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.

When channel setting it is of utmost importance to cut a precise seat. No problem matching the diamond size though i didn t have any that color. Hardly a week goes by without some form of repair being preformed on a channel set piece. Assuming you can get a new diamond cut to the right size it may be a difficult task to set the new stone.

The following tips will hopefully make this work a little easier. 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. 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. 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.

I have a man s wedding ring 10k w 11 15 pt diamonds. 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. The stones are cut specially to fit the channel. It s heavily worn and all the diamonds are loose.