This contributes just a bit to the price of the resizing of your platinum ring. No good jeweler would leave the job unfinished without cleaning the metal and polishing it afterward. Platinum ring with diamonds and a measuring instrument Cleaning Image by Sabolga via ShutterStock This is the one area where platinum is easier than other metals-because it’s so pliable, it’s not hard to put the stone back in. Next, it’s time to put the stone back in. Stone Setting Image by Anastasiasi via ShutterStock This is where heat is applied, both to open up the shank and to close it back up when the ring is either bigger or smaller. The jeweler cuts the “shank” or curved part of the ring and either closes it back up with part of it removed (sizing the platinum ring down) or adds a bit of metal to it to make it bigger. This is the stage at which the ring is either sized up or sized down. Therefore, removing the stone is the first step in re-sizing a platinum ring. When resizing engagement rings of quite a few metals, jewelers don’t have to remove the stone.īut the high heat for platinum ring resizing requires the removal of gemstones so they don’t get damaged. Stone Removal Image by Jgatter via ShutterStock
Here is the process for resizing platinum rings. That is why only particular jewelers can take on the challenge of resizing platinum. So a jeweler has to use a lot of heat on a material that conducts it quickly, and that can lead to damage. Not only is platinum porous, meaning that heat will creep through it, but heat also moves through it quickly. This is how the jeweler first separates and then re-attaches the ring, whether resizing it up or down.Ī really important issue with platinum is that it takes a lot of heat to burn through and do the original detachment. One of the main components of re-sizing any metal is applying heat. Soldering jewelry rings to increase ring size Why Is Platinum So Hard to Resize? Image by Anastasiasi via ShutterStock It goes well with many gemstones and is a fast-growing jewelry metal. All of these factors make it tough and very valuable. It’s a rare metal, and in addition, it doesn’t tarnish and doesn’t easily damage. That’s due to the fact that platinum is an expensive and sought-after metal. Sometimes you’ll hear about a “platinum” package that some hotel or other company offers-a top-of-the-line suite of services. Well, we might define it more like “difficult.” Let’s explore this mystery.
Some people say it’s nearly impossible to resize a platinum ring. You and your partner may then have to interrupt the romance long enough to go through the resizing process.Īnd what if you’re going the route of a platinum engagement ring? Image via Tiffany It can be awkward to give or receive an engagement ring that doesn’t fit right.
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