Sizing a ring
There are several reasons for changing the size of a ring ; ordering a ring online without knowing your ring size , an error in the size correspondence table , a tailor-made creation received as an inheritance that is poorly adjusted, our fingers which change with the weight of the years. Whatever the reason, a jeweler can enlarge or shrink the size of a woman's ring or the size of a man's ring without too much difficulty. However, the work can become complicated if the body of the ring contains precious stones all around it, such as an eternity wedding ring.
The steps for changing ring size
- In cases of shrinkage and enlargement of the inner diameter, the ring body must be cut with a bocfil, a saw designed for fine jewelry work.
- We remove a piece to shrink and add to enlarge the ring. In the case of adding points to the ring, the metal can be white gold, yellow gold, pink gold, silver or platinum depending on the composition of the ring itself. even. One point of ring size corresponds to a 3 mm metal rod.
- The ring is reformed with a flat self-sealing pliers and then coated with a solution called flux which will let the solder flow without forming a clump of metal.
- A weld is made at high temperature at the two junctions using a torch and an alloy called weld.
- The ring is dipped in a deroche, a mixture of water and sulfuric acid, to remove the glassy effect of the flux.
- A measurement is taken on the caliper to verify the new size of the ring.
- If no further adjustments are needed, the ring receives a final filing, grinding and polishing before being ultrasonically cleaned.
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The know-how of a good jeweler
Sizing a ring is precision work that requires the skills of a professional jeweler. Entrust the adjustment of the ring size for women or men to a specialist in custom ring manufacturing . At Flamme en rose, we offer the first free sizing when you purchase from us and the ring does not fit perfectly on your finger. You can also order a free ring sizer to know your ring size before making a purchase on our site .
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