On any busy Saturday at our store, three very different customers ask for the same item. A grandmother wants a tiny kara for a newborn. A bridal family wants a heavy matched pair for the barat. A young man wants one solid kara he plans to wear for the next twenty years without removing it. All three say the word kara, and all three mean something completely different. This page is written for all of them.
A kara carries more metal than almost any other piece of jewellery, so its price is driven almost entirely by gold weight. Before you fall in love with a pattern, decide how many tolas you want on the wrist. Our staff has guided thousands of these decisions, and the ranges below cover nearly every buyer who walks in.
Newborn and baby karas usually sit around half a tola each, made with soft rounded edges and no sharp pattern work. A daily wear ladies kara is most comfortable between one and one and a half tolas, heavy enough to feel real and light enough to forget. Bridal kara pairs run from two and a half to four tolas per piece, because they need presence in photographs and against heavy bridal fabric. Karas for men start around three tolas and go upward, almost always plain and solid so they can take twenty years of rough use.
The plain pipe kara is the classic, a smooth round tube of gold with no pattern at all, and it still outsells everything else because it never dates. From there the range opens up. Machine cut karas carry fine geometric patterns across the surface that catch light with every movement. Stone set karas add rubies, emeralds or zircons along the face for buyers who want colour with their gold. Screw opening karas unlock with a hidden thread so the fit can hug the wrist closely instead of sliding loosely over the hand.
For buyers watching the budget, hollow karas give the full look of a broad kara at a fraction of the weight. We always tell you clearly whether a piece is solid or hollow, because the two should never be priced or compared as equals.
22k gold is richer in colour and slightly softer, which makes it the usual choice for bridal pairs that come out on occasions and go back into the locker. 21k holds its shape better under daily knocks, so we recommend it for everyday ladies karas, for men and for children. Neither is wrong. It is simply a question of how the kara will live.
Many families arrive with an inherited kara that has thinned, bent or gone out of style. We test its purity in front of you on the spot and adjust its full gold value against any new piece. Nothing from the family ever loses its worth, it simply takes a new shape.
Most daily wear ladies’ karas are between 1 and 1.5 tolas.
21K is better for everyday wear, while 22K is ideal for bridal and occasional use.
Yes, we assess its purity and adjust its gold value toward your new kara.
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