What the Quote Actually Covers
The brief was simple: 50 buying Guides, 925 sterling silver, delivered before September. The run that arrived carried 17 pieces with prong geometry, and the buyer spent USD 30-90 on sorting before the goods reached a shelf, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
The incoming report named prong geometry and the purchase order did not. On a Made to Order run that gap between documents is the whole reason a tray fails inspection, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in single-piece foam box at USD 47-262.
We did not touch the retail price. We changed what travels with the single-piece foam box carton, and the Made to Order account stopped re-inspecting every tray, and the Made to Order quote for it sits at USD 47-262.
The Made-to-Order Path for buying Guides
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, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
Twenty days is realistic for a new buying Guide 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, which is how the Made to Order account reads it 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, with IGI report and single-piece foam box stated on the same sheet.
The Three Failures We See Most in Incoming Samples
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, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
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, priced at USD 47-262 for the 50-piece Made to Order run.
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, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
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, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
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, on a 50-piece Made to Order order 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, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
What US buyers Check Before They Sign
A quote for buying Guides usually states carat weight or metal type, and stops there. The four points below are what actually decide whether a run sells through or comes back, 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 |
Each line above is a gauge check, not a marketing claim. A factory that cannot state them in numbers is quoting an opinion about buying Guides, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Order Terms, Sample Timing and Packing
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, priced at USD 47-262 for the 50-piece Made to Order run.
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, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
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, shipped as single-piece foam box and certified IGI report.
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, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
Where USD 47-262 Per Piece Actually Goes
At USD 47-262 per piece there is no room for hidden cost. The table shows where the money sits and which line a supplier can actually compress.
| Cost line | Share | What moves it |
|---|---|---|
| Base metal or alloy for buying Guides | 30% | Alloy choice and casting yield |
| Stone or melee for buying Guides | 20% | Sieve range and lot batching |
| Setting and finishing labor for buying Guides | 19% | Jig design and bench minutes |
| Plating, polish and QC for buying Guides | 12% | Per-tray versus per-piece checks |
| Packaging for buying Guides | 19% | single-piece foam box |
A supplier with no bench minutes per piece has never costed buying Guides. Ask for minutes and the reject rule before you ask for a discount, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
Sample to Container: The Real Calendar
Most buying Guides disputes we arbitrate trace back to this line, not to the defect itself, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
Three numbers decide it for buying Guides: 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, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
We send a one-page sheet with every buying Guides 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, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
AQL, Tray Checks and What a QC Report Should Say
On buying Guides, the cheapest answer is rarely the cheapest outcome once the second season is counted, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
There is a version of this that looks cheaper on paper and costs more in practice: quoting the best case on buying Guides and letting the buyer discover the spread. It works once. The second order goes to whichever supplier quoted honestly, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
We would rather lose a first order of buying Guides 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, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
What This Means for a First Order
A first order of 50 pieces per design is a measurement, not a purchase. It shows how stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm behaves on this line and whether the QC sheet matches the carton, which is how the Made to Order account reads it at USD 47-262.
Six weeks of testing is cheaper than a season of returns on buying Guides. That is the entire argument for a small first order, which the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
Freight, Duty and the Arrival Check
At 50 pieces the carton count drives freight more than the weight. single-piece foam box packs tighter than a display tray and saves a pallet position, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
FOB Guangzhou or Shenzhen is the default on buying Guides. Buyers new to North American retail take DDP once and switch after they see the breakdown, and the Made to Order quote for it sits at USD 47-262.
If prong geometry shows in the arrival check, the retained tray decides ownership. Keep the IGI report sheet beside the packing list, and at USD 47-262 for 50 pieces that is the number the buyer signs.
How a Repeat Order Gets Built
Nothing in this sequence is clever. Each step exists because skipping it produced a specific failure on a previous order of buying Guides, 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.
Reorders run 12-15 days because the model, the gauge set and the signed spec stay in our system between the Made to Order runs, on a 50-piece Made to Order order at USD 47-262.
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, certified IGI report and packed single-piece foam box at 50 pieces.
How long does a reorder of the same buying Guide 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, and 50 pieces leaves Wuzhou in single-piece foam box at USD 47-262.
What finish do you use, and how thick is it?
Rhodium at 0.20 micron minimum on white buying Guides, 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 the Made to Order file records at USD 47-262 in single-piece foam box.
How is buying Guides 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, which is USD 47-262 on the Made to Order schedule.
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, certified IGI report and packed single-piece foam box at 50 pieces.
Next Step
Put your current quote beside ours on stone retention after a 40-cycle wear test and prong tip height within +/-0.10 mm, plating thickness, dimensional tolerance and the reject rule. The comparison usually settles it quickly, quoted at USD 47-262 per piece in single-piece foam box.
HOLYCOME is operated by Wuzhou HengliLai Jewelry Co., Ltd., a factory in Wuzhou, Guangxi, producing since 2009 at roughly 60,000 pieces a month. Contact service@holycome.com or WhatsApp +86 18078079070, the figure being USD 47-262 for a 50-piece run.
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