This is similar to the no-fault divorce approach of family law. To be resized, your ring must be made of metal such as silver, gold or platinum. Jewelers cannot resize rings made of wood, quartz or other non-metal material. There must also be enough space around the ring for it to be made larger or smaller.
Many local jewelers will give you a quote of one week, just to be safe. But it is often the case that the jeweler will be able to have your ring resized for you that same day or the next day. A jeweler can do the work in as little as two hours, though it may take up to a month if the ring has an intricate setting.
Rule of Thumb: A proper fitting ring should slide over your knuckle with a little friction and fit snugly on your finger, but not too tight. You should feel resistance and need to apply a little extra force to remove the ring backwards over your knuckle. Making a ring smaller will almost always cost less than making it larger because there are no costs for added materials. To make a ring smaller, jewelers typically: Cut the band in the back.
Those tiny bits and pieces are what jewelers use to fix, repair and solder other jewelry repairs with. Yes, you can make a ring thicker by adding gold. To make a ring wider or to restore a worn-down ring, the jeweler will remove the thinnest part of the band.
The thin portion is replaced with a thicker band of gold and soldered together with the other part of the ring. Rings with tension settings are also not applicable to get resized. Resizing services at Zales will also depend on the style of the ring you have. For instance, if your engagement ring features full-band stones, patterns, and inlay, it is pretty challenging to resize it by normal means.
Any intricate feature interferes with the cutting needed to resize a ring at Zales, and the jeweler might not have enough ring surface to work with. You can resize a ring through Zales and get it on the same day you bought it at the store.
Sometimes, you can get your resized ring after a couple of minutes or a few hours, depending on the complexity of work needed. Other times, you might need to wait for a couple of weeks to get your engagement ring back. The waiting time to get your newly sized ring will also depend on the workload of the jeweler.
For instance, right after the wedding season, many customers might be sending their rings back to the store to get resized, extending the queue. Special ring size orders like a rare size Upsizing your engagement ring might also include adding extra metal to your ring, and that requires ample time to finish. However, if you need the ring in time for a special occasion, you can request an expedited resizing at an additional cost.
You can resize most gold diamond rings down or up by two sizes for this price. However, resizing and other jewelry services are free if you purchase the Zales Lifetime Jewelry Protection Plan. The plan pricing depends on the cost of your jewelry.
The LJPP price you have to pay only increases from there, depending on the purchase price of your jewelry. Most of the rings you bought from Zales include a lifetime guaranteed trade-in value. The store will gladly accept trade-ins for solitaire rings, bridal sets, and other diamond-encrusted jewelry. Many local jewelers will give you a quote of one week, just to be safe.
But it is often the case that the jeweler will be able to have your ring resized for you that same day or the next day. Be sure to ask your jeweler about the current workload and the turnaround time for your particular ring. One thing to note: if your ring is of a particular brand or if you purchased your ring from a certain store and it comes with a store or brand warranty, check the warranty details before taking it to be resized. Some stores or jewelry brands will void the warranty on your ring if you take it to be resized at an unauthorized jeweler.
Other crucial determining factors as to the length of time it will take for your ring to be resized is the complexity of the ring itself and what kind of resizing you need. Firstly, rings made out of tungsten or titanium cannot be resized, because the metal is too hard. Also, some rings made of rose gold are often a bit more difficult to resize, because rose gold is rather temperamental and may crack.
So if you get a ring out of these materials, do your best to get the best fit on the front end. Stainless steel rings will take longer to resize, because the metal has an extremely high melting point, and resizing requires specialized machinery that your local jeweler may not possess on site.
If your ring is made out of gold, silver, or platinum, chances are it can be resized fairly easily. It all depends on the design of the ring. For instance, if your ring has a full eternity band with diamonds set all the way around the entire ring, it cannot be resized because there is not any bare metal that your jeweler can work with.
Aside from an eternity band, most rings made of gold, platinum, or silver can be resized. But how does the resizing take place? If the ring is too large, the jeweler will cut the ring and remove a bit of metal then solder the ring back together. For a simpler ring, this process can take anywhere between half an hour and three hours. If the ring is too small, the ring may be enlarged either by stretching which will increase it by one quarter or one half of a ring size or by cutting the band and adding more metal into the ring which is usually necessary for enlargements of more than half a ring size.
Stretching the ring will usually take the shortest amount of time. It can take as little as 10 minutes. Adding more metal into the ring is more complex and will take between half an hour and three hours for simpler rings. Tightening the stones again to make sure none are lost will take extra time. Other rings which will take more time are those with intricate designs on the band. If you take one of these more complex rings to a chain jewelry store, your ring may take as long as 5 weeks or even two months!
A small local jeweler will usually still be able to resize this type of ring within a week or two. The cost of the resizing depends on the level of difficulty. This is not a permanent solution, however; the ring guard may damage the band over time. Your ring should fit you snugly and comfortably. It should slide onto your finger without issue, but there should be some resistance when you try to take it off.
If there is no resistance, the ring is too large and may fall off. The ring should not be too tight or cut off your circulation.
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