Do you have any old or broken jewellery lying around ?

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Maybe you have some special sentimental pieces that you inherited and would like to turn into something new that you can wear every day and cherish.

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Perhaps you have some gemstones you would like set into your wedding ring?  or made into pendants for various members of your family?

 

Jewellery remodelling is a way of recycling gold and gemstones, sometimes referred to as 'upcycling'. Inherited jewellery which has sentimental meaning can be re-designed to create something more modern, which maintains a special significance.

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Jewellery materials such as gold and gemstones are well suited to reworking into something new. Gemstones are simple to recycle, particularly diamonds, which are so hard they will rarely show any wear.

 

If you have sentimental gold jewellery you wish to have made into something new, it can be completely transformed by melting it at high heat and re-casting it in an ingot/wire. The resulting gold ingot wire can then be shaped and formed into new jewellery, which can be as contemporary, classic or unique as you want it to be. 

 

The new design is not constrained by the existing piece as more metal and gemstones can be added to what you already have.

 

Unfortunately because of the time and process involved, for small quantities of low carat gold it doesn't always tend to work out cheaper than using refined gold. Slightly more gold is often required to begin with as there is some wastage in the smelting process, forming and finishing. 

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