Can a ring shank be "thickened"?

[Girlrocks]

I have an approx 2.5ct RB 3 stone ring, that is about 3.75mm thick at the top where the stones are, but it tapers down to about 2mm at the bottom of the shank. I prefer a thicker band, so was wondering, could more metal (14k WG) be added to the bottom of the shank to "thicken" it to about 3mm, or would it be less expensive to just have it reset? I really like the setting otherwise, but would just like to beef it up a little.

 

[iheartscience]

You can definitely get a new, thicker shank on the bottom part of a ring. I had to do this with a ring my grandmother gave me that was worn down. It''s a 14k white gold five stone diamond ring so I also had to get 20 prongs replaced, but with all that I think my total was around $175ish. I took it to an independent and reputable jeweler in my area and his work was really seamless. I couldn''t tell anything was done, it looked so good!

My sister got my grandmother''s engagement ring which was platinum and the quote to get just her shank replaced was much higher (maybe $275ish?) due to the high cost of platinum these days. I should add that both of these shanks are thinner than the one you want to get, so that would probably add to the cost.

I''m not sure if they can actually just add to your existing shank. I assume they would just have to put a new half shank on, but I could be wrong.

 

[Manmountain]

Date: 4/29/2007 7:59:04 PM
Author:Girlrocks
I have an approx 2.5ct RB 3 stone ring, that is about 3.75mm thick at the top where the stones are, but it tapers down to about 2mm at the bottom of the shank. I prefer a thicker band, so was wondering, could more metal (14k WG) be added to the bottom of the shank to ''thicken'' it to about 3mm, or would it be less expensive to just have it reset? I really like the setting otherwise, but would just like to beef it up a little.

There is absolutely no reason to believe that this shank can not be built up. In fact, you could rebuild this into a square European shank if you wished. I learned to do these in the first year of my apprenticeship.

Bruce
at wherethediamondsare

 

[Girlrocks]

Wow, this is good to know! I wasn''t sure if it was even worth the trouble, but I am very hard on my jewelry and have bent thin shanks on other rings I have had, so I find that I am not wearing this ring as much as I would like (I inherited it) and that''s a shame. I will take it to some jewelers in my area now that I know this is possible.

 

[Sparkles22]

Date: 4/30/2007 9:13:20 AM
Author: Girlrocks
Wow, this is good to know! I wasn''t sure if it was even worth the trouble, but I am very hard on my jewelry and have bent thin shanks on other rings I have had, so I find that I am not wearing this ring as much as I would like (I inherited it) and that''s a shame. I will take it to some jewelers in my area now that I know this is possible.

Yeah I don''t think you would have a problem at all. In fact I wanted my anniversary band to match the thickness of my e-ring, (one was 1.3 the other 2mm) so they just "reshanked it". Depending on where you got it they may even do it for free. Mine didn''t cost me anything, but I had gotten from a place that has a lifetime warranty on their jewelry.

Good Luck, hope it comes out just how you want