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Quality Gold
Websiteurl
qgold.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1979
Descriptiontext

Quality Gold is a U.S.-based jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor headquartered in Fairfield, founded in 1979. The company self-positions as a "complete jewelry source," indicating a full-line assortment model that supplies independent and chain retail jewelers rather than selling direct to consumers. Its operating role spans the upstream portion of the jewelry value chain: producing or sourcing finished jewelry and moving it through wholesale channels to retail buyers.

The firm operates at a mid-market scale, with a reported headcount in the 101-250 employee range, consistent with a regional-to-national wholesale distributor carrying its own manufacturing or private-label program alongside third-party brands. No detailed product catalog, pricing schedule, channel breakdown, or supplier network is disclosed in the available source data, and the company's website (qgold.com) could not be fully scraped due to a browser-compatibility rendering of the homepage, which returned only a generic unsupported-browser message. As a result, the technical architecture, specific SKU mix, and assortment depth cannot be characterized from input evidence.

On business model mechanics, Quality Gold earns revenue through wholesale unit sales to retail jewelry accounts; pricing, payment terms, minimum order requirements, territory rights, and rebate programs are not disclosed in the input. No customer logos, segment splits between independent jewelers versus national chains, or online versus showroom mix are available, leaving go-to-market specifics inferred rather than documented. The firm remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, ownership changes, or M&A activity in the input set.

Short descriptiontext

Quality Gold is a U.S.-based jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Fairfield. Operating with 101-250 employees, it supplies retail jewelers as a complete jewelry source across its product assortment.

Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersFairfield, United States
HQ citystring
Fairfield
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Keyword5 values
wholesale jewelry distribution, jewelry manufacturing, precious metals fabrication, jewelry product sourcing, bulk jewelry supply
Industry2 codes
1Fine Jewelry Wholesale & Trading
CodeCRAKAAALPrimaryYes
2Fine Jewelry Manufacturing (Precious Metals & Gem-Set)
CodeCRAKAIAAPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers42394
  • Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing33991
SIC code2 codes
  • Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals5094
  • Jewelry, Precious Metal3911
Product category
Jewelry Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution
Social media profiles2 records
Cost components5 values
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Core offering1 text field

Quality Gold is a jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor serving as a complete jewelry source. The company manufactures and distributes finished jewelry products in bulk to resellers and retailers, headquartered in Fairfield, United States, with operations dating back to 1979.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Quality Gold is a jewelry company described as a complete jewelry source. The available source content does not provide specific details about individual products, modules, or a platform architecture.

Product and service1 record
1Wholesale Jewelry Products
CategoryWholesale Jewelry
No data
Peers10 records
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A global jewelry manufacturer-wholesaler selling through thousands of independent retailers, overlapping with Quality Gold's wholesale go-to-market but at much larger scale and with owned brand power.

TypeOthers
Description

The largest specialty jewelry retailer in the U.S. (Kay, Zales, Jared); a downstream customer and competitor for retail mindshare, making Signet a relevant comparable for assessing the wholesale customer environment Quality Gold sells into.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Iconic U.S. fine-jewelry brand that manufactures and distributes at scale; relevant as a benchmark for brand-driven jewelry manufacturing economics and as a price-setting incumbent in fine jewelry.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Stuller is one of the largest U.S. jewelry manufacturers and wholesale distributors, offering finished jewelry, findings, and loose stones to independent retailers—directly comparable to Quality Gold's manufacturer-wholesaler model.

TypeRegional player
Description

JTV combines jewelry retail and wholesale-style buying via TV and e-commerce, sourcing directly from manufacturers; it represents an alternative channel that competes with traditional wholesalers like Quality Gold for end-consumer dollars.

6Honora
TypeDirect peer
Description

Honora manufactures and wholesales pearl and precious-metal jewelry to department stores and independent retailers, overlapping with Quality Gold's wholesale channel and gold-jewelry assortment.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of fine jewelry that also operates its own retail and wholesale channels; relevant benchmark for Quality Gold's manufacturing-plus-distribution model at the higher end of the market.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

A Berkshire Hathaway-owned major jewelry manufacturer and wholesaler, Richline operates at significantly larger scale but competes with Quality Gold in mass-market gold and silver jewelry distribution.

