Restore Engraving
Custom engraving is a beautiful addition to any piece of jewelry, and it can really impact the character and appearance of a piece. If you have an older item with engraving that’s showing signs of wear, our skilled craftsmen can restore it for you to its original appearance.
We can also add engraving to an existing piece if you’re looking for a way to change its look or increase its symbolic significance. Because all of this type of work is carried out by hand under a microscope, we can match any pattern or design, whether it was originally included on the piece or not.
Process Overview
To restore custom engraving on any piece, we follow a set of general steps designed to ensure that you come away with a piece that looks as good as new. However, each item includes unique features and so presents different challenges, and we take these particulars into account as well.
- To begin any custom engraving restoration, we first identify the original pattern present on the ring or other item.
- Next, we’ll redraw the outline of the pattern to ensure an exact match when we begin the engraving.
- We then use professional engraving tools to recut and restore the pattern completely.
- Finally, we’ll refinish and polish the piece to restore it to its original appearance.
Matching Patterns
Our skilled artisans have extensive experience working with custom engraving on all kinds of fine jewelry. This makes it possible for them to recreate all kinds of patterns and designs, whether they’ve been developed especially for you or they were used on your piece when it was first created.
Even the oldest patterns of engraving can be restored using the techniques and tools we have at our disposal, and that means we can have your antique ring or family heirloom looking like new and with all of the original details preserved.
A New Look
Alternately, if you have an existing piece that you’d like to change the look of, adding custom engraving can help with that. Our skilled artisans can recreate just about any pattern or design you choose, and including this type of detail on a piece is a great way to add personal significance or give it a bit of vintage flair.
A Beautiful Finish
No matter what type of repairs or other work we’re performing on your jewelry, we’ll refinish and polish it to return it to you in like-new condition. Our professional jewelers will also check to ensure there are no other issues that need to be addressed such as loose gemstones or insecure clasps, so that you can wear your beautiful jewelry again without worry.
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Great service, fantastic result My husband and I purchases my engagement ring and out wedding bands from Joseph Jewelry. Our experience from beginning to end was fantastic. Firstly the customer service experience was superb. They ordered in tons of stones, took the time to teach us what to look for and why. They worked with us on the design taking my rough sketches and helped us make design decisions that would protect the stone but still achieve the design elements I was looking for. For my engagement ring I wanted a pretty complex design that involved the prongs holding the stone extending out over the top of the stone. It was very detailed and delicate work and honestly I don't know if another shop could have produced what I was looking for. They had a specialized laser they used to attach the complex prongs. Overall, I'd say they run a very high tech shop. As part of their design process they can 3d print the ring so you can touch, feel the design and even try on the ring before it goes into production. It made a big difference for us because one of the designs I liked on paper wasn't as elegant in 3d. We made several changes to our design based on the 3d printed ring. The end result was stunning. I receive compliments on my ring all the time. I couldn't be happier. For our wedding bands the customer service experience was more of the same. I think my favorite thing about the team at Joseph Jewelry is they consistent transparent communication. Even during super busy times of the year like valentines day, they made sure to set appropriate expectations for delivery timelines. Again the wedding band results were stunning. My wedding band flowed perfectly with my engagement ring and my husbands wedding band is possibly the most classy mokume band I've seen. All of the design work for us had one overarching theme that is truly artist dependent and that theme is elegance and flow. If you are looking to design your own engagement ring or wedding band, I'd highly recommend Joseph Jewelry. If I custom design something else in the future I won't go anywhere else.
