GOLD IN MOTION
Why the Value of 18K Gold Jewellery Is Rising?
In the long, quiet arc of jewellery history, gold has been many things: currency, ornament, talisman, security. Today, it is also a study in volatility. Over the past two years, the price of gold has risen by almost 78 %. This isn’t a flicker on the ticker. It’s a sustained, structural shift in one of the world’s oldest commodities.
For KINRADEN, this movement matters. Our pieces are crafted in solid 18-karat gold: an alloy of 75 per cent pure gold and 25 per cent recycled silver and copper. Whether mined or upcycled, gold is gold: the same lustre, the same atomic number, the same market value. Upcycling spares the planet the harm of new extraction and preserves natural resources, but it does not insulate us from the mathematics of the gold spot price. The world market is our reality.
Why the Change
The value of our gold jewellery has naturally increased over time. These adjustments are not arbitrary decisions, nor are they reflexive reactions to the market’s daily ebb and flow. We smooth those short-term ripples with periodic benchmark reviews, averaging windows, and careful purchasing. But a near-doubling of the gold price per gram over two years demands adjustment if we are to maintain the integrity of our work.
Material costs are a significant share of the price of fine jewellery. Absorbing such a shift indefinitely would mean compromising on quality, on ethics, on the permanence of the pieces themselves. That is not the KINRADEN way.
And as you know the raw gold is only the beginning. It must be sorted, assayed, refined, and certified. It must travel through a supply chain we can trace and stand by and there are the hands, too: master goldsmiths who coax each piece into being in our atelier, paid fairly for their time and skill.
Stability, Not Speculation
Where it makes sense, we pre-purchase or hedge a portion of our gold needs to shield clients from sudden shocks. We do not speculate; we create. Our cadence is steady, deliberate. Price reviews are not about chasing the market but protecting the long-term balance that allows us to make without compromise.
The KINRADEN Perspective
We work with a simple, unwavering promise: radical transparency and quietly exceptional craft. Choosing upcycled 18K gold, recycled silver, and certified supply chains is the right path, for the planet, for the people who make our jewellery, and for those who wear it.
Even when the market runs hot, our compass remains steady. Our price adjustments are not about chasing gold’s volatility but aligning with its reality, so that each KINRADEN piece you choose continues to embody the same design rigour, conscientious sourcing, and enduring beauty that first drew you to it.
Your Questions on Gold Prices, Answered:
1. Why are KINRADEN’s prices changing over time?
Because gold changes. Over the past two years, the global gold price has risen nearly 78 per cent: from $1,821 to over $3,400 an ounce. As our jewellery is made in solid 18K gold, which is 75 per cent pure gold, this increase directly affects the cost of each piece we make.
2. But you use upcycled gold—shouldn’t that be cheaper?
Upcycled gold has the same market value as newly mined gold; its purity and lustre are identical. The advantage is environmental: no new mining, no further strain on natural resources. But the price we pay—and you see—still follows the global gold market.
3. Why not absorb the cost increase?
We already smooth out short-term market swings. But absorbing a sustained rise of this scale would mean compromising on our materials, our certified supply chains, or the fair wages of our master goldsmiths. None of these are negotiable.
4. If gold prices fall, will prices come down again?
Yes. We review prices periodically, and decreases in material costs flow through in the same way as increases.
5. What does this change mean for me as a client?
Our prices reflect the current gold reality—ensuring that each KINRADEN piece remains as ethically made, exquisitely crafted, and enduring as the day you first wear it.
In an ever-shifting gold market, KINRADEN’s promise remains constant: to craft solid 18K gold jewellery without compromise. This price adjustment reflects the global gold price change, ensuring each piece remains ethically made, exquisitely designed, and timeless in beauty.
With Love,
KINRADEN