Can Your Ring Be Resized? Navigating the Perfect Fit

Your engagement or wedding ring is a symbol of a promise made for a lifetime, and just like life, things can change. If you're wondering, "Can rings be resized?", the answer is almost always yes, provided the design and precious metals allow for it. Most minor adjustments of one or two sizes are straightforward for our skilled artisans, ensuring your treasured piece always fits perfectly. While upsizing may require a little more work and material than downsizing, a specialist will ensure every alteration is handled with the utmost care and precision.

What Can and Can't Be Altered

Traditional precious metals like gold (yellow, white, and rose) and platinum are beautifully malleable and ideal for resizing. They respond well to precise cut-and-join techniques, and the finished piece is always polished to perfection. For white gold, they will be expertly replated with rhodium for a seamless finish. For our lab diamond and moissanite rings,this process will help to maintain the integrity and brilliance of your chosen gem.

Certain designs and settings, however, have their limits. A full eternity band, where the diamonds are set all the way around, cannot be safely resized without disrupting the continuous sparkle. Similarly, intricate vintage styles and tension-set rings may not be suitable for alteration. However, half-eternity and channel-set rings can sometimes be resized as long as the security and spacing of each diamond is carefully checked to preserve its beauty.

How Many Sizes Can a Ring Be Safely Resized?

Expert jewellers can typically perform a permanent adjustment within one to two full sizes. Pushing beyond this can potentially weaken the band, affect its perfectly round shape, or create joins that are difficult to conceal. For more substantial size changes, there are other alternatives such as:

• A partial rebuild, where a new section is seamlessly joined to the existing band for added strength.

• A full remake, which ensures the final ring is a perfect, enduring piece crafted in your new size.

The Art of Resizing

When resizing your ring, careful techniques are used to ensure the result is clean, durable, and indistinguishable from the original craftsmanship.

• Making a ring smaller: This can be done by carefully removing a small, precise wedge from the band's base, then expertly join the ends using a laser for a clean finish. The area is then polished to match the surrounding metal, leaving no trace of the alteration.

• Making a ring larger: Inserting a matching section of the same precious metal to maintain the ring's strength and perfect circular shape is a superior method to simple stretching.

Resizing Your Ring with Gemstones

When a ring features gemstones, such as in our stunning moissanite and lab diamond collections, extra precautions need to be taken. Laser welding, which focuses heat into a tiny pinpoint, protects any heat-sensitive gems.  The security of every diamond is checked, as resizing can sometimes affect the alignment of stones in pavé or channel settings. Any prongs will be re-secured and re-tipped if needed to ensure every gem sparkles as brightly as the day you first received it.

Your Ring, Your Size - A Personalised Experience

Getting the size right from the start is the best way to ensure a lifetime of comfortable wear. Our in-store consultation service is designed to help you find the perfect fit, using professional ring gauges to account for everything from your lifestyle to the width of the band itself.

When a Ring Cannot Be Resized

In some rare cases, a ring's design or metal may rule out a safe alteration. If this happens, we can explore several reversible solutions, such as sizing beads or even a faithful remake of your treasured piece in the correct size. We believe your ring should fit your life perfectly, and we are committed to finding the right solution for you.

Shop our beautiful collection today or get in touch to find out more about resizing.