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Jewelry repair, diamond and gemstone recutting, jewelry appraisals,
pearl restringing, and jewelry cleaning are just a few of the many services
offered by Erik Jewelers.
Jewelry repairing is done in our shop by our own craftsmen. These
are the same people who design and create our own styles. These are not
workers who have just taken a one week repair or diamond setting course. The
owner , David Anderson started working at the bench in his fathers store in the
1950's. His son Erik started making jewelry when he was 9 years old.
Because of this experience, we are often able to do repairs that other stores
have turned down. We are very particular about the quality of our
work.
Jewelry repairs
 | Rings sized up or down |
| Reshank ring ... if the bottom of your ring is worn thin we can
replace it with new heavy metal |
| Retip worn prongs ... rebuild worn prongs over stones by adding
precious metal. Often it is better to replace the whole 4 or 6 prong
setting |
| Chains and bracelets soldered ... Metal moving against metal makes these wear quickly. We make our repair as good or
better than the original. |
| Pearl and bead restringing ... the cord eventually weakens and can
break, causing loss of pearls or beads. Restring before this happens.
Freshen up the look with new cord. Beads are cleaned before restringing. |
| Platinum repairs...Platinum is an entirely different metal to work
in than gold. We have many years experience working in this precious
metal. |
| Costume jewelry ... we can quickly repair most of these inexpensive
pieces using special techniques learned by the owner back in the 1950's when
this type of jewelry was very popular. |
Gemstone repairs
| Broken or chipped diamonds recut ... we do this recutting in our
own shop. Often the repairs can be done with very little change in weight or
size. Don't risk further damage by wearing a chipped diamond with a sharp
edge which may chip further. |
| Precious and semiprecious gemstones ... Rubies, sapphires,
emeralds, and many other stones can be cut or repaired in our shop. If
your stone is scratched and abraded, it can be repolished like new. We
often recut to fit a stone into a nonstandard size mounting for which
no stone is available. |
Appraisals
| Insurance appraisals ... Make sure that you are adequately insured
by providing your insurance company with a current appraisal. Our
appraisals are done by GIA trained gemologists. A picture of your
jewelry is printed on the appraisal. |
| Estate appraisals ... jewelry for estate purposes is valued
differently. The value for tax or distribution purposes is based upon
how much it could be sold for in the current market. |
Remounting
| Remount stones ... reset your stones in a new mounting. We
make most of our mountings. Your stones are not forced into a setting
that doesn't really fit. We can modify or create mountings that
enhance your gems. |
Brokerage of high valuation jewelry
| Large gemstones ... if you have fine jewelry
you wish to discretely dispose of, we can sell it through our sources in the
industry for a small brokerage fee. |
| Consignment ... we sometimes accept diamonds of a carat or larger
for consignment sale in our store. |
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