Channel Set Diamond Ring Repair

Setting small diamonds rubies sapphires and even emeralds into channels has become commonplace in most shops.

Channel set diamond ring repair.

It s heavily worn and all the diamonds are loose. I have a man s wedding ring 10k w 11 15 pt diamonds. In fact one came out which is how it came to me. I managed to move some of them around they were on the verge of coming out anyway so my pale one won t call attention to itself at the end of the channel.

This makes for an especially durable setting for the life of the ring but should the material wear down and become thin it can be a real challenge to restore. Why worn out channel settings are difficult to fix channel settings are more low set and free of prongs that can catch on clothing purses etc. In this demo kevin will be showing you how to repair a channel set a diamond. No problem matching the diamond size though i didn t have any that color.

Lets take a sneak peak behind the scenes mike and eric use a gravemeister tool that closely resembles a very mini jack hammer to tighten and set diamonds that are channel set into mountings. Hardly a week goes by without some form of repair being preformed on a channel set piece. Channel set rings are also very difficult to repair in the event of damage. The stones are cut specially to fit the channel.