Renew Your Old Rings
Repurpose your heirloom gold and diamonds to make something brand new yet meaningful.
ReBirth Rings
Many people have gold jewellery or other jewellery with diamonds kicking around which, for one reason or another, they no longer wear. These might be concerns of aesthetics, size, or they may be deep emotional reasons. Gold can most definitely be recycled and made into something brand new, and meaningful diamonds can be given a new home.
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Feel free to give me a call with any questions or comments
How does repurposing your heirloom gold and gems work?
Can I Use my own Gold?
Yes. I generally trade in the value of your hallmarked gold towards the price of your new ring. As of March 22nd, 2025, trade-in value of stamped and hallmarked gold is as follows:
$74.25/g for 18kt (75.0% pure gold)
$56.14/g for 14kt (58.5% pure)
$38.02/g for 10kt (41.7% pure gold)
Note that this rate is subject to change depending on market price.
While it is possible under certain circumstances to incorporate your melted used gold into a new ring, there are many reasons why I don’t recommend it.
Why can’t the gold just be melted and reforged?
Often clients ask me to use the gold from their old jewellery towards the making of the new ring . This is a lot more complicated than you would think. I cannot simply melt the gold into a new ring; this would compromise the strength of the gold itself, as the precious metal could become brittle from being melted, reshaped and reused repeatedly. A lot of physical pressure is placed on the metal during the forging of rings in the OneFooter Series, making the structural integrity of the metal of the utmost importance. Newly refined metal must be added to the old metal to prevent this brittleness.
For white-gold, the problems are multiplied: white-gold does not enjoy being melted; the alloys separate.
So while it is possible to incorporate heirloom jewellery into the metal content of a new ring, it does become an extra-special project. This whole process is much easier for pieces which are cast, such as the Script or MapleWrap Series, not hand fabricated as is the case with the OneFooter Series.
Can I Use my own Diamond?
I use the utmost care and skill in extracting your diamond from its current setting, and re-setting it into this custom-made ring for you.
I can re-set your diamond(s) whether it’s in a ring currently or not. However, there are some things you should know ahead of time.
Re-setting can be hard on a stone. Imagine it was your house – in this day and age, a house can be picked up and moved to a new location. But if there was any problem with the house to begin with, the re-locating would certainly bring that to the fore.
I guarantee that I will apply skill and love to the rebirth of your ring.
Please note: in order for me to re-set your heirloom diamonds, they need to have a minimum size of 4mm or 0.25ct each.
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Want to discuss the rebirth of your old ring?
Contact me about coming to see me in my Halifax studio. If you don’t live here, we can work remotely. I can safely ship your materials to my studio, not to worry.
1.902.422.9460
Feel free to give me a call with any questions or comments
Here are some examples of rebirth rings I have made for my clients:
Custom rebirth ring using client’s diamonds for a new OneFooter in 18k gold
Using an heirloom diamond and gold in a new two-toned, 3-loop ring in both white and yellow gold
Custom Rebirth OneFooter Ring with Diamond and Rubies by Dorothée Rosen
Custom Rebirth Onefooter in 18k Yellow Gold by Dorothée Rosen
