Ring sizing mark

[samock77]

Hi! I just have a question for anyone who's gotten their rings resized. Was there a mark, like a line, left where the ring was put back together? I just had my rings resized and I notice a line now on the ring. Thanks for your help!

 

[stargurl78]

Usually I don't have a mark but I have seen it on a few of my silver rings that have been resized. What type of metal is your ring?

 

[Frenchcut]

I've had one ring resized during a trip to Thailand and there's no mark anywhere, I was pretty happy with the result. It was yellow gold, I don't know if resizing can leave a mark on other metals.

 

[distracts]

Resizing should not leave a mark if done properly. It's harder to do with some metals than others and with some techniques than others, but the bottom line is that there shouldn't be a mark.

Could you post a picture? And what kind of metal is it?

 

[samock77]

Thanks for the responses. It's 18 karet white gold. I'll try to post pictures when I get home.

 

[aussiemel]

Hi samock77,

I have the same problem, I had my wedding ring and eternity ring resized (both 18k yellow gold) and my wedding ring also has two thin lines on it, the lines go half way up the width of the ring in the two areas where the new gold was added. I was worried that the gold may be weaker at that point and the ring may break, I think the jeweller was in a rush when he did it. So far the ring is fine but next time I´m back home in Australia I will take it back to the jewellers to be checked/resoldered.

 

[MichelleCarmen]

My 14K gold eng ring was resized and there isn't a line but it's thinner now than before and uneven (which can only be seen if I hold it up and look at it from the side). Someday I hope to get it reset as the setting isn't "me" anymore, but I want to keep my original diamond.

The only ring I have had a line with was as silver ring but that was when I was a kid. I actually had WORN the shank of the ring so thin that it had to be fixed. Still can't believe my parents paid to have it done. Probably was a $20 ring but I was in elementary school and loved the ring. lol

 

[oldminer]

Sometimes you do see a line where the solder joint is on a ring from sizing it. One line for most rings being made smaller and two lines when a piece is inserted and soldered at both ends. Using exactly the correct alloy of solder mitigates the amount of color difference between the ring and the solder joint. Rhodium plating often hides this discoloration line. When I was sizing white gold, back in the dark ages, we used a high temperature, high karat white gold solder that partially welded the metals and never left a visible line. The risk to a new student jeweler was melting a pice of the ring in the process. It was a little tricky in the early stages.

With metal prices so high, jewelers may often use lower temperature, lower karat content solders than in decdes past and therefore use lower heat, not effect a weld, and have some visible seam showing. To me, it is a bit sloppy workmanship, but 9 out of 10 customers likely would not notice it. Some jewelers still hold themselves accountable and would not allow a visible seam. Others likely have lots of visible seams and pass them off as "normal".

Likely as not, the ring will not fall apart. I'd rather have a discolored seam than a ring made overly thin by sizing.

 

[diamondringlover]

Sometimes you do see a line where the solder joint is on a ring from sizing it. One line for most rings being made smaller and two lines when a piece is inserted and soldered at both ends. Using exactly the correct alloy of solder mitigates the amount of color difference between the ring and the solder joint. Rhodium plating often hides this discoloration line. When I was sizing white gold, back in the dark ages, we used a high temperature, high karat white gold solder that partially welded the metals and never left a visible line. The risk to a new student jeweler was melting a pice of the ring in the process. It was a little tricky in the early stages.

With metal prices so high, jewelers may often use lower temperature, lower karat content solders than in decdes past and therefore use lower heat, not effect a weld, and have some visible seam showing. To me, it is a bit sloppy workmanship, but 9 out of 10 customers likely would not notice it. Some jewelers still hold themselves accountable and would not allow a visible seam. Others likely have lots of visible seams and pass them off as "normal".

Likely as not, the ring will not fall apart. I'd rather have a discolored seam than a ring made overly thin by sizing.

Small threadjack, thank you for this explanation, I have the same issue as the OP and where it was sized is slightly a different color, this explains it....

 

[Enerchi]

I also have a 'chunk' very visible on my WB from where it was made larger. At one point, during my 2nd pregnancy, it just split on me! I guess it split on a previous solder line and it hurt like heck to get it off my swollen pregnant finger (size 7.5 ring on a then size 27.5 finger - yeah, I gained a bit of weight during my pregnancy .... )

It was fixed but the jeweller must have used a different gold combination because it is also a different colour. That was interesting to read above, so thanks for that info!

 

[samock77]

Thanks everyone for all of the help. I appreciate it! Do you think I should take it back and have the jeweler try to fix it or will that just make the ring weaker?

 

[Gypsy]

Thanks everyone for all of the help. I appreciate it! Do you think I should take it back and have the jeweler try to fix it or will that just make the ring weaker?

Doesn't hurt to ask them HOW they would do it. If it sounds like too much of a risk, don't do it. If it's relatively easy... why not?