The short version for comparisons: it is arithmetic, not relationship. The long version is below, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
There is a version of this that looks cheaper on paper and costs more in practice: quoting the best case on comparisons and letting the buyer discover the spread. It works once. The second order goes to whichever supplier quoted honestly, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
We would rather lose a first order of comparisons on price than explain a defect after it lands. That position is unusual in this category and it is the reason our reorder share is high, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
The First Made to Order Order
The first order should be small enough to inspect completely and large enough to keep the gauge check independent of the shift, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
Sample in 3-5 days, bulk in 15-20 days under 500 pieces. At 50 pieces the calendar is the same on every Made to Order run, the figure being USD 47-262 for a 50-piece run.
Getting single-piece foam box to US wholesale
For a Made to Order order at 50 pieces the carton count decides the freight more than the weight does. single-piece foam box packs tighter than a display tray, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
The freight rate matters less than the clearance terms at USD 47-262 per piece. A duty surprise can cost more than the entire freight line.
At receiving, count cartons, weigh one tray of single-piece foam box and measure ten pieces against stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test. Twenty minutes here saves a season, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
The Calendar Behind a Made to Order Run
The calendar below is what we quote on a 50-piece run of comparisons. It starts when the spec is signed, not when the deposit clears, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
- Sign the drawing at 1:1 scale with a millimetre grid, not a phone render.
- Cut the model in wax or resin and photograph it on the gauge before metal is committed.
- Cast the first article, set the stones and finish it exactly as bulk will be finished.
- Send the first article for approval with the weight and the stone measurements stated.
- Run the balance of the order in 25-30 days, holding the approved article as the reference.
- Ship with the approved article photographed beside a production piece from the same tray.
MOQ stays at 50 pieces per design on the Made to Order program, low enough to test a category and high enough to keep the casting line accountable, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you ship DDP?
DDP is available for US accounts and removes the duty invoice that arrives after the carton clears. FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default, and most buyers take DDP once and then switch after they see the breakdown, and the Made to Order quote for it sits at USD 47-262.
How long does a reorder of the same comparison take?
With the model, the gauge set and the signed spec already in our system, a repeat is 12-15 days; a first run is 3-5 days for a stock-component sample and about 20 days when a new model is needed, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white comparisons, with a palladium strike layer so wear-through reads white rather than yellow. Vermeil runs at 3 microns over sterling and is logged per lot, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
How is comparisons packed for single-piece foam box?
Every unit goes into a foam-backed pouch, then the single-piece foam box, then the outer carton at 50 pieces. The packing list carries the SKU, the size and the stone size so receiving can check without opening every box, quoted at USD 47-262 per piece in single-piece foam box.
Can you ship DDP?
DDP is available for US accounts and removes the duty invoice that arrives after the carton clears. FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default, and most buyers take DDP once and then switch after they see the breakdown, and the Made to Order quote for it sits at USD 47-262.
Next Step
Send one drawing or one competitor sample with your target landed cost. We answer with a tolerance sheet, a cost breakdown and a production calendar in two business days, priced at USD 47-262 for the 50-piece Made to Order run.
HOLYCOME runs this line from Wuzhou, Guangxi, through Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd. Output is about 60,000 pieces a month across comparisons and adjacent categories. service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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