Massoyan Studio

2026년 7월 28일

I only replaced half of this 100-year-old ring

A customer flew halfway across the country with an art deco platinum ring that looked like it had been stomped on. Missing diamonds, missing prongs, cracked across the top, and warped on every axis. I offered to fully remake it,...

더 읽어보세요I only replaced half of this 100-year-old ring에 대해

2026년 7월 21일

Filling a Cracked Turquoise with Gold

A customer flew in from Texas for one repair, her late father‘s cracked turquoise ring. Instead of hiding the cracks, she wanted it highlighted using the Japanese art of Kintsugi. I made my own gold dust and mixed it right...

더 읽어보세요Filling a Cracked Turquoise with Gold에 대해

2026년 7월 14일

When the Center Stone is the Wrong Shape

A nurse brought in her pawn shop find, a ring that kept snagging her gloves at work. Turns out the tanzanite never belonged in that setting to begin with. The ring was made for a rectangular stone so we swapped...

더 읽어보세요When the Center Stone is the Wrong Shape에 대해

2026년 7월 7일

Dirty Diamonds Don’t Like Fire

A customer came in for a simple ring resize, no big deal, right? But her diamonds were covered in a layer of grime that just didn’t want to come off regardless of how aggressive I got with my cleaning. Dirty...

더 읽어보세요Dirty Diamonds Don’t Like Fire에 대해

2026년 7월 2일

A jewelry treasure hunt of sorts

For America’s 250th birthday I transformed three New Jersey state quarters into miniature works of art. I laser engraved fireworks above George Washington and his bros crossing the Delaware, then I bright cut over those lines with a graver and...

더 읽어보세요A jewelry treasure hunt of sorts에 대해

2026년 6월 23일

Open Bypass rings are tricky

Open bypass rings are trickier than they look. If you cut them at the bottom they fall apart into two pieces. If you stretch it at the top the alignment is lost. So before I make any cuts or bends...

더 읽어보세요Open Bypass rings are tricky에 대해

2026년 6월 23일

Open Bypass rings are tricky

Open bypass rings are trickier than they look. If you cut them at the bottom they fall apart into two pieces. If you stretch it at the top the alignment is lost. So before I make any cuts or bends...

더 읽어보세요Open Bypass rings are tricky에 대해

2026년 6월 16일

The Danger of Touching Diamonds

If you try to size up a ring where the diamonds are already touching, even a small adjustment can create problems. Instead of stretching the entire ring, I had to manipulate only the bottom half and carefully work around the...

더 읽어보세요The Danger of Touching Diamonds에 대해