Has anyone taken old engagement/wedding rings in to be redone for a newer ring?
December 27th, 2006
saphirehon asked:
I have a very nice engagement/wedding and a anniversary ring and am now divorced. I want to take the rings in and have them redone so that they do not represent my old relationship. Has anyone out there done this and if so, is it expensive or hard to do? They all have diamonds in them.
I have a very nice engagement/wedding and a anniversary ring and am now divorced. I want to take the rings in and have them redone so that they do not represent my old relationship. Has anyone out there done this and if so, is it expensive or hard to do? They all have diamonds in them.
Any jeweler can do it or have it sent off to be done. Make sure it is a credible designer of jewelry though.
I myself have not done this but my engagement ring is being made from my fiancee’s mother’s diamond from her wedding ring (she passed away when he was 12) and his step mother’s 6 carat sapphire ring (a family heirloom passed down several generations).. It is taking a while as the sapphire is being cut and they are trying to fit everything together. I think that what you are doing sounds like a wonderful idea. Just make sure that you go to a quality jeweler.
i just got through taking my old ring and taking the center sotne out of it and had it put in a diff. setting…it was an even trade…
take all your diamonds out and have them make a new band with the gold from the two…then all you should have to do is pay for labor…or trade a few diamonds for the cost of labor…
the best way to the the most for your diamonds is to take it to the place you bought it from…but diamonds no matter what dont depriciate in value….
A friend of mine wore a ring (just a ring, not an engagement/wedding ring) that was made from her mother’s stone when her parents got divorced. It was placed in a different setting. It’s not hard, and you should be able to get it done anywhere.
My engagement and wedding rings ended up at the bottom of the San Diego Bay when the divorce was finalized. It was a thoroughly liberating feeling!
Speak to your jeweler, hopefully a competent goldsmith. They’ll be able to make recommendations for you. They also should be able to give you a current appraisals for the value of the stones. Don’t overlook that detail as stones, especially diamonds are rising in value again and insuring your ring(s) is a smart investment as settings weaken over time and you may not be fortunate enough to find a loose stone!
Alot of people do this. Making a nice pendant is a great idea for a center stone with smaller diamonds around it.
I just had my mom’s engagement stone (she’s deceased) reset into an engagement ring/wedding set I picked out.
We had to pay for the new setting, but they didn’t charge me anything to set the stone.
I have the remainder of her ring (original setting with all the small accent diamonds) in my jewelry box because I can’t decide what to do with it. I’m thinking of having it made into a pendant.