BIGGER DIAMONDS WON’T FIT!

Many people are faced with this problem:

It Won’t Fit!

You see, couples come into the jewelry store to upgrade their diamond to get a bigger one.

Which is awesome…

Whether it be for an anniversary, birthday, certain milestone, graduation, christmas, or just “buy a diamond day“, they come in with high hopes of a bigger center stone…

But, a lot of times they hear this:

“A Bigger Diamond WON’T FIT!”

This is because many mountings have built-in heads that can’t be altered. They only hold one size. Some mountings make it impossible to enlarge the area enough for a nice upgrade. And a lot of the newer mountings on the market are like this, like the invisible set mountings, tension set mountings, or many highly popular pave mountings. They all look wonderful, but they cause problems later, for you can’t super-size them.

Like these mountings shown below, none of them will hold a larger stone…

This all means that you’re stuck with 4 options:

1. Don’t do anything – Keep your ring the way it is
2. Upgrade the cut, color, and clarity – keeping the carat weight the same
3. Trade-in the entire ring – just hand it over for a totally brand new one
4. Custom make a ring – have the jewelers design a ring just like your’s that will hold a bigger stone

Going Bigger Can Create Other Issues…

For not only is a bigger diamond more costly, but you usually have to double up the price of the trade-in anyway. And… Then you still have to pay for the bigger head and the labor involved to set it.

Generally it’s advised (the easy way out), to just keep your old ring or switch it to another hand.

Or, you can always have all the diamonds removed from the old mounting as well and turned into other items, like earrings, pendants, or another ring (you do need a pinky ring don’t you?) Then, you can then use the empty mounting (gold) as a trade-in (and some people will turn that mounting into a whole new look by setting a gemstone, like a Sapphire or Ruby into the ring! All good ideas!)

Others will just trade the whole kit-cat-and-caboodle in for a ring that will be more modern, stylish, and hold a bigger stone (at least for another 10-20 years).

Like these mountings shown below will all handle upgrades easily…

“Can This Be Upgraded?”

A good thing is to ASK at the time of purchase is if the diamond can be upgraded to a bigger stone at a later date.

Just in case!

For this response may sway what you buy…

And also note that some mountings just don’t look good with a bigger stone. They may be off-balance or top heavy…

And lastly… A bigger stone means you will be hitting the diamond more. So make sure it’s protected as much as possible, and covered under your insurance! :)

Because bigger is better…

When you have the money!

Cheers! :)