You can source almost every type of imitation jewellery from Rajkot, including necklace sets, earrings, bangles, bracelets, rings, pendants, anklets, bridal sets and hair accessories. The city is strongest in traditional Indian styles, but many workshops also make minimal Western and Indo-Western pieces for export.
Most makers specialise, so the right supplier depends on the product, the style and the finish you need.
By product
- Necklace sets, chokers and long haram sets, usually sold with matching earrings.
- Earrings: studs, drops, hoops, jhumkas and chandbalis.
- Bangles, kadas, bracelets and cuffs in standard Indian bangle sizes.
- Rings, including adjustable rings.
- Pendants, chains and mangalsutra-style designs.
- Anklets (payal), toe rings, maang tikka, nose rings and hair accessories.
- Full bridal sets that combine several of these pieces.
By style
Rajkot workshops cover the main Indian styles: American diamond (AD) and CZ, kundan and imitation polki, temple jewellery, antique and matte gold, oxidised silver-look, and meenakari enamel. Many also make Western fashion jewellery such as layered necklaces, minimal studs and huggie hoops, often in rhodium or gold plating.
By material and finish
Base metals are mostly brass, copper and zinc alloy. Finishes include gold, rose gold and rhodium plating, micro plating, antique and oxidised finishes, and anti-tarnish coatings. Rajkot is also a centre for 92.5 sterling silver jewellery, which is a separate category from imitation pieces with its own rules and customs heading.
What Rajkot is less suited to
Some products are better bought elsewhere or need special checks. Stainless steel and surgical steel jewellery is a different industry, and body jewellery needs implant-grade materials that most brass workshops do not use. Terracotta, thread and some craft styles are mainly made in other parts of India. Children's jewellery can be made, but it must meet much stricter lead and cadmium limits in most markets.
What this means for a buyer
Start with a short product list and match each item to a specialist workshop rather than asking one maker to do everything. See the imitation jewellery we source.
Creston & Co works for buyers only, for a fixed fee agreed in writing. We shortlist Rajkot workshops by product and style, check plating and finish, and supervise packing. Start with a free sourcing review.