Every person reading this article right now prob­ably has some jewelry sitting in a drawer that hasn’t seen the light of day in years! Jewelry styles do change, much like styles of clothing change each year. While many jewelry designs are timeless and look beautiful year after year, most of us also have items tucked away like a 14k gold zodiac pendant or a 14k nugget name bracelet from 1972. The beautiful thing about jewelry is that unlike your clothing items that go out of style and probably get thrown away or are given away, your old jewelry still may have some value. The price of gold has gone up substantially in the last year, and many of our customers have been quite pleased with the value of their old jewelry when trading it in towards a new piece of jewelry. That new white gold diamond bracelet may be more within reach than you think!

We can also utilize the existing stones that are in your jewelry and use them to re-create a beau­tiful fresh new design that you’ll be delighted to wear. It’s not easy to fit a square peg into a round hole, but many times we can cre­ate beautiful pieces of jewelry to fit your existing stones utilizing the latest CAD-CAM technol­ogy. This is a computer program that we use to create a perfect 3 dimen­sional image of a piece of jewelry, then the computer goes on to create a full model of the item so you can actually see and feel the model before the jewelry goes into manufacturing! With this computer program, the design options are end­less. We have made everything from copying a design from a picture, to making customized school rings and sport championship rings.

Perhaps you just have to have an existing piece that we have in stock or need to trade up that 1 carat diamond you have to a 2 ½ carat diamond that you’ve always dreamed of, and we can do that also. It is always more cost effective to use what you have as opposed to trading in your jewelry outright and going for something different, but it is still much better to free up your old jewelry that you’ll never wear again, and trade it in towards a new piece of jewelry that you’ll enjoy than just leaving in a box for another 20 years while it col­lects dust.

Some of our clients come in with diamonds that are chipped or broken, and in many cases we can re-cut the diamond and bring it back to its original beauty. Our diamond cut­ting services are limited to what size diamond that you bring us in, because you will lose some weight in the re-cutting process. So if you have a ½ carat diamond that needs to be re-cut, it probably wouldn’t be cost effective when you fac­tor in the cutting cost and the loss of weight. If it is a different shaped diamond you’re look­ing for, you can also trade your diamond in towards a new one. You must remember that certain shape diamonds tend to go in and out of favor, while others are more in demand. An example of this would be a marquise cut diamond. In 1990, marquise diamonds were among the most popular. While they are still beau­tiful, the demand has dropped on such diamonds, so you would not get as much for that as say a round brilliant cut diamond.

Again, the most important thing to remember is that you may not get what you paid for it, but over the years your jewelry did retain some of its value. So free up that value and trade up to something new! You can also sell anything outright that you have no use for. You may have an old piece of jewelry that can’t be used for anything other than scrap, so why not convert that old piece to cash? Diamond and precious metal prices are at an all time high, and there’s no telling how long it will last. You can call us or e-mail us for a free no obliga­tion consultation on what can be done with your existing jewelry. All transactions are discreet and professional and appointments are recommended.