Quote Originally Posted by catnapper View Post
I asked several jewelers and got frustrated with the "no we can't do it". I was talking to a customer one day last month who is actually is a talented jewelry designer who travels around the country as a guest lecturer/teacher at colleges, and she explained how its basically redesigning an entire new ring. She gave me a quote that made my jaw drop. Maybe in ten years or so they could afford it, but right now, its not a realistic cost for him to spend.

She just wants a ring. I think she'd be happy with something from the bubblegum machine.

He just wants to put a ring on her finger. He wants it to be a smidgen nicer than something from a bubblegum machine

I'm having fun looking at jewelry for him. I bought myself a couple of baubles too
If you know what her tastes are, find something that reflects those tastes.

As for enlarging the ring: Jewlers no longer replace watch crystals either. The companies won't let them or so I'm told.

It seems no one is willing to put in the time these days. Everything is instantaneous. SIGH.

And the jewelers probably don't want to mess with the ring, so they quote a high price. I find that to be the standard these days for most special orders.


Good luck with the ring. And really good costume jewelry is expensive, too. Looks really nice and sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. Except the price will be way cheaper than the real thing.

And congrats to your son and his fiance.