Repurposing an old engagement ring can be a fun and creative way to make it look more modern. Here are three ways to revamp your old ring:
1. Remove the center stone and use it to create a double halo engagement ring, which has a unique vintage feel. This style is currently in high demand for upgrades.
2. Repurpose as a gift by gifting the old wedding bands as they are or making new jewelry out of them. Broken jewelry can also be repurposed and redesigned.
3. Combine heirloom jewelry into a personalized piece to keep memories of loved ones close. Make one of the halos with colored diamonds or gemstones, amplifying the brilliance of the center diamonds and making the entire ring look larger on your hand.
4. Use the same center stone and make a new setting: The type of revamp can range from $500 to $1500, depending on the materials and design you choose. This will give you the opportunity to repurpose your old engagement ring into a pendant or use it as a component in a DIY jewelry project.
5. Re-Purpose the stones: If the ring has valuable gemstones, you can have them removed and used to create new jewelry, such as a pendant or a pavé broach. Work closely with skilled jewelers and designers to incorporate new elements like gemstones or engravings reflecting your personal journey.
In summary, repurposing an old engagement ring can be a fun and creative way to make it look more modern and meaningful.
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Do people reuse engagement rings?
Is it bad luck to reuse an engagement ring? People have different beliefs about reusing an engagement ring. Some see it as bad luck, while others see it as a good choice. It’s up to the couple.
Real-life stories and experiences. Many customers at Nazars & Co. Jewelers have shared their experiences of reusing engagement rings. Some stories are happy, filled with tradition, while others are cautionary. No two stories are the same.
Advice from Experts. Nazars & Co. experts Jewelers can help with emotional and practical issues with reused engagement rings. Our great service means we can help with any problem you have.
What to do with an unwanted engagement ring?
Know how to sell. Know your options when selling an engagement ring. You can sell to a jeweler, privately or at auction. Each option has its pros and cons. If you sell to a jeweler, you’ll work with professionals who know how to value and buy valuable items. Their industry expertise can help you get a good price for your ring.
A private sale lets you control the selling process and negotiate directly with buyers. This method takes more time and effort. You have to find a buyer, negotiate terms, and make sure the transaction is secure. You can also sell your engagement ring at auction. Auction houses sell items without buying them. Auctions can get multiple buyers bidding, but high commissions might lead you to accept bids that differ from your expectations. Auctions take longer and don’t guarantee a sale.
What can I make out of an old engagement ring?
Turn your ring into a necklace. It’s easy and popular. You can use the diamond to make a beautiful diamond necklace. Remove the diamond and place it in an elegant pendant. Many customers put their center stone in a bezel setting. You can choose different settings for your stone if you want to make your engagement ring into a pendant with more designs. You can set your jewelry in yellow, white, or rose gold. If your engagement ring has one diamond, it’s a great idea to turn it into a pendant. If you have multiple stones, you can use various pendant options to make a necklace. One of our favorite repurposed necklaces is a curved diamond bar. You can also make the pendant from the band. You can repurpose your engagement ring by buying a similar-sized diamond and turning it into diamond stud earrings. Find a diamond of the same carat, color, clarity, cut, and shape. If you have an engagement ring with three stones, you can use them to make stud earrings and a matching pendant necklace. You can also use the sides to make studs for the second hole. They can be in prong or bezel settings. Round cut diamond studs are classic, but we also loved diamond studs with different shapes. If you like the look of the diamond on your fingers, you can change the engagement ring by choosing another band, adding more diamonds, or other gemstones. You can also change a family heirloom into a modern design. You can make your ring your own. Your new wedding ring will feel more like yours once you’ve made it your own. You can wear it on your right hand or resize it to wear it on another finger. Old wedding rings are often reset on anniversaries or as gifts.
Do jewelers take back engagement rings?
If you want to return your ring within a few weeks, many big stores will give you a refund. You can return the ring within 30 to 60 days. If it’s been months or years, some small jewelers may still swap or refund your ring, but most won’t. Ask these businesses what they can do for you. They may be able to sell the ring to a pawn shop or on eBay. Can you return an engagement ring if she doesn’t like it? A marriage proposal is a big moment in anyone’s life. It’s exciting to ask or be asked to marry someone, and it’s great to hear “yes!”
Can I use my engagement ring as my wedding ring?
