Jewellery Repair & Ring Sizing.

There are a variety of costs for jewellery repair. There isn't one answer. It depends on what has happened to the piece of jewellery. You may require a 5-minute fix, or the piece might require multiple hours. It is advisable to contact your local recommended jeweller for their expertise.  You might try sending a photo, but sometimes a piece has to be inspected under magnification to see how complex the repair is. You can contact me here. 

A broken ring might require just a simple solder, on an old broken solder seem. This would cost £25- £50. The ring shank might be worn and need a part or full replacement. The cost here can be £100-£500 depending on the amount of metal and metal type. The ring might need a high level of restoration, and depending on the work involved, you might be looking at £50 -£500 for an extreme bit of TLC. It is hard to give exact guides to cost without inspecting a ring in person. You can contact me here with your details. 

There are not many DIY ways to fix jewellery, as most repairs require some professional tools and, of course, years of experience. We might need to solder a part, cut something off, polish and plate it. We may need to set or reset a lost gemstone. The ability to fix jewellery comes after years of experience working with different metals and gemstones. It is best to seek advice from a professional before attempting your own fix. 

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Silver chains are quite easy to repair in most cases. A solder or laser repair to a broken chain might be £10-£20. A broken catch might be £10-£30. Sometimes very old chains have received several years of wear and tear and are not economically viable for repairs. In which case, a new chain might be suggested over a repair. 

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It all depends on their size and your definition of "Tiny". Typically small diamonds would be considered 0.5mm to 2.5mm (Under 0.10ct). The repair might also require some work to the setting from which the stone was lost. So apart from the cost of a stone, there might be some repair work needed on a ring. An experienced jeweller will be able to advise you on the cause of the loss and also what is required for the fix. Costs could range from £20 - £150. A larger stone 0.10ct and above will cost anything from £150 upwards to replace. Please contact me for some advice. 

No. The purpose of resizing a ring is to increase or decrease its size. The ring has to be altered, but the alteration should be invisible to the naked eye, and the ring will look like new. Find a jeweller that has come highly recommended. 

Most rings can be resized. Some rings are trickier and more involved in resizing. Some rings are just impossible to resize because of how they were made or how many stones have been set. A classic example of rings that would fall apart if resized are "telly shopping channel" rings. You will find some rings are not viable to resize. A good jeweller would be able to advise you. 

The cost to resize an engagement ring could be £25 -£150, depending on its design. Some engagement rings are trickier to resize because of how the setting is designed. In addition, it depends on how much bigger the ring is to be resized and what metal it is made from. Feel free to contact me with your details. 

Yes, platinum and the other precious metal rings can be sized down. If it is a simple wedding band, it might be possible to simply compress it down a size. If it is a more complex design or more than a size is required, then some metal has to be cut out of the ring. Typically just a few millimetres. The cost for sizing rings down is £35 - £100, but the specifics of your ring will dictate what is involved. Feel free to contact me with your details. 

I can speak for myself. I don't charge to cut a ring off. It takes but a few moments. It is best to allow the finger to recover which may take 2-6 months. Once the finger has recovered, get it measured for anew correct ring size and then get the ring fixed.

Between £20 and £500. There are so many variables as to the cost of repairing a gold ring int he UK. It might be a little tweak which takes five minutes or the ring might be badly broken, and require hours of TLC. Please get in touch with your requirements.