r/askjewelers

I bought A LOT of jewellery from this brand, like I did a whole haul, and stupidly after I bought it I did a little research as I know nothing about jewellery and all my jewellery tends to be under £10 lol. I really wanted to splurge on myself.

And I realised after research its 18k gold plated BRASS. I thought I was getting some high quality stuff. So now I'm stuck with jewellery that is going to tarnish and look brown and look horrible after a couple months. Why is the price so expensive given that its just brass??

Hi there! A friend of mine recently came across this vintage-looking bracelet while dumpster diving. We tried doing a google lens/keywords search, but all that came up were alex and ani "vintage inspired" bracelets with this same pattern. However, all the look-a-like bracelets lack the little metal loops on the outside.

It has "BEDRI" and "585" stamped into the metal latch plate(?) part. If anyone has any info on this piece please let me know! we're dying to know how old it could be, and if it might be worth anything. tysm!!

A local jeweler broke my main stone in February. Very long story. Yesterday they called and told me I *HAD* to pick from one of these two stones. They will not tell me the cut grade. I have my certificate showing my original was Excellent cut. They told me I’ll know the grade *after* I pick a stone. I got a four minute lecture about how she was doing me a favor when I asked if I could have the pictures emailed to me instead of the pictures of her computer screen she texted to my phone. I’ll include the pictures she originally sent and expected me to pick from. They have showed me 4 stones including these 2 in 3, almost 4 months time. She told me “I have scoured the earth and these are the only two that match yours, this is **IT**” They only match mine in that they are 5.5mmX5.5mm. I don’t know what the cut grade is. To me the grade is an important aspect.

My husband wants me to choose one of these and be done with the situation. He is ready to just purchase a diamond himself for my ring since this jeweler isn’t going to do the right thing.

So, jewelers of Reddit, if this was what you had to pick from which one would you choose? Pictures 2&3 are the ones she originally sent me.

Looking to get a rough idea of how much a re-size (size up) would cost for a wedding band in this style… any ideas?

My great grandmother was gifted this Art Deco (?) necklace in the 1950s, I'm told that it is platinum diamond and emerald. There's no markings as far as we can see. Any ideas where/when it might have originated?

I found a ring online that I would love for a pinky ring. Unfortunately the smallest size it comes in is a 6. Could this ring make it down to a 2? If not, any suggestions to get it there?

I am designing a new setting for this opal. My question is, since I am spending over 1.5k, should I keep this opal which is ethiopian or buy a new Australian opal. I paid 200 for the one in the video. I really love the opal but I'm worried about yellowing over time. My other thought was I could go with this stone and if something happens in the future I could replace it with an Australian. Let me know your thoughts.

My wife's 9 ct necklace (which she really loves) broke while she was breastfeeding and our daughter pulled it. She contacted the maker who said that it looked a little stretched but they would try and repair it if she posted it back and pay a little (£20) for the repair. They did warn that it doesn't always work depending on the condition.
She sent it back and they repaired it. After a couple of weeks of wearing it, when my wife was barely touching it, the necklace broke again.
The maker has said they could try and repair it or she may need a whole new chain for £120.
Just looking for a second opinion - does that sound reasonable or does it sound like the first repair wasn't the best? She's a mum of 2, so a fragile necklace isn't the most practical option!

Czy jest możliwe naprawienie, sklejenie tego? Nie zależy mi na idealnej, niewidocznej naprawie, tylko o trwałym wzmocnieniu

I was given this jewelry recently and would like to sell it. Most of this is 14k gold and I was offered roughly $550 for melt value. Should I take that or would it be worth trying to sell this online? I know some will say keep it, but my wife demands we get rid of it because “my grandmas spirit is cursed and attached to it”.

Hi all, I would really appreciate some thoughts or advice on what my next steps should be please. Sorry it’s long.

Engagement ring search, bought one from eBay on a whim, fell in love with it (pics 1-3). 18ct yellow gold knife edge band, four prong set solitaire, supposedly natural 0.7ct round brilliant cut diamond, H SI1, no certification but I didn’t care because the stone was stunning and it was a steal. I was particularly in love with the colour of the gold - bright, rich, buttery yellow. I did not understand how important this was until it was too late.

