I'm surprised that I can find nothing specific about this. Maybe someone here knows.
I need to get a 10-year-old Gelin Abaci TR025 tension ring resized. I realize that "resizing" actually means "remaking" and that it's unwise to try to resize a tension ring otherwise. I read somewhere that GA had a resizing program that including making a new ring and exchanging the original for a very low cost. When I try to Google that, auto complete includes search terms like "Gelin Abaci out of business" or "Gelin Abaci closed", although no actual articles exist that address that. I CAN find a number of jewelers who still advertise GA rings and who sound like they're ready and able to deliver those rings.
I contacted the out-of-state jeweler who originally sold me the ring and she said that Gelin Abaci went out of business last year. Has anyone else heard that? I know you cannot get what I think is/was their web page to open but I assumed that might be due to them not dealing directly with the retail public. Maybe they don't have a public web presence anymore. That would be weird but so would their closing without a trace.
I don't think you can stretch a tension ring and maintain it's integrity and I don't relish the idea of removing material to make the ring larger, not to mention the loss of the serial number and other markings inside.
Does anyone have any input on any of this?
BTW, she's had nothing but compliments and zero issues with this tension ring. We were both initially nervous about the simplicity of the mount and fears of losing the diamond, but none of that has been an issue. After 10 years of daily wear, it's still as solid and perfectly aligned as the day I bought it.
Thanks,
Ray
I need to get a 10-year-old Gelin Abaci TR025 tension ring resized. I realize that "resizing" actually means "remaking" and that it's unwise to try to resize a tension ring otherwise. I read somewhere that GA had a resizing program that including making a new ring and exchanging the original for a very low cost. When I try to Google that, auto complete includes search terms like "Gelin Abaci out of business" or "Gelin Abaci closed", although no actual articles exist that address that. I CAN find a number of jewelers who still advertise GA rings and who sound like they're ready and able to deliver those rings.
I contacted the out-of-state jeweler who originally sold me the ring and she said that Gelin Abaci went out of business last year. Has anyone else heard that? I know you cannot get what I think is/was their web page to open but I assumed that might be due to them not dealing directly with the retail public. Maybe they don't have a public web presence anymore. That would be weird but so would their closing without a trace.
I don't think you can stretch a tension ring and maintain it's integrity and I don't relish the idea of removing material to make the ring larger, not to mention the loss of the serial number and other markings inside.
Does anyone have any input on any of this?
BTW, she's had nothing but compliments and zero issues with this tension ring. We were both initially nervous about the simplicity of the mount and fears of losing the diamond, but none of that has been an issue. After 10 years of daily wear, it's still as solid and perfectly aligned as the day I bought it.
Thanks,
Ray