Casting
- Melt gold → pour into mould
- Used for modern, detailed designs
- Faster, lower cost
- Common for mass production rings, pendants
Handmade / Handcrafted
- Made fully by artisan
- Each piece shaped, soldered, polished by hand
- Higher workmanship cost
- Usually premium / unique pieces
Machine-Made
- Produced using machines (especially chains)
- Very consistent, smooth finishing
- Lower labour cost
- Common for necklaces, bracelets
Stamping / Die-Struck
- Gold sheet pressed using high pressure mould
- Stronger & denser than casting
- Often used for high-end rings, coins
Hollow / Electroforming
- Jewellery made hollow inside
- Looks big but uses less gold
- Lightweight, cheaper
- Easier to dent
Filigree
- Very fine gold wires twisted into patterns
- Traditional, delicate
- Popular in heritage / antique designs
Enamel Work
- Gold combined with coloured enamel
- Decorative, artistic
CNC / 3D Printing+Casting
- Computer-designed jewellery
- Very precise, complex patterns
- Modern luxury brands use this