ILFORD, U.K. -- 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 that people often find that their rings either become too big or too small over time.
But 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
EK Jewellers, Hainault jewellers, say that 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.
They say that by taking the piece to a local jeweller (http://www.ekjewellers.co.uk/), 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
EK Jewellers say that 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.
