F.A.Q.
Jewellery Repairs
Question: "I have collected quite a few broken chains over the years and I am not sure what to do with them."
Answer: The easiest option is to have them repaired. Broken chains can be made to look and wear like the day you bought them. For your wife or daughters, have them cut down to be made into bracelets and matching anklets. This would make an inexpensive Christmas gift. As well, you could melt down the gold and have us redesign a new piece of jewellery. The choice is yours.
Question: Liz from Orillia, wanted to know if she could add links to her tennis bracelet. She found it a little tight around her wrist and would prefer the comfort of a looser fit.
Answer: In most cases, the answer is no problem. What we do in this case, is remove an existing link, make a rubber mould of it, inject wax to make the number of links required and then simply cast the links in gold. If there are diamonds in the link, we will choose these stones in advance with you and have them set. Then, we just solder the links back on the rest of the bracelet and there you go ... a larger bracelet.
Question: Albert inherited his father's ring. He says his finger is much smaller than his father's and needs to make the ring smaller. The problem was that the bottom shank of the ring had worn so thin he's afraid nothing can be done to it.
Answer: We simply measure your finger to get the correct size. Then, we cut off the bottom half shank of the ring where it has become thin over the years and re-attach a thicker and wider new shank. When done, the ring should look like it did the day your dad bought it. We do this all the time, and you'll love the results.
Question: Frank was concerned about the baguettes in his wife's ring. It seemed that they shifted somewhat and as such, have gaps between the diamonds. Can anything be done, he asks?
Answer: In most cases, the groove where the baguettes are harnessed opened up over the years. Our diamond setters will shift the baguettes tight together and press these grooves back in place so this will not happen again. Often, however, there isn't enough gold to work with and the setting has to be reconstructed from scratch. Bring in the ring and I'll give you your options once I have a good look at it.
