Bullion & Precious Metals
Sourcing, assaying, vaulting and liquidation of gold, silver and platinum in physical form, with verified purity and documented provenance at every stage.
The principle
Almost every Indian family of means already holds gold. What most do not have is documentation of what it is, evidence of what it cost, or a clear position on where it sits if it needs to be sold or divided.
That becomes a problem at exactly the wrong moments: a succession, a partition, a large purchase, or a tax enquiry. Metal without paperwork is worth less and is harder to move than metal with it.
Bitola Industries operates SwarnaMitra, a platform built for India's goldsmiths and sarafa traders, so this trade is one we understand from the supply side rather than from a brochure. That is the reason we offer this at all.
What we arrange
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Acquisition through refiners and dealers with verified accreditation, at rates benchmarked against the market on the day rather than quoted from a spread. Purity is confirmed by independent assay, and you receive the certificate.
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Bars, coins, jewellery and digital or paper alternatives behave very differently on making charges, resale spread, storage cost and tax. A family buying for value should rarely buy in the form a family buying for a wedding should. We set the differences out before you commit.
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Insured private vaulting with segregated allocated storage, meaning your specific metal rather than a claim against a pool. Bank lockers are common and are not insured for contents, which surprises most people who hear it for the first time.
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Invoice, assay certificate, storage record and valuation, maintained so that the holding can be valued, divided or sold without a dispute. Where a family is planning a partition, this is the work that prevents one.
The Beckon standard
Questions, answered once
It depends on why you are holding it. Paper and digital instruments are cheaper to hold and far easier to sell. Physical metal carries storage cost and a wider resale spread, but it is a bearer asset with no counterparty. Many families hold both, and the mistake is usually holding physical for a reason that paper would have served better.
Generally no. Making charges are typically not recovered on resale, and the resale spread on jewellery is materially wider than on bars or coins. Buy jewellery because you want to wear it. Buy bars because you want the metal.
It is secure, but bank lockers are ordinarily not insured for contents, and the bank's liability is limited. Families are frequently unaware of this until they need to claim. Insured private vaulting costs more and behaves the way people assume a locker already does.
Yes. We arrange independent assay, benchmark the offers you receive, and manage the sale so you are not accepting the first dealer quote on a holding nobody has valued properly.
By call, message or WhatsApp to your concierge. There is no form, no ticket number and no queue. One line is enough to begin.
Beckon is Rs. 4,00,000 annually with a Rs. 1,00,000 joining fee, exclusive of GST. Beckon Black is by invitation only. Service costs are billed separately at actuals, with no commissions and no markups.
No. Vendor and supplier invoices are passed to you exactly as received. Beckon is paid by your membership, which is why our recommendation is never for sale.
Beckon members are supported from ten in the morning to ten at night, seven days a week. Beckon Black members have a named relationship manager available at every hour.
Every request is held by a single named concierge. Details are not circulated internally, staff are bound by confidentiality undertakings, and Beckon signs a non disclosure agreement with any member who asks.
No. Membership is limited instead. We keep the house small so that no concierge is ever carrying more than they can hold properly.
Yes. Our members live and travel across London, Dubai, Singapore, Zurich, New York and the Mediterranean, and we hold relationships in each.
Through introduction by an existing member, or through an application read personally by our secretary. Every applicant meets us before an invitation is extended.
A private conversation
A line, a call or a message is enough. Your concierge will ask what is necessary and take the rest from there.
Speak to BeckonService costs are billed separately at actuals. No commissions, no markups.