Sourced & Cut to Order
Melee Diamonds, Sourced to Spec
Melee is the trade term for small diamonds, generally under a couple points up to around a fifth of a carat, sold and set by the parcel rather than as individual named stones. Pave, halos, channel work, and accent stones on a shank all run on melee, and the job there is consistency across dozens or hundreds of pieces, not any one stone's story.
We do not carry melee as standing inventory. Across the whole floor we hold only two stones under 0.18 ct, which tells you plainly that this shape does not live on our shelf the way a center stone does. What we actually offer here is a sourcing service: we broker melee parcels through our supplier network, work with manufacturers on custom cutting, and can produce from rough when a job calls for it.
That is the honest version of what we sell on this shape, and it is a real business, not a placeholder page. If you need a parcel matched to a specific color, clarity, and size for a production run, that is exactly the conversation to have with us.
Buying Melee Diamonds Wholesale
Call the office to start a melee order rather than expecting a shelf to browse. Tell us the size range, color and clarity target, and the quantity or total carat weight you need, and we will tell you what is realistic to source or cut for that spec.
Consistency across the parcel is the whole game with melee. A pave or halo job reads badly if the sizes or colors drift stone to stone, so give us the tolerance you need for the setting and we will match to it, not just pull a bag that is close.
Natural and lab-grown are both sourceable at melee sizes, and the right choice usually comes down to what the center stone or the rest of the piece is set with. Tell us which line the job needs and we will source accordingly.
Lead time on a sourced or custom-cut melee order depends on the parcel and, for a from-rough job, the cutter's schedule. We will not post a fixed number here since it varies by spec; call and we will give you a real estimate for your order.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have melee diamonds in stock?
No. We hold only two stones under 0.18 ct across our entire inventory, so melee is not something you can browse or filter here. We source and match melee parcels to a spec instead of keeping stock on the shelf.
What is a melee diamond?
Melee is the trade term for small diamonds, roughly a couple points up to around a fifth of a carat, sold and set by the parcel for pave, halos, channels, and accent work rather than as individually named stones.
Can you source a matched melee parcel for a production run?
Yes, that is the core of what we offer on this shape. Give us the size range, color and clarity target, and the quantity or total weight, and we will source a parcel matched to that spec through our supplier network.
Can you custom cut melee from rough?
Yes. We work with manufacturers on custom cutting and can produce from rough when a job calls for it, rather than relying only on parcels already cut and sorted.
Is melee available in both natural and lab-grown?
Yes, we can source melee in either line. Which one makes sense usually depends on what the rest of the piece, especially the center stone, is set with, so tell us that when you call.
Related Shapes
Related reading: our diamond buying and grading guides.