Will they have to melt it back down?

[diamluvr]

Hi, this is a spinoff of a post I wrote earlier. Anyway, I want to know what it takes for a jeweler to have to "melt" a ring back down and start all over. I had this ring made custom for me, the 3 rounds are in more of a "line" than a curve, and the prongs holding the baguettes are thinner than I would like (they don''t have the same width of the baguette prongs in my e-ring).

Can someone please tell me if this is cause to just totally restart the whole process? Or can they do something where they can manipulate it to what I want without having to start all over? Do jewelers melt down metal used in previously made rings and use it to make another one? I feel really bad because I saw the wax made of the ring, and it looked good to me at the time, but now that everything is set in metal and stone, it just wasn''t what I was expecting.

Is this process a big pain in the behind for the jeweler to do? And more importantly, do you think they''d be offended that I''d want them to redo the custom job? They have always been wonderful to me and I don''t want to offend anyone, help!

 

[valeria101]

No one is going to get offended, but, as far as I know, the one reason why the jeweler is showing you the 'wax' form of the ring is to make as sure as he can that you are NOT going to reject the final product. With my jeweler, I made sure wether I can still reject the finished product, given that I do not ususally see wax forms and rings side-by-side to appreciate the differences. I guess he would have had to redo the wax if I wanted my rings changed (none of them has prongs, so I don't know wether dealing with prongs is different). According to this experience, I believe that there is some work involved for the maker to achieve what you want. Personally, I consider the risk of having the ring returned in even worse shape is too much for me. If the respective details would bother ME all that much I would have the thing redone at some extra cost (not the same as making the first version, at most 1/3)... This is why I got stuck with the same jeweler for 10 years! But this is ME. Your jeweler may have a different policy. However, I can asure you that there will be work involved for him, comparable to making a new ring... But, a polite question never hurt anyone, including a jeweler

Hope this helps!