I was told that when resizing an engagement ring, the diamond gets very loose? Is this true?

Answer 1

From experience I believe that is true. I have gotten several rings sized, when you reshape the ring it could very easily loosen the prongs. Always have the prongs checked and make sure everything is nice and tight.

Answer 2

I DISAGREE WITH SEVERAL OF THESE POSTS! Anytime you have a ring resized, it altars the integrity of the ring. Trust me. I got engaged in August of last year, and I'm currently on my 4th engagement ring. It's the same ring but we kept having problems with it. It came from a quality jeweler too. Luckily my fiance bought the warranty on it.. Here were my problems:

1st ring: The main diamond had a nick in it, so they replaced the ring with a new one.

2nd ring: There is some mill-grain etching on both sides of my ring, when it was sent off for resizing they polished part of that etching off... Then there was a small diamond on the inside of the ring that was lost. The ring is part of the "Love Collection".. so the word love is inscribed on the inside. The "o" in the word love is actually a tiny diamond. During the resizing the integrity was jeopardized which caused the tiny diamond to fall out.

3rd ring: When resizing the new ring, they polished out the "VE" from the word love... So my ring was just inscribed "Lo".

4th ring: They finally just sent my ring off to actually be poured in my size. This way I'm not getting a big ring that has to be resized to my size. It was actually made in my size to begin with.

My problems came because I have small fingers, and the jeweler told me anything you have to size a ring down that small ( I'm only a 5 1/2) that is will affect the integrity of the entire ring.. I'm now on my 4th ring and it's doing great!

Just be very observant when you get your ring back. I hope you have a warranty! Granted my case could be an isolated one, but luckily the store has worked very cooperatively with me. Remember your engagement ring should be perfect. Never settlefor poor quality! The store has a name to uphold, and you should hold them to it... of course that's if you have a problem with it!

Hopefully you won't! Congrats by the way!

Answer 3

Nah, I've sized mine down and up a few times and I've never had a problem with the setting. If you are concerned though you can request that the jeweler tighten the prongs holding your setting as an extra precaution. But no, my ring is 65 years old (was an heirloom) and resized a few times, the stone is holding strong.

Answer 4

When resizing they don't mess with the stone. They either add or take away the gold/silver/platinum. Don't worry. If your stone ever gets loose they can tighten the prongs, they do it to mine all the time because I'm afraid of losing the diamonds from my rings! lol

Don't worry, it will be fine =) and congrats on the engagement!

Tori

Answer 5

This depends on the ring and how much larger or smaller you need. Baget diamond are more likely to get loose.
Not all rings can be sized for this reason. Make sure the jeweler knows what he is doing.
Good Luck

Answer 6

No, I have resized a couple of rings and it does not effect the hold on the diamond.

Answer 7

If you have a band ring with diamonds it can happen. However a skilled jeweler will flatten out the bottom as not to disturb the setting.

Answer 8

resizing has to do with the band-not the setting of the stone.

Answer 9

sometimes the setting can become looser with the stretching of the band. a good jeweler will explain this to you/

Answer 10

Yes its true! They also replace your gem with a fake. It is identical to the one you sent in but its your loss cause you cant prove it was real in the first place.