Retip Ring

Replacing a broken claw on a ring

	This photo shows how the claw has completely broken off. Luckily the customer found the diamond which had fallen out. The first step is to clean the ring and prepare the surface where the old claw was and remove any old solder. You can click on any of the photos to get a bigger view.
	A new claw is made from round white gold wire and cut to length. It is the soldered into place using white gold solder. Gold solders are an alloy of gold which has a slightly lower melting temperature than the gold alloy in the ring itself. This enables us to heat the join between the ring and the claw and the small piece of lower melting alloy melts and joins the claw to the ring.
	The diamond is then placed back in its spot in the ring and the claw is gently bent over the diamond to hold it in place. We start with a slightly longer claw than is required to minimise the pressure on the stone when the claw is bent.
	The claw is then trimmed off to the same length as the others and rounded off to ensure it does not catch on clothing etc.
	The ring is polished bring back its lustre like it was brand new. Customers are most often amazed at how new their ring looks. But you don't have to have a major repair to restore a ring's brilliance. We can clean and polish your jewellery at any time. It is a good idea to have your jewellery checked periodically to ensure that claws are not worn or damaged which could lead to loss of valuable stones. We suggest that you bring your jewellery in just before your birthday each year to have it clean and checked by our jeweller.

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