It was too big, so I took it to a highly regarded independent local jeweller. He was very knowledgeable and lovely. We spoke about resizing and remodelling the band to thicken it a bit and smooth out into rounded/D shape - this is what I thought I had wanted as knife edges had never really appealed. He asked if I wanted to use the original gold, I said yes and mentioned how much I loved the colour, but at this point I still didn’t realise how unusual it was, for the UK anyway. He said he’d have to add extra 18ct to achieve the shape I wanted, but that I wouldn’t really notice a colour difference. All sounded good, we went ahead. Paid more than the ring itself cost.

When I went to pick the ring up, my heart sank straight into my boots. It was pale yellow gold. Jeweller assured me he had used my gold as agreed, said that was just the colour 18ct is now, that I’d get used to it. I took it home bereft and cried for the rest of the day. I had finally found a ring that I loved for an amazing price, for some stupid reason decided to mess round with it, and managed to ruin it.

We had now spent most of the budget on the ring and remodel. My partner and I went back to the jeweller the next day, thinking we’d have to sell it and start over. To the jeweller’s credit he was very kind and understanding, said he just wanted me to be happy and keep hold of my stone, and offered to remodel the ring a second time with a bespoke gold mix. He said he’d been around long enough to know how they used to do it, and that it needed more red in there, which sounded plausible. We discussed it at length, I sent him lots of pics and a video for reference, and felt confident he knew what I wanted. He asked for a nominal fee of £200 purely for his bench guy’s time. We agreed.

I picked it up last week and it is now pale rosy gold (pic 3). Still nothing like the OG, the difference is huge in real life. It’s a pretty ring but it just doesn’t feel like mine anymore, it makes me sad to look it and I can’t bring myself to wear it. I also now feel like I threw away the OG ring’s character by changing the band style. I accept that my lovely ring is now gone.

To be clear I don’t blame the jeweller in all of this, I believe he really wanted to make me happy, and I clearly didn't know what I was doing. But the fact is that I’m left with a ring I really don’t like and no more money. I feel like our best option is to sell it, recoup as much cash as possible and start over. I’m terrified to go back and say I’m not happy again, but they did say they would be willing to sell it for me when we discussed options previously. I feel like we’d get more this way than selling privately? I’m also convinced the stone is slightly on an angle (pic 4) and I don’t want to be held responsible for that?

Should I start by getting the stone appraised so I know what we’re working with? If the stone details are correct, what’s my resale value looking like?

I doubt I’d find a ring the right colour/style/stone size in budget in the wild again, so I’m thinking about a custom from a different jeweller. I’ve seen big old vintage 18ct rings in a similar bright yellow colour, could I buy one of those to use for a band? Would 5-6g be enough? I’m a size K/5.5 and my current ring weighs around 3.6g with stone for reference.

I’d be sad to lose my stone, but I’m not against a lab diamond at all, so long as it had the same sparkle & lit up my soul in the same way.

So yes, current hypothetical plan is to sell, buy gold & a loose stone, and get a new jeweller to make me something inspired by my beautiful OG e-ring. What do we think of this plan?

Thanks so much for reading.

Thinking of getting this stone reset. Is it possible to take the head off this setting and make it a half eternity band?

I paid to have a custom engagement ring made. I have attached pictures of what was shown to the jeweler as well as the ring. Will post everything I believe is wrong with it in the comments. Am I crazy to ask for a refund?

EDIT: got a refund and the original ring I gave them that we agreed would be used to make her ring

Hi Everyone,

My husband and I could really use some advice!

We got married in 2020 and we have had nothing but trouble with his wedding band; I’m pretty sure it has been away for repair longer than he’s been able to wear it over the last 6 years.

The ring is silver with black diamonds, and was purchased in person from a Canadian jewelry store, thankfully with the protection plan.

His ring size is a size 12 and I do not believe it is made to in his size and they have to size it up. He has had this ring crack/split 2-3 times a year, we are on the second replacement and the same thing keeps happening.

One time the entire piece they used to resize the ring fell out completely (see photo with chunk missing). The second photo is the current split, all others have been similar.

He does work in the trades, but does not use power tools or do heavy construction work, he does not use chemicals or solvents on or around his ring either.

We’d really like him to be able to keep this ring, one of my wedding bands was special made to match it and of course the sentimental value as well.

Would it help if he went up in size slightly? Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Hello! This ring has been in my family for a long time. I’ve always loved it so much but it just feels like too much when I wear it and it’s clunky and it’s just not super practical. I’m looking for ideas one what we can do to change it, maybe a necklace? The whole ring is made out of platinum. All ideas welcome!!