One of our bigget tips we give to our customers is – check your ring tips!
One of our most popular repairs we do to rings is the re-tipping of the claws which hold your gemstones in place.
When you think about rings, they tend to take more knocks and bumps than most pieces of jewellery. This can create damage and wear to your ring claws, and as the ends of the claws wear away, your stone(s) are at risk of falling out.
Re-tipping your ring claws involves firstly removing your stones to protect them. Then we cut the old claws away to the base, and new claws are soldered on. At the same time we also check the whole ring setting for any other signs of wear.
On the left is an image of one of our customer’s rings, with very worn claws.
As you can sees in the picture on the right, the claws now look much more pronounced, and most importantly, will hold your precious gemstones much more securely.
Re-tipping claws is a pretty inexpensive repair that makes sense, because not only will your ring look fabulous again…a lost stone can prove to be far more expensive!
Do you have a ring in your jewellery box that you would love to wear again, but you’re worried about it’s condition? Call in with it to our shop at 1 Lands Lane, Leeds City Centre, or contact us to see how we can get you wearing it again soon.