LONDE Jewellers Gold & Diamonds, retailing in Nagpur since 1989, has entered the final week of its 37th anniversary offer, giving flat Rs 899 per gram making charges on 22k gold jewellery on a limited selection of stock. The offer closes on September 10. The offer applies to limited anniversary stock only and not to the full range, and runs while stock lasts. The offer ends four days before Ganesh Chaturthi on September 14, after which the jeweller’s regular making charges apply through the festive season. Making charges are the fabrication cost added on top of the metal value, and are usually quoted as a percentage that moves with the gold rate. A flat rupee figure per gram lets a buyer work out the making component before reaching the counter.

 

The house runs four showrooms in Nagpur, at Sitabuldi, Gokulpeth, Manish Nagar and Nandanvan, and has served over five lakh families. All gold is BIS hallmarked and diamonds are natural stones with IGI or GIA certification. Each showroom keeps a karat meter at the counter, and customers may bring gold bought from any jeweller and have its purity tested in front of them free of charge, with no obligation to buy. “37 years is not something we built, it is something Nagpur gave us. The anniversary stock is deliberately limited, and once those pieces are gone they are gone,” said Rajesh Londe of Londe Jewellers Gold & Diamonds. The showrooms are open from 11 am to 8:30 pm.