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Usually, yes. Diamonds are removed, inspected under magnification and reset when they are found to be sound. Coloured stones are assessed individually — some are softer or already chipped at the girdle, and resetting carries more risk. You will be told before any work begins which of your stones can be carried over.

Sometimes directly, sometimes not. Old jewellery often contains previous repairs, solder, mixed alloys or unmarked carat, and metal like that can behave unpredictably at the bench. Your gold is assessed first. Where it isn't suitable to work into the new piece, it can usually be contributed toward the cost of the metal that is.

A good deal of what leaves the bench arrived as something inherited. Bring the piece in and we will talk through what can be kept — the stones, a detail, the design itself — and what a new piece built around it might look like.

Often, and it is one of the more rewarding kinds of commission. Stones from different pieces and different generations can be brought into a single design, provided they work together in scale, colour and durability.

Yes — whether that means resetting the original diamond into a new design, reworking the band, or building something entirely different around the stone. These are common commissions and there is no need to explain your reasons.

You are told at the assessment, before you commit to anything. If a stone is too damaged or too fragile to reset safely, the options are to leave it out of the design, or to source a replacement of similar character. Nothing is substituted without your say.

It depends on the piece, so a figure without seeing the jewellery would be a guess. Cost is driven by design complexity, how much is fabricated by hand, additional metal required, whether new stones are needed, the difficulty of removing and resetting your existing stones, and the finishing involved. You receive a clear quote before any work starts.

Sometimes, but it is not automatic. Already owning the stones or the gold removes part of the material cost — it does not reduce the labour, and a remodel can involve more bench work than making from scratch because existing stones and settings have to be worked around. People generally choose it for what the piece means, not to save money.

Most commissions take around two weeks from approved design to handover. Sourcing a particular stone, or a design needing extensive hand fabrication, can extend that. You will be given an expected timeframe when the piece is quoted.

No. Most people arrive with a box and a feeling rather than a design. The consultation exists to work out what the jewellery could become — bring the pieces and start with a conversation.