The native Indian traditional jewelry that signifies royalty are Polki and Kundan! Although both jewelry styles are clubbed under Jadau, they differ from each other.

Haven’t you got confused at some point distinguishing between Kundan and Polki jewelry?

Be assured, we have decoded it for you!

What is Polki?

Polki is an uncut, unpolished diamond in its raw, near-earth-mined form with one side flat and the other cut to a slightly convex, curved shape.

Polki jewelry is made using gold foil, which has intricate designs at the back. The uncut diamonds are then secured in these gold foils. Polki is therefore timeless and a classic style of Indian jewelry, making it a good investment that is often passed down as heirlooms within families.

. It is slightly polished but has no chemical or lab treatments

. 24 carat of gold foil is used as a base in Polki to lay the diamonds

. Polki appears shinier than Kundan

. Polki shines brighter and is more expensive.

What is Kundan?

The term ‘Kundan’ actually means pure gold, hence used for this form of jewelry.

The gold that is used to set the stones is melted 24-carat gold, which is known as Kundan, resulting in the name of the jewelry.

Glass is used in place of uncut diamonds to cut costs. However, Kundan jewelry still uses gold or silver as the base metal and therefore, is considered precious jewelry.

. Gold strips are set in the stones of Kundan

. Kundan is more polished and reflects sunlight than Polki

. Kundan is just less expensive as compared to Polki

Which is worth buying?

Kundan sets give the same look as polki except they shine less and because it’s just glass, they are also cheaper. You can have Kundan sets set in gold, or set in silver or artificial metals.

Polki does not have any resale value!

Polki diamonds, no matter how big the pieces are, cannot be sold back. The jewelry in which it is set cannot be melted. The only way it can be remade is by tearing away the “tikkas” and rejoining them in a different design with kadis.

To sum up, polki is the name given to uncut, raw diamonds, and Kundan is the pure gold strips that are fitted on the stones to set it.

Choose yours!