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I just took an unheated sapphire ring to a local jeweler to have prongs re-tipped. He said that sapphires could withstand the heat of a jeweler's torch so it wouldn't need to be unmounted....
However, this is an unheated sapphire. Does that make a difference in terms of jeweler's heat? Should I have him unmount it? My googling has said that sapphires can withstand jeweler's heat, but I've not found anything about how that affects an unheated sapphire. Will the jeweler's torch turn it into a heated sapphire, or is the heat not high enough?
Thanks for any expert knowledge!
However, this is an unheated sapphire. Does that make a difference in terms of jeweler's heat? Should I have him unmount it? My googling has said that sapphires can withstand jeweler's heat, but I've not found anything about how that affects an unheated sapphire. Will the jeweler's torch turn it into a heated sapphire, or is the heat not high enough?
Thanks for any expert knowledge!