Before and After: A Trio of Family Bands Welded Into One for Amy
There's something so beautiful and personal about simple gold wedding bands. They don't always get the fanfare that an inherited diamond does, but there's so much meaning there.
Amy inherited her late father's gold wedding band, as well as gold wedding bands worn by her grandparents. These pieces had such a sentimental connection that she couldn't imagine storing them away, but she also didn't have a need for three separate but similar bands — none of which fit.
Together, we decided to size each of the bands to fit and then turn them into a single interlocking ring. Each of the bands is a different width and one has simple beaded detailing. Not only is there the movement of the three bands falling together into a single stack, but there's also the subtle differences in their styling that keeps the look interesting.
This heirloom redesign is so meaningful not only because it lets Amy keep her three family members close to her, but it also keeps them close to each other.
About Our Heirloom Redesign Services
We consider heirloom redesigns to be our bread + butter, and we love working with clients to recreate their previously well-loved jewelry into something new and special. By re-working your old pieces, we can maintain the sentimental value that inherently lies in stones + metal, and produce something that will become a favorite piece for years to come.
Some examples of projects we've done are:
- Take apart an old diamond engagement ring and using the stone in a new setting
- Create a solitaire pendant necklace out of an old stone
- Reset uniform matching stones into a tennis bracelet
- Combine gemstones from various pieces into a cluster style ring or necklace
- Remove diamonds from an old band and create new diamond studs
We work with precious stones like diamond, ruby and sapphire, and handle semi-precious stones on a case by case basis. We do not work with heirloom emeralds, pearls, opals, or tanzanite.
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Frequently Asked Questions
For the most part, the process is the same as our custom design process. The one difference is that we ask to view your heirloom pieces in-person to examine the stones before moving forward.
We try our best to work with as many stones as possible! Diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and more are all fair game so long as they are in useable condition. We donotwork with customer-provided pearls, opals, emeralds, turquoise, tourmaline or tanzanite.
We can! We present two options for you - we can either recycle old metal/settings and provide a credit toward the cost of your piece, or use the metal in your new piece. If the metal holds sentimental value we recommend melting it into the new piece, however please note there is an additional cost associated with this.
Of course! We are happy to source additional gemstones for you to use in addition to the heirloom stones that you have.
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