About a year ago, when my grandfather passed away, I inherited a box of my grandmother's old rings. My "Pop" had kept them for sentimental reasons, as his way of having my "Nana" around after she'd passed two years before. My aunt & uncle told me that he'd wanted me to have them, but that he couldn't part with them until he didn't need them anymore.
Many of the rings, although beautiful, are very old and in bad shape. My Nana wore them every day, multiples on every finger, and never removed them, even while cleaning the house or working in the kitchen. The gold is worn thin and bent. Prongs are bent and broken. Stones are chipped and missing altogether. But there are so many memories in that box!
I recently took two of the rings - my grandmother's 1950's engagement ring and the three stone anniversary ring from her 25th anniversary - to my favorite local jeweler to have them re-set into new rings. We decided on bezel settings, which would best protect the old stones.
Here are the finished products!
Many of the rings, although beautiful, are very old and in bad shape. My Nana wore them every day, multiples on every finger, and never removed them, even while cleaning the house or working in the kitchen. The gold is worn thin and bent. Prongs are bent and broken. Stones are chipped and missing altogether. But there are so many memories in that box!
I recently took two of the rings - my grandmother's 1950's engagement ring and the three stone anniversary ring from her 25th anniversary - to my favorite local jeweler to have them re-set into new rings. We decided on bezel settings, which would best protect the old stones.
Here are the finished products!
. Love that they're bezel set!
. I'm still on the lookout for them, though, lol. Never know, they may still turn up.
These are definitely pieces that I will cherish for many years to come, especially considering their sentimental value. 
rose gold.... I gave the jeweler the go-ahead for my RG letter 'A' necklace while I was in their shop... naughty me!
