Using Heirloom Gold in New Pieces
Heirloom Redesign, Tips & Suggestions Meaghan Foran Heirloom Redesign, Tips & Suggestions Meaghan Foran

Using Heirloom Gold in New Pieces

One very popular service we provide is repurposing “old gold” - i.e., heirloom gold belonging to a client - into a new piece. This is a great option for clients to utilize a setting that might not be suited to them in its original design, but that is sentimental. By melting and reshaping the gold we can continue the life of that material while breathing new life into it with a different design. ..

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Heirloom Redesign Idea: Cluster Rings
Design Ideas, Heirloom Redesign Meaghan Foran Design Ideas, Heirloom Redesign Meaghan Foran

Heirloom Redesign Idea: Cluster Rings

One of our specialties here at Alx&Co. is working with clients to redesign sentimental or antique pieces in order to breath new life into them. Sometimes, clients come with one piece that they want transformed into something new. Other times, they might have a collection of different pieces that we can pull from. In either case, we sometimes are left with a small pile of mismatched diamonds or gemstones and need to figure out a way to set them seamlessly together.

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A Minimalist Heirloom Redesign
Heirloom Redesign Meaghan Foran Heirloom Redesign Meaghan Foran

A Minimalist Heirloom Redesign

Our featured client had an antique family ring that held some sentimental value but that unfortunately was in pretty dismal shape after multiple poorly executed repairs done elsewhere. The ring - set with a nicely-sized natural diamond in the center and flanked by a pair of synthetic blue sapphires - was stylistically not her cup of tea. Combined with the poor state of the ring in general, these factors led our client to pursue other options for resetting the stones.

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A Gorgeous Idea for Loose Diamonds
Heirloom Redesign, Design Ideas Meaghan Foran Heirloom Redesign, Design Ideas Meaghan Foran

A Gorgeous Idea for Loose Diamonds

One of the most common requests we get for redesign work is to reset a family diamond in a more wearable setting. Many of our clients have either inherited jewelry from family members that isn’t their style, or they come to us because they are interested in resetting a diamond setting from a previous marriage into a different - less engagement feeling - design…

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