Massoyan Studio

12 février 2025

This 92-year-old customer came in with her platinum wedding set stuck on her severely arthritic finger. She never planned to take them off, but as her knuckles swelled over the years, removing the rings became impossible. Using a ring cutter...

Plussur Cutting off stuck rings (part 1)

1 février 2025

Cutting, Crafting, and Carrying on: Restoring a Mother’s Ring

Amanda’s mother’s ring is more than just jewelry- it’s a connection to someone she deeply misses. After years of wear, missing diamonds, and a broken band, it was time to heal the ring. I rebuilt the prongs, replaced the missing...

Plussur Cutting, Crafting, and Carrying on: Restoring a Mother’s Ring

25 janvier 2025

Sharp culet, smooth solution: Resizing an emerald ring

Helen’s 55th anniversary emerald and diamond ring was a stunning symbol of love—but a loose fit and a sharp culet made it tricky to wear. I resized the ring to fit her perfectly and added a contoured connecting bar to...

Plussur Sharp culet, smooth solution: Resizing an emerald ring

16 janvier 2025

A simple solution to stop rings from spinning on large knuckled fingers

Ashley’s ring needed a half-size adjustment, but her knuckles regularly swell, making the fit tricky. I resized it and added a sizing bar to keep it snug without spinning. Watch the careful process of reshaping, soldering, and polishing to create...

Plussur A simple solution to stop rings from spinning on large knuckled fingers

10 janvier 2025

Ring vs Garbage Disposal

What’s your biggest jewelry nightmare? Getting it sent down a garbage disposal is probably up there with all the worst case scenarios. Unfortunately it happened to Nina’s ring. But sentimental value can’t be replaced, so I got to work restoring...

Plussur Ring vs Garbage Disposal

1 janvier 2025

Rebuilding the channels on an eternity ring

Dasha’s eternity band was on the verge of being lost forever. Years of wear had completely worn down the channels, causing one of the diamonds to fall out and get lost. Another jeweler told her it was beyond saving and...

Plussur Rebuilding the channels on an eternity ring

25 décembre 2024

From Heartbreak to Heirloom: Ring Transformation

Skylar’s engagement ring never made it down the aisle. After calling off her wedding, she couldn’t stand the sight of it- but didn’t want to throw it away either. Instead, she asked me to melt down the leftover shank and...

Plussur From Heartbreak to Heirloom: Ring Transformation

19 décembre 2024

Restoring a broken vintage diamond ring

Stella’s 100-year-old heirloom ring, passed down from her great aunt, had seen better days. The shank was cracked, worn thin, and the beads holding the diamonds were flattened. To bring this sentimental treasure back to life I carefully replaced the...

Plussur Restoring a broken vintage diamond ring

13 décembre 2024

Her diamond was gone forever. It won’t happen again.

Victoria’s engagement ring lost its central diamond after more than 30 years of wear. The head holding the stone snapped off due to a small mistake made by the original jeweler. She was heartbroken about it but I was able...

Plussur Her diamond was gone forever. It won’t happen again.