After 95 years in the jewelry business, our family has seen it all when it comes to Dublin Ohio jewelry repairs!

No worries! Scott’s state-of-the-art repair shop with three bench jewelers and goldsmiths will help get your jewelry looking like new again in no time!

Types Of Jewelry Repair

It’s not uncommon for jewelry to break, especially if you wear it everyday. Prongs holding gemstones get caught on pockets and cause them to snap, gold chains wear thin and break, and rings can get all bent out of shape simply by gripping that steering wheel too hard during rush hour. We’ve even resurrected jewelry that’s been destroyed by garbage disposables!

But you don’t always need to replace your jewelry when it breaks. A qualified, experienced bench jeweler or goldsmith can make it look like new again. Some of the most common jewelry fixes include:

• Soldering (it’s like gold welding) chains at the broken area
• Laser welding repairs on antique jewelry
• Replacing broken clasps on necklaces or bracelets
• Re-tipping or re-pronging the worn or broken prongs that hold gemstones
• Re-shanking the bottom of a thin, worn out ring
• Reshaping and re-rounding rings that have been bent
• Replacing missing gemstones in family heirloom jewelry

Why Jewelry Maintenance Is Important

Just like your teeth, you should have the jewelry that you wear everyday inspected every six months by a qualified jeweler. Why? Because jewelry maintenance is less costly than replacing missing gemstones later!

During the inspection, the jeweler will clean your pieces then look at them closely with a small loupe or a microscope. This close up viewing lets the jeweler see any areas that are worn out, bent or even cracked. These small repairs will definitely extend the life of your jewelry and have it looking like new again.

It’s important that you visit an experienced jeweler. Many stores have jewelry salespeople, but they may not be qualified to identify a potential problem. We see this all the time at Scott’s: someone will come in with a missing diamond in their wedding ring, and say they just had it cleaned at a mall jewelry store. Sometimes, the dirt is actually the only thing keeping the stone “glued” into the ring, so when you remove the grime, the stone falls out! A seasoned jeweler can identify problems like this right away and fix it.

When Jewelry Can’t Be Repaired Anymore

Over time, gold and platinum in jewelry will eventually wear so thin it doesn’t make sense to repair it anymore. Maybe the bottom of a ring is so thin it keeps breaking, or the prongs that hold the gems in a necklace are worn so much the stone rattles in the setting. But you don’t have to replace those pieces. There’s a solution: restyle it!

Your gemstones have a ton of sentimental value. The diamonds from great-grandma’s wedding band can still be enjoyed for many more generations when you reuse them in a new piece. And with Scott’s state-of-the-art CAD (computer aided design) technology, 3D printers, and staff of jewelry designers, we can tailor-make new jewelry that fits those stones perfectly!

And custom jewelry doesn’t mean expensive. Repurposing gems and recycling old gold not only saves you money, but saves the memories too.

Get Your Favorite Jewelry Repaired In Our Dublin Store!

Need a Dublin custom jeweler? Stop in anytime and let our talented staff work their magic on your broken jewelry! You can find us at 6365 Perimeter Drive, Dublin OH 43016.

We’ve all got jewelry tucked into our underwear drawer that we don’t wear, but can’t part with yet. Traditional, “Princess Di-style” blue sapphire rings, a diamond stick pin from your great grandma, maybe even a diamond tennis bracelet (broken of course – those links caught on everything)! We’ve seen plenty of these pieces at our two custom jewelry stores.

Why do we hide it away? Probably because your jewelry style has changed. Maybe you’re into the multi-gemstone, bib necklaces that are so popular now. Or perhaps it’s asymmetrical jewelry that catches your eye. Whatever your style, those hidden gems have plenty of potential. You just need some inspiration!

That’s what one of our Dublin, OH customer’s recently did.

She had some jewelry pieces/parts that she’d been hoarding for awhile. Diamonds that she got from her father’s inheritance. A blue/purple tanzanite ring from a great vacation. But she wanted a “wow” piece. Something that strangers would stop and ask her about. Something with style and a story. And while so much of her jewelry was traditionally set, her personal style was quite different.

She set an appointment with Scott (but actually, everyone at Scott’s is a designer), and we got to work. We literally have 1000s of photos of our custom jewelry designs available, as well as two stores filled with great wearable jewelry art. So we got to work, and came up with a great jewelry plan.

Since her tanzanite was triangle shaped, we agreed that a wide design would work especially well as a ring. And because the gemstone is fairly soft (which means it needs protection), we wanted to set the stone low, and guard it with gold bars.

We used our amazing CAD system to design her piece, and sent her high resolution photos of her proposed design. That was the fun part and she liked what she saw!

Then we made a polymer model using our hi tech 3D printer and she got to actually try the ring on before we made it. Huge deal. By trying the model on, we were able to adjust the sides a bit for a truly custom fit.

We think the finished product speaks for itself.

I think it’s time to dig through your drawers!

There’s so many things that I love about being a jeweler.

First off, playing with beautiful, sparkly gemstones is an obvious perk for a glamour-lover like me. And don’t get me started with going to big jewelry shows – tables and tables of gorgeous pendants, earrings and RINGS! It’s always the rings for me.

Actually, most women prefer buying rings and bracelets, and men love purchasing pendants and earrings. Why? Because a woman can see and enjoy rings and bracelets on herself – they’re always in her sight. Men look AT their ladies and notice the pendants (because duh – look where they hang!), and earrings (eyes up here, please).

So, when C.J. came to us with an antique diamond pendant that she inherited from her grandma – a beautiful, filigree-style, with a cushion shaped diamond – she asked about making it into a ring.

After the glitter, my second favorite part of making custom jewelry at our Dublin store, Scott’s Custom Jewelers, is the stories. And nothing makes my heart happier than a good jewelry story.

Like when you see someone at the checkout line in Target, kids crying in the cart, but they’ve got a really funky, abstract, metal necklace on over their mom uniform, and you comment on how cool it looks. And they gush, “This? Oh, I got it at this at an art festival over in Upper Arlington, like 5 years ago! My husband and I went there to walk me into labor, because I was like 5 days past my due date. It was 100 degrees out, and I almost died of heat stroke, and was whiny and weepy, and then I saw THIS! So he bought it as a ‘push present’ which made me even more weepy – but I love it!”

A story.

C.J. wanted to wear her grandma’s pendant, but she already had a beautiful diamond pendant that she worn most of the time – with it’s own, personal story. But she remembered how she played with that pretty filigree piece, around her grandma’s neck, as a little girl. Such wonderful memories.

So, we started sketching those same curly designs into a band for a ring. Because it’s all in the details. That’s what makes a great story.

We all played with the designs – Scott, C.J. and myself, adding details and even some more diamonds, re-purposed from jewelry her mother gave her, until the new ring came to life.

With a back story and a new story, just waiting to be shared. We love our jobs!