Carolina Chabert

Carolina Chabert is a jewelry boutique-atelier at Rue Ancienne 3 in Carouge, the old artisans' town beside Geneva. Its designer, Karolina Chabert, makes engagement rings and wedding bands for individual couples, remakes inherited jewelry, and sells her own collections. The site is in English, with published prices and opening hours, which lets a couple from abroad assess it before visiting.

The designer

The About page tells a clear story. Jewelry took Chabert from Poland to London and through fifteen years inside some of the best-known names in the field: Van Cleef & Arpels, Sotheby's, Phillips, Liberty and Harrods, where she writes that she learned how great pieces are made, sold, treasured and passed down. She trained at the bench, founded the brand in 2021, and in 2026 opened her own boutique-atelier in Carouge, which she describes as a town built by artisans in the eighteenth century where jewelry is still made today.

The working principle is stated plainly on the homepage: "There is no salesperson between you and the person designing your piece." Every piece begins as a hand-drawn sketch, and she describes her approach as listening first, then translating a client's wishes "into jewellery that feels natural, honest, and uniquely theirs."

Wedding bands and engagement rings

The wedding page frames the pair simply: one ring is a question, the other the answer, and the two should look like they belong together. Engagement rings are ready to order but all can be customized in stone, metal and proportions. Of the bands, the page says every one can be adapted, including shaped to fit an existing engagement ring.

The wedding bands page lists named designs in white, yellow and rose gold, with prices: the Organic Band from CHF 980, the Starline Band at CHF 1,630, the Rock Band at CHF 1,700, the Fluted Band at CHF 1,800, the Terra Diamond Band at CHF 2,950, the Mountain Band at CHF 3,100 and the Terra Band at CHF 3,250. The page describes the bands as made individually, "from the width down to the engraving no one else will see."

The Mona Ring gives a sense of the engagement ring side: an oval-cut diamond of 4.08 carats held in four prongs, with a hidden halo beneath the stone and a pavé band, made to order in 18ct white, yellow or rose gold or in platinum.

Materials and timing

The homepage lists the materials: recycled gold and silver, lab-grown or natural diamonds, and a client's own stones reused where they have them. Chabert writes that she works in recycled gold because it can be melted and reshaped again and again without losing quality. There is also a trade-in service for old gold.

Timing is stated clearly. Bespoke and transformation projects take 4 to 6 weeks from first conversation to collection. For a collection piece that is not in stock, the product page gives the same 4 to 6 weeks, depending on design complexity and gemstone sourcing, and adds that a shorter timeframe may be possible on request.

The collections

Next to the commissions, the boutique sells Chabert's own collections, each built on a single idea: Knife Edge, Floating Diamonds, Stardust and Éclat Solaire. Knife Edge, for example, uses triangle wire that catches the light along every edge, in rhodium-plated sterling silver and 9ct yellow gold set with lab-grown diamonds. Its prices show the spread: Huggies Diamond Hoops at CHF 485, a silver Duo Necklace at CHF 280, and a Triple Knife Edge Diamond Ring in 18ct yellow gold at CHF 7,600. Floating Diamonds uses open settings that let light into the stones, and Éclat Solaire includes a bracelet in malachite and rose gold. For a wedding, these pieces work as earrings or a necklace for the day, or as a gift for a witness.

On style, Chabert says her training in the history of art and design lets her work in whatever register a client brings, from the geometry of Art Deco and the flow of Art Nouveau to the romance of a Victorian heirloom or something entirely current. The product page for the Mona Ring notes that most clients change something, whether the stone, the setting or the proportions.

Remaking inherited pieces

A large part of the site is given to transformation, and the before-and-after gallery is worth reading for any couple holding family jewelry. Examples include a grandmother's amethyst reset upside down so the faceted underside faces the light, a single lost sapphire earring turned into a pair of mismatched studs and a pendant, a diamond bangle regrouped as a cluster ring, a solitaire given an Art Deco sunburst halo of baguettes, and, most relevant here, a diamond pendant from a mother and a grandmother's diamond crescent brooch each turned into an engagement ring. A client from London quoted on the homepage describes how her husband's grandmother's brooch diamonds became her engagement ring after other jewelers had declined to use the stones.

Visiting

The boutique-atelier is at Rue Ancienne 3, 1227 Carouge GE, and the homepage lists opening hours of Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00. Contact is by email to carolina@carolinachabert.com or by phone on +41 78 700 82 66. The homepage invites visitors to bring an idea, the ring in the drawer, or nothing at all.

What the site does not settle

• Bespoke prices. The listed bands and collection pieces have prices, but a fully bespoke ring or a transformation is priced individually.
• Weekends. The listed hours are Tuesday to Friday only, so a couple visiting on a weekend should ask whether an appointment outside those hours is possible.
• Remote work. The site does not say whether design can start by video or email before a visit, or whether finished pieces are shipped abroad.
• Deposit and payment terms for a custom commission are not stated.

Who it suits

Carolina Chabert suits couples who want to work directly with the designer, like a sculptural, contemporary look, or have family stones they want to turn into an engagement ring or bands. The English-language site, published band prices from CHF 980 and the stated 4 to 6 weeks make planning from abroad straightforward.

It suits less well a couple who can only visit on a weekend, or one that needs rings in a few days. For everyone else, the practical route is to email with ideas or photos of the inherited pieces, then book time at the atelier in Carouge well before the wedding.