Yes, an engagement ring can be used as a wedding ring. Some couples choose this option to save money or because they love their engagement ring. The engagement ring is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, symbolizing love and commitment. But before you do, think about some practical things. Engagement rings are more elaborate than wedding rings. This ring might not be for everyday wear because it’s too big and flashy. Secondly, engagement rings are made from delicate materials like diamonds and are not as durable as wedding rings. They need to be protected and cared for more carefully and may not be ideal for those who have an active lifestyle or work with their hands.
Can I use diamonds from old ring?
A diamond should stay with you. Our repurposed jewelry service lets you turn old jewelry or loose diamonds into new designs. You can use old diamonds in a new ring, upgrade your engagement ring, redesign wedding rings, convert a ring to a necklace, or a necklace into a ring. We can help you reimagine your family heirloom ring, old wedding ring from divorce, or diamond into something you’ll love to wear. Our jewelry remodeling process is easy. Book a meeting to share your ideas, hopes, timeline, and budget. Financing available.
How to repurpose a diamond engagement ring?
This option is perfect for solitaire rings without side or pavé diamonds. Your jeweler will remove the diamond from the ring and place it inside a pendant. You can sometimes reuse the gold from your engagement ring to make a pendant to hold the diamond. Almost all diamonds can be mounted into a pendant. This beautiful four-prong solitaire pendant from Blue Nile shows off the center stone just like a solitaire engagement ring.
Can I repurpose my engagement ring?
This blog post will show you how to make your engagement ring into a beautiful piece of jewelry you can wear every day. You can turn your diamond engagement ring into a necklace, ring, bracelet, or earrings with gemstones.
A jeweler can help you create a new piece of jewelry that represents strength and independence. If you’re redesigning your engagement ring after a divorce, we can help. We can give your old ring new life. We can create the perfect piece for you, whatever your style. We can help you choose the right stones, set them in a new setting, and engrave them with a new message.
Do Jewellers buy back rings?
There are many ways to sell wedding bands. The fastest way to get a deal is to visit a pawnbroker or jeweler. They’ll evaluate your jewelry and give you a price. FAQs. How can I sell my diamond rings for the most money? To sell your diamond rings online, make sure they’re in good condition and have all the right certifications. Then, an online buyer will consider your diamond rings and build trust in them. At WeBuyDiamonds, you have to send a photo of your diamond ring to be evaluated. Then, we will verify the GIA certifications. Your diamond ring must be of good quality and color. If your diamond ring is in good condition, you’ll get the most money when you sell it to us. We also ensure you get the best price. If you put unwanted diamond rings on consignment with us, you will get the most cashback. We’ll sell your diamond rings.
Diamonds last a lifetime, but they don’t always stay with the same person. There are many reasons to sell old diamond rings. Some people change their minds about design, get engaged, or go through other life changes. These are reasons to sell a diamond ring. You’ll want to know how to get the most money for your ring. If you sell online, We Buy Diamonds is a well-known buyer. We’ll tell you the real value of your old diamond rings. You can also get great deals when you sell them to us. Selling your old diamond rings to us is a good idea. Selling old diamond rings for the most money is hard. We make the process easy and quick. Contact us to learn more about your old diamond rings.
What can I do with my useless engagement ring?
If you bought an engagement ring for your partner, but the relationship didn’t work out, what would you do with the ring?
You could keep it until you find someone else you love. You could sell it online or in a store. Or you could sell it in Congress. A reader found a flier in the Cannon House Office Building this week. It offered a diamond solitaire engagement ring for $4,500 or best offer. Congress is a place where people hope, make promises, and deal. It’s a good place to find a new home for discarded jewels. I called and emailed the seller to ask about the rings, but they didn’t respond. We think the seller is a man because his voicemail says so.
Can you use old rings to make new ones?
3. Recycle old jewelry for your wedding ring redesign. Use extra gold from old jewelry to mix with your wedding rings in the wedding ring redesign project. We can melt all your gold to make new rings. Here’s one last idea that can save you money! If you have 14K white gold rings and want to make 14K yellow gold rings, I will exchange your white gold for yellow gold. The fee is just $25.
What to do with a previous engagement ring?
