Beyond repair?

Very first of all, wow! Exactly where has summertime long gone? How can it maybe be September already???

This is only heading to be a small blog, but I just wanted to share a minor restore occupation that I have been doing the job on nowadays. The client in the beginning despatched me an email a few weeks ago, as she’d been explained to by a high road jeweller that her sentimental gold gown ring, was not ready to be resized. Que that minor evil bit in my brain that just desires to confirm them wrong and demonstrate that it IS attainable, and voila! Just one resized garnet and pearl gown ring. Yes, it IS a fragile ring, so she’s not heading to be equipped to don it each day, but at the very least it now CAN be worn, somewhat than being destined to sit in a box permanently!

The ring in concern – so lovely!

It is 9ct gold, established with garnets and pearls and is very sensitive, but surely not over and above mend. It’s a “dress ring” and will never ever have been supposed to be worn all of the time.

Measurement L1/2 and requirements to be a size N

The ring shank has some delicate engraving all close to it, and for the reason that it is a really smaller ring, the hallmark took up most of the available space, so I experienced to opt for wherever to make the minimize quite diligently.

Incorporating the new gold

It is all many thanks to my Dado laser welder below. It intended that I could insert in a new part of gold and “weld” it in area without the need of risking heating (and ruining!) the pearls.

Cleaning up

Once the new piece of gold was welded, it was just a circumstance of pretty cautiously cleaning up the joins.

Not forgetting the inside.

The more recent gold alloy was a slightly unique colour, but it’ll all blend in with a polish.

Ready to put on!

Certainly, you can see the join if you seem carefully, but occasionally it is not all about fully hiding the new element. This ring was about preservation and making it wearable all over again.

Polished and completely ready for lots of a lot more a long time!

A “very” mindful polish so as not to hurt individuals delicate pearls, or to remove to significantly of the character. In my impression, it is ideal for an antique to glimpse as this kind of!