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I had a client who received a beautiful pin from her husband. Problem is she does not like pins, but loves pendants.
The pin is 14kt gold, but has blueing on it to give it an antique look. My benchman informed me that there was no way he could restore the pin to its current condition if he used heat on it as he does not have the ability to put the blueing on it the same color as is there already.
A little brainstorming came up with an interesting solution. I thought that maybe we could create a wire that would fit into the clasp of the pin. He came up with the additional idea to fit a smaller wire from the main wire to fit into the azure (hole) beneath of one of the diamonds to hold the new bale in a fixed position. The pin is a butterfly design with white and yellow diamonds. The new bale is placed so that it almost looks like a probiscus, especially when it is on a chain.
She came in and picked it up and absolutely loves it. I would love to see what some of you other jewelers do when you come accross unusual problems. I hope that this proves useful to some of you who may want to convert pins to pendants without damaging the original piece. This "pin jacket" can be removed if she ever wants to wear it as a pin, so it is very versitile too.
Wink
The pin is 14kt gold, but has blueing on it to give it an antique look. My benchman informed me that there was no way he could restore the pin to its current condition if he used heat on it as he does not have the ability to put the blueing on it the same color as is there already.
A little brainstorming came up with an interesting solution. I thought that maybe we could create a wire that would fit into the clasp of the pin. He came up with the additional idea to fit a smaller wire from the main wire to fit into the azure (hole) beneath of one of the diamonds to hold the new bale in a fixed position. The pin is a butterfly design with white and yellow diamonds. The new bale is placed so that it almost looks like a probiscus, especially when it is on a chain.
She came in and picked it up and absolutely loves it. I would love to see what some of you other jewelers do when you come accross unusual problems. I hope that this proves useful to some of you who may want to convert pins to pendants without damaging the original piece. This "pin jacket" can be removed if she ever wants to wear it as a pin, so it is very versitile too.
Wink
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