OBSESSION Goldschmiede

OBSESSION Goldschmiede specializes in one-off pieces, and wedding rings sit beside engagement rings as a headline collection. The business behind the site is OBSESSION Schmuck & Objekt AG, with a goldsmith's shop at In Gassen 6 by the Paradeplatz in Zurich and a workshop at Bahnhofstrasse 55 in Wetzikon. We like how much of the offer is built for couples who cannot drop in every week: a configurator, an online shop and delivery to your door sit beside two ateliers in the Zurich area.

Both ateliers are visited by appointment, and you are asked to say beforehand which model interests you, so the team can prepare. The site is in German and doesn't say which languages consultations are held in.

Rings made by hand, one at a time

Every piece is created in elaborate handwork as an individual item, which is how unusual wishes can be realized. The team has more than 25 years of experience. Wedding rings are made by hand in two collections: a classic one of fine wedding bands and an extravagant one of characterful models, with or without diamonds, in gold or white gold, broad or narrow. Gold, stainless steel, platinum and diamonds are all options, with full advice on the choice.

Ordering is light on paperwork. The only things the workshop needs from you are your ring size and the width you want. You can also use the online configurator to add your own touch: choose a design, place stones or diamonds where you like and decide on a personal engraving. If you prefer not to come in, you can pick rings in the online shop and have them delivered to your home, which matters when you are planning from another country.

Recycled gold, and a buyback that feeds production

The most distinctive claim concerns metal. All jewelry is produced sustainably from verifiably recycled old gold that the company buys itself. Since 2009 the workshop has covered its needs entirely from its own stock, so it avoids processing new gold. The team also buys old gold from customers for its production. There are pages on nature conservation, fairtrade, old gold and a "Second Life" line. Making wedding rings from your own family gold is not described, but a workshop that has run on reclaimed metal for this long suits couples who care where the gold comes from.

The people at the benches

Alexandra Frei is the owner and master goldsmith who has been creating and designing new pieces since the workshop was founded and gives the jewelry a feminine touch. Matthias Frei co-leads the workshop with her and is responsible for developing new ideas. Dominique Linhardt did her goldsmith apprenticeship there, stayed on, has been in the business for over 10 years and now trains the apprentices herself. A new apprentice, Zaira Guldimann, joined in autumn 2025. Online marketing is handled from Namibia by a former Zurich team member.

That mix of an owner-goldsmith, a long-serving bench goldsmith who trains the next generation and a design lead is what you want to see when rings are made one at a time.

Daily prices online, and a January 2027 wedding fair

Ring prices sit in the online shop rather than on the pages themselves; the shop carries the current daily prices. The team will be at a wedding fair on 9 and 10 January 2027, a chance to see the rings in person if you are in Switzerland that month. A separate sister site covers men's jewelry from the same workshop, including signet and crest rings made to your own crest, logo or motif.

A supplier credit from a Swiss wedding

A wedding photographer's blog, in a post from November 2024 on a wedding at Schloss Hünigen in Konolfingen, credits two suppliers under the rings: Tiffany & Co and Obsession Goldschmiede Zürich. It is a single credit, not a review, but it shows the workshop supplying rings to a real Swiss wedding, and for a castle wedding that is good company.

Where it sits among one-off ring makers

Hand-made one-offs are common ground in this category. Goldschmiede-Basel.ch also makes every wedding ring as a one-off with the couple, and Patrick Stalder Schmuck makes each of its rings as a hand-forged one-off. OBSESSION's angle is the pairing of a two-place setup in Zurich and Wetzikon, a configurator with home delivery, and a recycled-gold supply chain run from its own stock. A one-off band in reclaimed gold, shaped in the configurator before you ever fly in, is the reason we are glad to point you to this workshop.