A hand resting at the collar of a linen shirt, wearing a slim polished gold band.
Outside Ada band in 14k gold

Solid gold, made to order

Worn outside. Kept inside.

Every piece carries one detail on the inside, a hidden stone or a few engraved words, chosen by you and seen by no one else.

The inside of the same band on garnet velvet: small engraved words and a tiny blue stone set into the metal.
Inside the long way home, and a 1.5 mm sapphire

Outside

The outside is for everyone.

The Iris pendant: a 12 mm disc of polished 14k gold on a fine chain. Plain on purpose.

Inside

The inside is for one person.

On the back, a date cut by hand and a 1.5 mm diamond set flush, so nothing ever catches.

Photos: the Iris pendant from the front, plain polished gold on pale stone, and from the back on garnet velvet, engraved with a date above a tiny diamond.

The pieces

Every piece has an inside.

Solid 14k or 18k recycled gold, made to order in ten working days. Turn any piece over to see what it keeps.

Preview of your piece

Ada band · 14k yellow gold

€400

The inside

Design the inside.

Choose a piece, a metal, a hidden stone and a few words. What you see is what we make, to the millimetre.

1 Piece
2 Metal
3 Hidden stone

4 Words

5 Size

Gift

Total €340

    Hands wrapping a thin strip of paper around a ring finger and marking it with a pencil.

    Fit

    Know your size before it ships.

    Two ways to find it at home in about two minutes. And if it's still not right, resizing is free for 60 days.

    1. Cut a thin strip of paper and wrap it around the base of your finger.
    2. Mark where it overlaps, lay it flat and measure to the mark in millimetres.
    mm

    Your size

    EU 54

    UK N½ · US 7

    17.2 mm across · 54.0 mm around

    • Measure at the end of the day, when your fingers are warm.
    • If your knuckle is wider, measure it too and pick a size between the two.
    • For bands wider than 4 mm, go up half a size.

    Making

    Ten working days, from wax to your door.

    1. Days 1–3

      A jeweller's hands filing a ring model from green carving wax.

      Carved and cast

      Your piece starts as a wax model, then it's cast in recycled 14k or 18k gold.

    2. Days 4–5

      A small blue stone being pressed into the inside of a gold band held in a ring clamp.

      The stone is set

      The hidden stone sits flush with the metal, so nothing catches on skin or knit.

    3. Days 6–7

      An engraver cutting letters inside a gold band held in a small vise, with fine gold curls on the bench.

      Engraved by hand

      Your words are cut with a graver, letter by letter, then checked under magnification.

    4. Days 8–10

      A gold signet ring held against a white polishing wheel.

      Polished and sent

      Polished, stamped with its gold purity and sent insured, in a box that says nothing outside.

    An open box lined with garnet velvet holding the gold band, beside a blank folded card.

    Care

    Yours for life.
    We'll keep it that way.

    • Free resizing within 60 days

      Even when it's engraved. If the words shift, we cut them again.

    • A clean and polish every year

      Send it back once a year and it comes home looking new. Free, both ways.

    • One change of words

      Engraved pieces can't be returned, so we'll re-engrave once for free. Everything else: 30 days.

    • Repairs for life

      Bent, scratched or snapped: we repair any Sotto piece at cost.

    Giving it? Prices stay off the slip, your card is written by hand, and the box is plain outside. Our name is inside the lid.

    Questions

    Asked quietly.

    Is it solid gold?

    Yes. Every piece is solid 14k or 18k gold, cast from recycled metal. Nothing is plated or filled, so there's nothing to wear through.

    Where do the stones come from?

    Diamonds are lab-grown. Coloured stones are natural, from suppliers who can show where each one was mined and cut.

    How long does it take?

    Ten working days to make, then one or two to arrive, insured. The date is shown before you order, and we write if anything moves.

    What if the size is wrong?

    Resizing is free within 60 days, engraved or not. The sizer above gets most people right the first time.

    Can I return an engraved piece?

    Engraved pieces are made for one person, so they can't be returned, but we'll change the words once for free. Pieces without engraving can be returned within 30 days.

    Can I wear it every day?

    Yes: in the shower, at the gym, while you sleep. Solid gold doesn't tarnish. Warm water and a drop of soap keep it bright.

    Start with the inside.

    The outside can wait.

    Design the inside
    Two friends at a café table by a window; one tips her gold band so the other can read the words inside.

    Your bag

    Nothing here yet.

    Design the inside

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