Sometimes one or more prongs in a ring or other piece of fine jewelry will be damaged or worn to the point that they need to be replaced. This is a highly technical process, and it's one that our experts have extensive experience in. We'll replace as many prongs as necessary to ensure the integrity of your piece and the security of your gemstones, and we'll return it to you as good as new.
While every repair job will involve a slightly different set of challenges, we follow the same general process steps for each piece in order to ensure the highest quality of work every time.
In general, damage or excessive wear on the prongs in your jewelry will require either re-tipping or replacement. There are various factors that will influence the decision about whether to re-tip or replace, and our experts can help you make that determination based on knowledge accumulated through their many years of experience with this type of work.
Re-tipping is generally best in cases where the prong has been worn down through years of regular wear until it isn't thick enough to perform its required functions anymore. Replacement is required when damage has been done that compromises the integrity of the setting and the security of the stone.
Because many gemstones can be damaged by exposure to heat, we use highly focused lasers to complete all steps in the prong replacement process. This allows us to direct the heat precisely where it's needed, while avoiding damage to gemstones or other features of the piece.
When we say we'll return your item to you as good as new, we mean it. So once we're finished with prong replacement, we'll also re-plate your piece if necessary, and we'll then refinish it to restore its original look completely.
I seriously have not had better customer service in my life than I had with the folks at Joseph Jewelry! The entire experience when looking for that perfect engagement ring can be somewhat intimidating, especially for first time buyers. I had shopped around at a few different places before coming here, and I couldn't find anything that I liked, let alone a shop I felt comfortable going into. Every other place I went to the employees would jump on you as soon as you opened the door, and would hover around you making the entire experience fairly uncomfortable. While the folks at Joseph Jewelry obviously say hi when you walk in, and asked you if they could help with anything, they didn't stand over my fiance and I as we browsed. They polity waited for us to ask for help, and when we did they made it so we felt comfortable and not rushed in the process. Andrea was the person who initially helped us, and she was so nice, and very knowledgeable about each piece in all the cases. We looked at quite a few options, but when my finance found the ring, that was it. What I found to be different about Joseph Jewelry was that they could customize everything about the ring, and they can actually work around your budget, not just say they can unlike of some other places I had been to. Once you find the ring, it comes time to customize it and this is where Joseph Jewelry, in my opinion differs from other Jewelry stores. Finding the ring is just the beginning, it's after that where they truly shine. You sign up for an account with them, which is what you use to message back and forth with the person doing the customization, I had Usiel. Usiel was amazing, he truly embodies the meaning of customers service, and going above and beyond a customers expectations. They start with taking what you talked about with the sales associate, and create a CAD rendering of the ring. They then send you a message through the account you set up before hand with the renderings and you either approve, or reject the design. In my case I 100% approved the design, it was beautiful. However, my fiance didn't know that I had started this process and started talking about changes she would have made to the ring about 3 days into the process. When she tried the ring on initially she did so with the corresponding wedding band, which was a little thicker than the actual engagement ring. Usiel was great, didn't even question it, or push back, he just said not a problem and sent me another CAD rendering with the changes. We messaged back and forth the entire time, and he kept me up to date with everything. Words cannot truly express my how happy I am by choosing them. The ring came out gorgeous, and my finance was blown away when she saw it. We'll be 100% coming back for both our wedding bands closer to the wedding. I know there a countless jewelry store options to choose from, but if you take anything away from reading this review please go there first, I promise you, you'll be blown away by your experience there.