9Rio Grande
TypeDirect peer
Description

Rio Grande sells jewelry-making supplies, findings, and finished pieces wholesale to trade customers, mirroring Quality Gold's combination of manufacturing and wholesale distribution to the jewelry trade.

TypeEmerging player
Description

An online-first jewelry retailer that pioneered transparent pricing and direct sourcing from manufacturers, illustrating the digital distribution model that pressures traditional wholesalers like Quality Gold.

Market position
Strengths4 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat3 records

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Type, Details

Key risks5 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Ideal customer profile1 record

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
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Number of profiles
No data
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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Quality Gold

Jewelry Manufacturing and Wholesale Distributionqgold.com

Quality Gold is a U.S.-based jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Fairfield. Operating with 101-250 employees, it supplies retail jewelers as a complete jewelry source across its product assortment.

What Quality Gold does

Quality Gold is a U.S.-based jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor headquartered in Fairfield, founded in 1979. The company self-positions as a "complete jewelry source," indicating a full-line assortment model that supplies independent and chain retail jewelers rather than selling direct to consumers. Its operating role spans the upstream portion of the jewelry value chain: producing or sourcing finished jewelry and moving it through wholesale channels to retail buyers.

The firm operates at a mid-market scale, with a reported headcount in the 101-250 employee range, consistent with a regional-to-national wholesale distributor carrying its own manufacturing or private-label program alongside third-party brands. No detailed product catalog, pricing schedule, channel breakdown, or supplier network is disclosed in the available source data, and the company's website (qgold.com) could not be fully scraped due to a browser-compatibility rendering of the homepage, which returned only a generic unsupported-browser message. As a result, the technical architecture, specific SKU mix, and assortment depth cannot be characterized from input evidence.

On business model mechanics, Quality Gold earns revenue through wholesale unit sales to retail jewelry accounts; pricing, payment terms, minimum order requirements, territory rights, and rebate programs are not disclosed in the input. No customer logos, segment splits between independent jewelers versus national chains, or online versus showroom mix are available, leaving go-to-market specifics inferred rather than documented. The firm remains privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, ownership changes, or M&A activity in the input set.

Quality Gold firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Quality Gold
Website
https://qgold.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1979
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Quality Gold is a U.S.-based jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor founded in 1979 and headquartered in Fairfield. Operating with 101-250 employees, it supplies retail jewelers as a complete jewelry source across its product assortment.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Quality Gold industry classification

Industry
Product category
Jewelry Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution
NAICS
Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers (42394), Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (33991)
SIC
Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals (5094), Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911)
akta.pro primary industry
Fine Jewelry Wholesale & Trading (CRAKAAAL)
akta.pro secondary industry
Fine Jewelry Manufacturing (Precious Metals & Gem-Set) (CRAKAIAA)

Keywords

  • Wholesale jewelry distribution
  • Jewelry manufacturing
  • Precious metals fabrication
  • Jewelry product sourcing
  • Bulk jewelry supply

Where Quality Gold is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Fairfield
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Quality Gold business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Quality Gold product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Quality Gold is a jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor serving as a complete jewelry source. The company manufactures and distributes finished jewelry products in bulk to resellers and retailers, headquartered in Fairfield, United States, with operations dating back to 1979.

Product overview

Quality Gold is a jewelry company described as a complete jewelry source. The available source content does not provide specific details about individual products, modules, or a platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Wholesale Jewelry Products

Companies that use Quality Gold

Customer profile

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Quality Gold technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Quality Gold competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Pandora: A global jewelry manufacturer-wholesaler selling through thousands of independent retailers, overlapping with Quality Gold's wholesale go-to-market but at much larger scale and with owned brand power.
  • Tiffany & Co. Iconic U.S. fine-jewelry brand that manufactures and distributes at scale; relevant as a benchmark for brand-driven jewelry manufacturing economics and as a price-setting incumbent in fine jewelry.
  • David Yurman: A vertically integrated designer and manufacturer of fine jewelry that also operates its own retail and wholesale channels; relevant benchmark for Quality Gold's manufacturing-plus-distribution model at the higher end of the market.
  • Richline Group: A Berkshire Hathaway-owned major jewelry manufacturer and wholesaler, Richline operates at significantly larger scale but competes with Quality Gold in mass-market gold and silver jewelry distribution.

