Massoyan Studio

November 28, 2024

Century-old Comeback: Restoring a 1920s 🔗 platinum ring

This vintage 🔗 platinum eternity band was brought to me in really bad condition. It was cracked in 5 spots and was missing two diamonds. Over its more than 100 year lifetime all the milgrain along the edges had also...

November 21, 2024

Refurbishing a fancy flea market ring

Liz brought me a special ruby ring that had seen years of love and wear. Originally found decades ago at a flea market in San Diego by her aunt, the ring’s unique design and history made it a cherished piece....

November 14, 2024

Restoring a ring to honor his grandfather’s legacy

Marco brought in his grandfather’s ring, which needed to be sized down 2.5 sizes. After removing part of the shank I softened the gold by heating it, allowing me to carefully close the gap with a vise. I soldered the...

November 7, 2024

Making a dovetail joint to size up a gold ring

You’ve seen dovetail joints in woodworking so why not in jewelry? Watch me size up this ring using the dovetail method. I think it’s pretty cool! #dovetail #dovetailjoint #ringsizing #metalsmithing #jewelryrepair #benchjeweler #soldering #craftsman #craftsmanship #satisfying We are not accepting...

November 2, 2024

Converting her great grandparent’s earrings into two matching pendants

With her wedding just around the corner Batya wanted to surprise her mother by presenting her with her family heirloom earrings that I converted into two matching pendants. I kept all the original gold work preserved so that this special...

November 2, 2024

Sizing up and adding 3 diamonds to an eternity band

Diamond eternity bands can indeed be sized. Sometimes the continuous line of diamonds gets interrupted by a piece of gold. That was previously done on this ring and the customer needed it sized larger. So I cut and stretched it...

October 20, 2024

Turning dormant gemstones into dazzling dangling earrings

Watch me take these dormant gemstones and bring them to life in a pair of dazzling dangling earrings. There’s two oval cut amythest weighing a combined 5.22 carats and four blue topaz weighing a total of 4.38 carats. I first...

October 12, 2024

Recreating a complex pattern in a vintage 18k white gold ring

Claire brought in her vintage 18k white gold cocktail ring. It has a very intricate three row pattern that goes all the way around the backside. She needed it sized up but didn’t want to break the pattern. I love...

October 3, 2024

Modifying a graduation bracelet with a gifted diamond from her boyfriend

This David Yurman bracelet was a graduation present that Jenna received from her parents but she wanted it modified when her boyfriend got her a beautiful 2ct diamond. I first cut the starburst off the bracelet and then used my...