Rings
are one of the most personal pieces of jewellery that anyone can own. But how many times do old rings languish in
drawers, unworn and unloved? Precisely
because they are such personal items, it’s very difficult to buy a ring for
someone else or to inherit a ring from someone and find it to be exactly your
taste. Not to mention, of course, that
people often find that their rings either become too big or too small over
time!
But
this jewellery story doesn’t have to have a sad ending: a local independent jeweller can bring a ring back to
life by creating a whole new piece tailored to your taste. Old rings really can
perform new tricks!
Special memories
Rings
are one of the most popular items of jewellery to be passed down from
generation to generation, most likely due to the fact that they hold such
sentimental value. But often what suits
one generation doesn’t suit the next, as fashions and styles move on. It can be difficult to let go of a dearly
departed loved one’s special pieces, but equally, jewellery shouldn’t be left
unworn.
By
taking the piece to a local jeweller,
it can be remodelled into something the new owner will cherish without losing
the memories. Similarly, when dividing
up an estate, if there are an unequal number of rings to be divided up between
beneficiaries, or if the rings’ stones are of differing values, these rings can
be remodelled into new rings of equal value for the recipients.
New beginnings
You
never want to think that your potential fiancé or husband doesn’t know you well
enough to pick the perfect ring to propose with, but let’s face it, sometimes
it just doesn’t happen. Many men have the best of intentions, and will look to
satisfy criteria such as clarity or colour, but might not realise that you
might find a less perfect stone in a different cut or style more
beautiful.
If
you’re unlucky fiancé-to-be doesn’t pick the perfect ring for you, fear not:
your local independent jeweller can
recreate something more to your taste.
Why not work together with your fiancé to pick a style you both
like? Your local
jeweller will be able to add stones and change the look of the overall
ring until you find something that suits.
Pooling resources
A
new trend in wedding jewellery design is for friends and relatives to chip in
with the cost of the wedding rings. This
doesn’t mean contributing financially – or at least not in the conventional
monetary sense – but rather by asking friends and family to pool any unwanted
gold jewellery, be it unworn jewellery, broken pieces or even solitary earring
halves, to be melted down to form the new wedding rings; a bridal shower is a
great time to collate the pieces together, and this trend also means that your
family’s special memories are incorporated as you start you on the right track
to married life.
If
this is something that interests you, why not check with your local jewellery shop if they can melt
the gold down and make new wedding rings for you? So you see, old rings don’t
have to have an unhappy ending: your local independent
jeweller can help your rings to live happily ever after.
