I gutted this watch to make room for a giant gemstone
This watch still ticks but it never told the right time. Instead of fixing it Ashley asked me to turn her mom‘s watch into something she’d actually wear. That meant removing the movement, protecting the delicate chain-bordered bracelet, and setting...
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Sizing up a double cable ring (without destroying it)
This ring landed on my bench after its owner went down a jewelry video rabbit hole and decided I must be the right person for the job (she was correct). It’s a chunky silver David Yurman band with a cable...
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We are proud to introduce the world’s first Broken Gemstone Repair Tool. Thanks to our patented Micro-Pulse Technology™ this groundbreaking device instantly realigns damaged gemstone particles with a simple touch. No heat treatments, no gluing, no polishing, and no more...
I added a diamond… can you find it?
Rachel loved her rose gold eternity band, just not on the finger she was wearing it on. Sizing it up, meant adding a diamond without breaking the pattern or making it obvious so I added a whole section of rose...
This vintage ring had been repaired so many times that fixing it again just didn’t make sense. The amethyst was chipped, the prongs were worn out, and the structure needed a fresh start. So I rebuilt the ring with a...
Where do you cut into a ring that’s covered in diamonds?
This platinum diamond eternity band left only one tiny spot where it could safely be resized. After cutting the ring down, the ends didn’t lineup perfectly so I rebuilt the connection with my laser welder and refined the same until...
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Restoring A Gift Wrapper’s Ring
Elena spent decades working as a professional gift wrapper but over time, her ring lost its design detail and became paper thin on the bottom. Instead of patching a weak spot, I rebuilt the entire shank and carved the bow...
I Cooked a 300-Million-Year-Old Fossil
Ever wonder what happens when a stone isn’t protected during soldering? I used a 300-million-year-old fossilized ammonite as a sacrificial experiment to demonstrate exactly how heat travels through metal. Even though I never pointed the flame directly onto the stone...
This Ring HAD to Survive Another Generation
This ring has been passed down through Evan‘s family for three generations and when it came in, it was worn, cracked, and dangerously thin. He drove over 200 miles to make sure it was restored the right way so I...
