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Have your old treasures lost their lustre?
Inherited jewellery is precious; it deserves better than days spent collecting dust. With our bespoke remodelling service, you can bring your beloved relics back to life.
1. Gather your goodies and don't fret yet about quality or condition - that's our job further down the line. Use this time to get inspired and let your imagination run free.
2. We'll work with you to experiment with ideas until we've reached a contemporary design that suits you without compromising any sentimental charm.
3. Eight weeks of skilled handiwork later and here you have it: a one-of-a-kind heirloom, minute in carbon footprint but huge in history and personal value.⠀
If you have an old diamond that's lost its sparkle, don't assume that this is the end of its road; a simple refurbish can help to restore its shine.
Even with a score of 10 on the Mohs Scale of Hardness, diamonds are vulnerable to damage – especially over lifetimes of wear.
With expert hands and a thorough polish, we can remove years of residue and scratches. Though you should expect to lose roughly 0.1ct of weight in the refurbishing process - shaving your 1.5ct sparkler down to one of 1.4ct - your old stone will come out the other side looking good as new, ready to take on the world all over again. There are few gestures quite as romantic as proposing with a much-loved old gem.
Have you inherited an old engagement ring set with stones that have stolen your heart? With the help of our stone-setters in Hatton Garden we can rehome these old sparklers in a brand new engagement ring, offering them a second lease of life in an exciting new role.
We can even source new gems to fill the voids left behind by those departed in your old ring, creating two one-of-a-kind new jewels with no sentimental detail cast aside.
Remember the ring you bought on that beautiful holiday years back? Truth be told, you never really liked the design much, but you love the piece for how it reminds you of that happy time. If you struggle to style your old jewel but you don’t want to part ways with its fundamental elements, maybe it’s time it reincarnated as something contemporary and better suited to you.
With the careful, expert touch of our craftspeople, we can remodel an old jewel into something brand new, preserving its existing metal and gemstones.
G came to us with a substantial white gold ring, once worn by her mother. When she passed away, G's father began wearing the ring around his neck on a chain, close to his heart. When he too sadly passed, G and her two sisters decided that they each wanted to wear a small part of the special and deeply symbolic jewel.
The process began when the ring was melted down and refined, the alloy then topped up with a little extra 9ct recycled white gold to ensure enough metal to create a perfect new ring for each sister. Our manufacturer Mario then used the metal to cast three court-shaped bands by hand, before handing them over to our master hand-engraver, Darren.
Once-upon-a-time our clients' inherited ring was engraved, but its once-crisp motif was heavily worn away by the time it arrived with us. Fortunately, Darren recognised the traces of the etched pattern and was able to emulate its design on paper, then realise this vision on the surfaces of our clients' new rings. Now, each sister's ring is adorned with intricate scrollwork that pays a clever homage to her mother's special piece of jewellery.
Lenny approached us with a jaw-dropping 1920s cocktail ring he'd inherited from his grandmother, and big plans to woo his partner, Madeline. As ever, we jumped at the chance to rework an heirloom jewel.
De-setting the impressive 2.43ct octagon-cut emerald and salvaging six undamaged marquise diamonds from the original piece, our master craftsman Theo rehomed the stones in this spectacular Art Deco-inspired design. A sturdy raised setting creates an unobtrusive contour, designed for a future wedding band to sit perfectly flush; intricate milgrain beading enveloping the centrepiece offers understated vintage charm; a fan of marquise diamonds either side is a playful nod to the original ring's flamboyant character; the band's intricate hand-engraved scrolls a signature Lebrusan Studio touch.
With the help of recycled gold, breathing a second wind into a selection of old gemstones meant we could create an entire piece without the need for any new materials. This sustainable jewel is highly-crafted, rich in sentimental value and guaranteed to be cherished by generations to come.
In our current state of climate emergency, it's more important than ever before to celebrate materials already above the ground. No matter how fairly traded or responsibly sourced, newly-mined materials expend further water, land, and energy. Global warming has reached crisis point and it is now vital that we slow the rate at which we’re using and abusing these natural resources.
Our remodelling service presents the opportunity to create a brand new jewel with minimal need for new materials; small in carbon footprint but huge in history and sentimental value.
