Claudia brought me a gold ring she hadn’t worn since childhood. It features a jade frog that rattled when you touched it during originally belonged to her grandmother, who picked it up during a trip to China in the 1960s with her growing collection of gold rings with green gemstones, Claudia decided it was time to bring this little guy back into rotation. I tightened the setting, resized to the band, and gave the frog a spa day and ice water. While I soldered now he’s snug, polished, and ready to hop back into daily rotation.

Ava brought me a bold vintage cocktail ring that needed a simple resize… But things didn’t go as planned. As I soldered the shank, the gold suddenly started to bubble and melt— classic porosity. It’s rare, but when it happens, it happens fast. Watch how I salvaged the damage, rebuilt the ring, and brought the smoky topaz statement piece back to life.

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I’ve always wanted to try the infamous diamond vs hammer experiment… so I did! DISCLAIMER: This experiment was performed by a professionally trained jeweler. Real diamonds WERE harmed in the process. Attempt at your own risk.

Melissa was frustrated after trying to find a jeweler to resize her eternity ring. Many told her they couldn’t size it but not me. I’m glad the ring came across my bench. I love a good challenge. I used the smallest size saw blade to carefully cut the ring open, then I soldered in a new piece of gold, carved out a hole and set a matching diamond. Then I used some very thin abrasive discs to recreate its unique tire-tread design. In the end, it looks great.

Sabrina snagged this frosted citrine ring - 18k yellow gold consignment ring from SoHo. I sized it up, laser filled an old engraving, and polished it to a candy-sweet glimmer. From a too-small relic to a just right dazzler, it glows beautifully in the sunlight.

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Naomi nabbed this ring for dirt cheap at an estate sale but its sloppy setting made it look fake. The reason it was so cheap is because someone put an oval diamond into a round setting. This caused the diamond to easily slip loose so I reset it in a proper solitaire ring and sized it to fit Naomi’s finger. Check out the before and after to see a budget find get a major makeover! 

Carly inherited this 1950’s era ring but was bored of it— she’s got too much family jewelry already! I popped the diamond out and turned it into a chic halo pendant that she’ll actually wear. From outdated heirloom to fresh sparkle. I kept the old ring in tact. What would you do with it? Tradition or transformation?

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Romeo lost his wife a while ago, and her wedding and engagement rings were the most prized possessions he still had of hers. Tired of having them gathering dust in a drawer, he wanted them fused into a rugged pendant for his Cuban chain. Something to carry her memory with him every day. I annealed the wedding band and bent it into an oval shape to act as a bail to fit over his large chain, then I soldered a bezel at the bottom and set her engagement ring’s diamond into it. He didn’t want it polished when done so I kept every scratch she left behind. Now it’s not just jewelry, it’s his unbreakable link to his beloved wife.

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When Emily’s garnet ring scratched up after just one year, she turned to me to bring her grandmother’s diamond back to life. The garnet, a 6.5 to 7.5 on the Mohs hardness scale couldn’t handle daily wear, so I resized her ring, rebuilt the broken prongs with a laser welder, and set her grandmother‘s diamond in its place. After tightening the loose side stones and giving the ring a full polish, this heirloom shines again, tougher than ever. 

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After years of wear, Jane’s rings had become too tight due to her Arthritis and in Part 1, I had to cut them off to prevent further damage to her finger. Now it’s time to bring them back to life. I’m resizing, repairing, restoring, and soldering them together to fit her right ring finger so she can wear them comfortably again.