You bought the most beautiful engagement ring you could imagine. But the joy and pride about the beautiful piece of jewellery is clouded because it does not fit perfectly? Or the wedding ring no longer fits on your finger? It happens more often than you would think.

We at NL Gold factory can help you in such a situation. We can make changes to the ring size without leaving any traces. There may be many ways to alter ring sizes. We can explain exactly which changes are possible to your rings and bracelets, so they fit you well again. In the process, we care for engravings or gemstones in the ring or bracelet.

To reduce ring size, we would cut a piece of the shank at the bottom and solder it back flawlessly to make it your size. We use advanced soldering technology, which means we do not have to remove stones to work on the ring. This technology allows us to work on the metal with heat while the stones remain undamaged. This reduces our turnaround times and your costs significantly. After soldering the shank, we will then clean and polish the ring to remove any signs of the resizing process. 

To increase ring size, we would add a small strip of metal at the bottom of the shank in a manner that the added strip becomes a part of the shank without any joints or markings on the surface. However, please note that rings that have stones on the shank, such as eternity bands cannot be treated this way. Also, some jewelers increase ring size by stretching the metal. However, this method may distort the shape of the ring and is definitely not suitable for rings with gemstones.  

There are also limits on how much a ring can be adjusted. Normally, you can adjust a ring up or down two sizes. Beyond this, the risk of damaging the ring and affecting the diamond (or other gemstone) setting increases.

In terms of costs, because we need to add more material to the ring in order to resize it up, it usually costs more to make a ring larger than to make it smaller. Ring resizing may cost anywhere between $20 to a few hundred dollars depending on the complexity of the process. 

Similarly, for bracelets we can reduce the size by removing links from the length. To upsize, we would need to add links to the length. 

Visit us at NL Gold Factory for all your ring and bracelet resizing needs. Our team can provide you expert advice on your options, turnaround times, and costs. 

Ring shank is the strip of metal on the ring that runs around your finger. Shank replacement is necessary for rings where shanks have thinned out over time due to wear and tear, cracked in places, or have missing portions. To replace a shank, we can attach a strip of thick metal to the area where the shank needs replacement. Depending on the damage, ring shank replacements come in quarter-shank, half-shank, or full-shank replacements; accordingly the price. Our onsite jeweler can take a closer look at your jewelry and advise you of the best course to bring your ring to new life.

Prongs keep your stones in their place. If the prongs are damaged, you are very well at the risk of losing your precious stones. One way to be pro-active is to regularly check your stones and prongs. If the prongs are bent or not touching the stone, we can help with re-tipping them. We will take off the stone, remove the damaged prong and attach a new one in place. However, if the more than one prongs are damaged, it will be worthwhile to replace the whole setting. Feel free to visit us and discuss your prong repair needs. We can provide a free quote and best advice.

Diamond and stones become loose over time due to wear and tear jewelry receives as it comes in contact with other objects. Stones on rings and bracelets are more susceptible to becoming loose as jewelry on your hands will have the most contact with other objects. If you notice any wobbly stones on your jewelry, don’t wait or risk losing the diamonds and gemstones entirely!

How the diamonds and gemstones in your jewelry are tightened will depend entirely on how the stones are set and how much metal is available to work with. We can carefully analyse your jewelry and suggest a remedy, such as prong re-tipping, prong replacement, rebuilding channels on the edges of the rings that cover the length of many stones or using the existing metal on the jewelry to tighten the stones.