Here’s what it took the Jaipur jeweller to craft Diljit Dosanjh’s Met Gala necklace

Diljit Dosanjh made his debut at the Met Gala 2025 on Tuesday with a regal white ensemble complete with a kirpan, turban and a layered necklace in a hat tip to Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala, who was known for his opulent lifestyle.

It took Jaipur-based Golecha Jewels nearly four months and more than 2,500 pieces of diamonds and emeralds to craft Dosanjh’s multi-layered necklace with a stunning emerald centrepiece for his Met Gala appearance.

“You take inspiration from nature, things and people. This represents royalty and history, we made it according to that. He was the first Indian king in history to commission jewellery from a foreigner,” Manav Golecha, owner of Golecha Jewels, told PTI.

The necklace, based on the archival pictures of the maharaja, was also inspired by “the calm, composed and down to earth nature” of Dosanjh.

“In addition to that it was inspired by Diljit’s personality. He is a calm and soulful person, very down to earth. And just like him, this is a very authentic and honest design. It is defining his character,” he added.

In 1928, the maharaja commissioned Cartier, the luxury jewellery brand, to make him a diamond necklace of 1,000 carats, which was “the largest necklace” the French jeweller had ever made. The necklace went missing from India in 1948.

Golecha said it took their artisans nearly four months to create the over-250 carat necklace, which is studded with more than 2,500 pieces of gems.

“The diamonds are inspired by the famous Golconda diamonds. The centrepiece emerald is around 80 carats, while the choker centrepiece is seven carats,” he said.

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