4. Sell your engagement ring. One popular option is to sell your engagement ring. If you’re ready to move on, your ring can get you cash for a vacation, a new house, legal bills, or savings for your children. It can be cathartic to get rid of a reminder of the past. Selling the ring lets you move on financially and emotionally. Should you sell your engagement ring? If you’re wondering what to do with an engagement ring after a breakup or if it’s okay to sell your engagement ring, the answer is yes. It’s okay and common.
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You are so talented. I said on another one of your articles, how much I love jewelry & that my daughter is a manager for a big store so I myself have had her recycle a few pieces. My husband bought me a 1 carat Eternity Circle necklace for Christmas & when my Mom passed away, I took one of her engagement rings & had them cut the diamond setting & it was a very old ring so it was enclosed & they added the bell to hang so it is a beautiful center diamond inside my circle so I have a touch of my parents always with me for Eternity. ❤🙏 perusal you kinda reminded me of my late Grandfather. He was a very talented blacksmith & I can still smell that distinct smell of placing hot iron in the big water baths. Making a beautiful piece that has a history and meaning to it, is what makes jewelry so special & precious to each individual. ❤
also how damn awesome is it that the couple gets to keep this article and see how their ring was made. when they pass this ring down to their kids they’ll be able to show them this article. its a keepsake with so much sentimental value. being able to have their first reaction forever is absolutely amazing… like they actually got to see the gold from both sides of their families becoming one with their own eyes… whats more symbolic, romantic and meaningful than that?! nothing lol the symbolism of being able to witness a marriage of the metals is just phenomenal… its perfect.
I love the ring! You’re brilliant! I have a ring made of the engagement rings of the women in my family. The original settings were typical, but the bands were large & almost warm through. We took everything to a small jeweler & asked him to put them together. He did a wonderful job. It’s a beautiful ring & I wear it often. Wish I could share a pic with you.
Hi Jordan! Sooo glad I found your website! I spent 40+ years designing and selling high end jewelry, old school drafted cartoons hand colored with gouache. I never did bench work, but loved working with the craftsmen, cutters, mold makers, etc. Each craft is an art unto itself. What I love beyond anything is making something unique that thrills the wearer and the person who gives it to them. Beautiful work!
Man this website is so cool. You only have a few true youtube articles but I’ve already got a really clear view of your style, it’s so calming without being slow or boring. I get to look at pretty rings and listen to you talk about something your passionate about all the while the atmosphere stays chill and entertaining. I hope the youtube gods are kind to you and your articles, you deserve it 🙂
Yeah! I got my notification! I very much enjoy your article’s! I came for the knowledge, I stayed for your awesome personality … and that VOICE (if I gave you the title, would you read/record a couple of chapters each day?) ‼️ If I could, I would quit my j no ob, attend a 3-4 yr course, then do volunteer work as your flunky…..ALL for the love of it (aka “Creativity On Steroids”). Again, thank you! Keep it up😃
When my mom’s parents got married they couldn’t afford a wedding set, but my father’s mom gave them a set from when she was married to my paternal grandpa before he passed. When they could afford their own, it was given to my aunt and uncle, who gave it to me. I had the diamond in its setting cut off and soldered into the center of a cross for my mother, and had the band straightened and a bail attached for my father. When they pass I’ll keep my mother’s and give my brother my father’s.
I help my customers come up with new designs for their old rings. I try not to use their gold because sometimes you will get some porosity in the casting. Instead I give them credit for their gold. I’ve designed rings, necklaces and bracelets. Disclosure, I don’t do the goldsmithing, I have 2 master goldsmiths that do the actual work. I’m familiar with all the steps, just don’t do the work. Nice job on the ring!
