FAQ

How does a semi-custom appointment work?

The appointment lasts about 30 minutes and takes place at our atelier-boutique in Le Marais, at 1 rue Perrée, with Nadia Azoug, founder of the house. 
It is held on Mondays between 2 and 7 pm, outside of boutique opening hours. This private moment is an opportunity to discover the stones available at the atelier, see them in person, and talk through your ideas. If needed, we can then search for a more specific stone, upon quote.

Do you offer fully custom designs?

We don’t create fully bespoke pieces, but we do offer to adapt our designs to your wishes. That’s the principle of semi-customization: the design stays ours, the details become yours.

Three ways to personalize:

  • The stone: natural diamond, lab-grown diamond or colored stone. The choice depends on the design and on the stones available at the workshop. We can also search for a particular stone for you.
  • The gold color: yellow, white or rose, always in 18-karat gold.
  • The engraving: a word, a date, initials… On designs that allow it, for €30.

How do you select your stones?

A few streets from our workshop, in Le Marais, are the lapidaries we have worked with for many years. A precious proximity, which allows us to discover the stones, compare them and choose them one by one for their color, brilliance and character.

During your appointment, you can discover a selection of stones used in our collections. And if you have something particular in mind, we can search specially for you, sharing the available information on the origin and characteristics of the stone proposed.

For diamonds, we favor those created in a laboratory. They have the same chemical, physical and optical properties as natural diamonds, without requiring mining. They also allow us, for comparable characteristics, to offer generally more accessible prices. We can also offer you natural diamonds on quote.

To keep exploring, see our stone guide.

What are the production times?

If the stone you choose is available at the workshop, allow 2 to 3 weeks to make your piece, starting from the moment you approve the quote.
If we need to source a stone especially for you, allow an additional 1 to 4 weeks. That's the time it takes to find the one that brings together the characteristics you're looking for, without rushing the choice.

Can I bring my own stone or have an old piece redesigned?

Our workshop is dedicated to creating jewelry from the house's own designs, rather than reworking older pieces.
If you own a stone you would like to have set, we can still consider integrating it into one of our designs. Bring it to your appointment: we will examine its dimensions, nature and condition to determine whether setting it is possible.

Can the appointment take place remotely?

We've chosen to hold these appointments at our workshop in Le Marais. Because a stone is never fully revealed in a photograph: its color shifts with the light, its nuances appear when you turn it, and some only show their character once resting in your hand.
It's also a chance to take your time, compare stones and talk directly with Nadia. An experience we prefer to share with you in person.

Is this service available for silver and gold-plated pieces?

Semi-customization is reserved for our 18-karat gold creations. It's around these designs that we invite you to choose a stone, a gold color or an engraving, to imagine a piece in your own way. Our silver and gold-plated collections are therefore not part of this service.

Fine Jewelry Artisan Since 2010

Behind Monsieur? Nadia Azoug, the creator
There’s a bar in the 11th arrondissement.
Behind the counter, Nadia Azoug.
Among the regulars, a jeweler.
From their daily conversations came a certainty: to make jewelry differently.
At the bar, the regulars sometimes asked for “Monsieur.” She would answer: Monsieur, that’s me.
In 2010, she founded Monsieur Paris.
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Behind Monsieur? Nadia Azoug, the creator