Wedding and engagement ring remodelling

I was asked to use the diamonds from a customer’s wedding and engagement rings in a new ring, for her 30th wedding anniversary. Her original rings were 9 carat yellow gold, and had been worn away by the 22 carat gold ring she wore next to them. 

She had a clear idea of how she wanted the new ring to look, which fitted well with the style of my jewellery. We worked together to decide upon the width and thickness of the ring band and the choice of metals.

New ring

She opted for a 9 carat white gold court shaped band, with 18 carat yellow gold settings for two of the diamonds. The remaining six diamonds were flush set into the ring band. 

Top picture: Old engagement and wedding rings and new ring before the diamonds were reset. 

Bottom picture: I produced a mock up of the design in CAD and showed the customer some pictures so we could finalise the placement of the diamonds.

Old ring with the diamonds removed and reset into the new band.

I melted down the gold from the original wedding and engagement ring and made them into a pair of gold nugget earrings, so the customer still has the gold from her original rings.

When she first saw the finished ring, there was a sharp intake of breath before she said “I absolutely love it. It’s amazing.” It was so lovely for me to see how delighted she was with her new ring. She very kindly bought me some beautiful flowers.