hooooolllllyyyyyy fck that’s gorgeous!!!!! my mom had her wedding ring cut off last time she was on life support. Ive shown her all your vids and shes so excited that its even possible to have it fixed in general. she has Multiple Sclerosis and is quadriplegic so she’s not able to wear it but wants to get it remade for my daughter. My dad committed suicide 15 yrs ago right before their 26th wedding anniversary and I just wanted to say thank you for giving her hope and an idea on what to do. she now wants to combine their wedding rings together like you’ve done here and surprise my daughter with it on her 16th birthday next year. whenever we get the funds and idea of exactly what she wants together I know who we can trust to do it now. Pls never stop making these articles. just the relief of knowing something great can come from something tragic and its not just lost is indescribable. thank you! I apologize for my f bomb lol I couldn’t help it… 😅
Anxiety and making jewellery doesn’t mix! You’re brilliant 😀 and people should be so grateful to be able to afford even the smallest piece of your work! I went once to a hotel, where there was no menu to choose your meal from as they assumed everyone has to be grateful to be there and eat what’s served! It was a long time ago and people never complained! Similarly, people should accept that everything you make for them is in the best possible taste and it’s made to last. So, knowing how good you’re, relax and be sure that everyone will be thrilled with the result. Because you really are that good! 🤗♥️
Beautiful! Cannot wait for more in this series. My husband and I used the stones and gold from three family rings for my engagement ring and designed it with our jeweler. It is so deeply meaningful to wear something from my family members who are no longer with us and remember them every time I see my ring on my hand. ❤️
I stumbled across your portfolio website on accident back in November and your articles started popping up on my YouTube recommended page in December when my bf started talking about getting engaged more seriously. I think this is a sign we go through you for my engagement/wedding ring! I love your work and enjoy your step by step articles!
That’s very pretty! Eye-catching in a good way. You want to keep looking at that ring, because of the unusual, but still very harmonious design, not just because it’s a big, expensive rock. And what a beautiful story behind it. Makes me want to do something like that with my grandmother’s jewelry, which has some nice stones, but is otherwise too ‘old lady’ for me.
This is beautiful 🤍 my husband asked me to marry him almost 11 years ago, a month after we met on my 18th birthday. A court house wedding and 2 beautiful kids later we have been for riding the roller coaster together for 11 beautiful years. 🤍 The engagement ring he gave me has lost a prong along the way and to be honest it’s not and never was my style i never said anything because it was given to me with love but what you said about you making rings for the person who is going to wear it and seeing how you made this beautiful ring with pieces of gold that had special meaning to them gave gave me the hope to someday be able to do something similar with mine! Cool content 🍻
I lost a stone out of one of my favorite rings. It was going to cost 600 dollars to replace. A friend of mine owned a pawn shop. He called me and someone had pawned a ring like mine. I bought it and used the diamonds out of my old ring and had them set in a plain gold chain. It turned out beautifully. Now I have my ring and a one of a kind necklace. Now I know why it cost some much to make the necklace. WOW !
Beautiful, that is the kind of ring you wear daily and hold your hand out to admire. The warm memories flood your heart ❤️ 21 years ago I inherited a handcrafted ring with a beautiful periwinkle blue round stone. 2 jewelers in Denver said it was a stone I had never heard of, 8 carat Spinel. One offered me $500.00. I love the hand crafted band but it is wearing thin. Is it worth having a new setting?
Stunned by your skill once again! What a stunning ring! Im a sucker for that art deco mile grain detail, it has charm like nothing else, especially when coupled with bezel set diamonds!! Chef’s kiss to your craftsmanship, artistic eye and talented work 👌🏾❤️ I’m sure the lady was blown away by her new ring. Ps.. I so wish you were in the UK.. (I’d have you tortured) 😂
I love this, I have a ring my mom left me it’s is very special my son got engaged I took out the center stone. He made a gorgeous ring for her smaller diamonds but bigger history.She loves it,she I’m thrilled to say. Now I have the ring minus a center stone I have a blue Ceylon sapphire I think could fit, the rest of the stones are small diamonds and three birth stones. I’d like to put diamonds or the birth stones but cost and fear are holding me up. Afraid to ask when I see how much work goes in to it!! This is eye opening.
The ring is beautiful, you did such a nice job on it. It’s crazy I have an antique ring that’s almost like it. But mine has diamonds all the way around it Kind of like a buckle. The diamonds go from in the center start of large like yours and taper down like yours but more diamonds. It’s also in white gold. But very similar. 😊 I love perusal you make jewelry. ❤
It’s a lot of work to re-create as you have done and you did a great job. Personally, I liked the old rings but didn’t care for the design of the new one. I am sure the person who got the new ring loved it though, as we all have different tastes in design. I seem to go more for the symmetrical designs being a Libra. I like the balance.
I’m glad they didn’t cut off someone else’s wedding rings. Ok so…..both husband and wife got fat at the same time. Does it matter where he cut the rings off? Would it matter if he cut them off in the kitchen? I would say leaving them looking unsightly is not something anyone wants. Makes sense that you, a jeweler, would make them look pleasing.