Others

  • Signet Jewelers: The largest specialty jewelry retailer in the U.S. (Kay, Zales, Jared); a downstream customer and competitor for retail mindshare, making Signet a relevant comparable for assessing the wholesale customer environment Quality Gold sells into.

Direct peers

  • Stuller: Stuller is one of the largest U.S. jewelry manufacturers and wholesale distributors, offering finished jewelry, findings, and loose stones to independent retailers—directly comparable to Quality Gold's manufacturer-wholesaler model.
  • Honora: Honora manufactures and wholesales pearl and precious-metal jewelry to department stores and independent retailers, overlapping with Quality Gold's wholesale channel and gold-jewelry assortment.
  • Rio Grande: Rio Grande sells jewelry-making supplies, findings, and finished pieces wholesale to trade customers, mirroring Quality Gold's combination of manufacturing and wholesale distribution to the jewelry trade.

Regional players

  • JTV (Jewelry Television): JTV combines jewelry retail and wholesale-style buying via TV and e-commerce, sourcing directly from manufacturers; it represents an alternative channel that competes with traditional wholesalers like Quality Gold for end-consumer dollars.

Emerging players

  • Blue Nile: An online-first jewelry retailer that pioneered transparent pricing and direct sourcing from manufacturers, illustrating the digital distribution model that pressures traditional wholesalers like Quality Gold.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Quality Gold social profiles

Digital presence

Quality Gold financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Quality Gold leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Quality Gold funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Quality Gold M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Quality Gold

What does Quality Gold do?

Quality Gold is a jewelry manufacturer and wholesale distributor serving as a complete jewelry source. The company manufactures and distributes finished jewelry products in bulk to resellers and retailers, headquartered in Fairfield, United States, with operations dating back to 1979.

When was Quality Gold founded?

Quality Gold was founded in 1979. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Quality Gold based?

Quality Gold is headquartered in Fairfield, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Quality Gold's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Pandora, Tiffany & Co., David Yurman and Richline Group. Signet Jewelers is listed as an others. Direct peers are Stuller, Honora and Rio Grande. JTV (Jewelry Television) is listed as a regional player. Blue Nile is listed as an emerging player.

Does Quality Gold have an API?

No public API is recorded for Quality Gold.

What industry is Quality Gold in?

Quality Gold's product category is Jewelry Manufacturing and Wholesale Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAKAAAL, Fine Jewelry Wholesale & Trading, with a secondary code of CRAKAIAA, Fine Jewelry Manufacturing (Precious Metals & Gem-Set). Its NAICS code is 42394 and its SIC code is 5094.

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SouthernjewelrynewsQuality Gold, Inc. announces acquisition of HERCO Jewelry CompanyQuality Gold, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HERCO Jewelry Company, a family-owned wholesale jewelry distributor specializing in high-end designs. The transaction is expected to close by mid-February and aims to expand Quality Gold's capabilities in the 18K and platinum segments through significant synergies. JD Merit served as the exclusive financial advisor for HERCO in this undisclosed-value transaction.YahooQuality Gold, Inc. Announces Acquisition of HERCO Jewelry CompanyQuality Gold, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HERCO Jewelry Company, a wholesale jewelry distributor with over $25 million in 2022 revenues, in a transaction expected to close by mid-February 2023. The acquisition is part of Quality Gold's strategy to expand its distribution network and product suite in the higher-end jewelry market, while HERCO's leadership cited succession planning as a key driver for the sale. JD Merit served as the exclusive financial advisor for HERCO in this undisclosed-value deal.GlobeNewswireQuality Gold, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement on Form S-4 in Connection with Its Proposed Business Combination with Tastemaker Acquisition Corp.Quality Gold filed a Form S-4 with the SEC for its proposed business combination with Tastemaker Acquisition Corp. The transaction, entered into on October 20, 2022, requires Tastemaker stockholder approval and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023.YahooJewelry distributor Quality Gold to go public via nearly $1 billion SPAC dealQuality Gold has agreed to go public in the United States through a merger with Tastemaker Acquisition Corp, valuing the combined entity at $989 million. The deal includes $279 million from the SPAC's trust account and is expected to result in trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker 'QGLD'. This transaction occurs amidst a challenging environment for the SPAC market, which has seen significant declines in performance due to regulatory scrutiny and investor volatility.