Inlay Jewelry Repairs
A look at inlay repair and restoration—what to expect, what’s possible, and how these pieces are carefully brought back over time.
What happens if a stone falls out of your inlay jewelry
What happens if you have a missing stone in your inlay jewelry, and what you can do about it
Repairing Cracked Turquoise in a Ring
What to do if a stone cracks in your jewelry
Luckily, you don’t have to throw away jewelry that has broken stones in it.
Turquoise Inlaid Watch Repair
Native American Geometric Inlay Ring Repair
Turquoise Petit Point Cuff Bracelet Repair
A cracked Native American petit point cuff bracelet comes back to life with 4 freshly cut pieces of turquoise.
Mexican Opal Ring Repair
Mosaic Turquoise Inlay Ring Repair
What started out as a simply replacement inquiry ended up as a full-blown restoration of this mosaic turquoise inlay ring.
14k Gold and Onyx Wedding Band Set Inlay Repair
These 14k gold inlay wedding bands got a refresh with a brand new black onyx inlay.
Mid-Century Jade and Onyx Inlay Earring Repair
This was my trickiest repair yet: having the re-cut and carve 3 out of the 4 onyx bands in these spectacular gold and jade earrings.
Multi-Stone Inlay Ring Repair
A Tampa-local client came in with this Native American style inlay ring to be repaired. Here is the process of how I fixed it up.
Mediterranean Coral Earring Repair
In this quick Mediterranean coral earring repair, I recut a new stone and re-set all of the other stones for my client so that they wouldn’t fall out either.
Floral Turquoise Inlay Ring Repair
Gold and Opal Inlay Ring Repair
This client had purchased an opal-inlaid ring from another jeweler and barely got to wear it before the opals started cracking. He decided to go in a different direction with the repair with more durable stones.
Zuni Turquoise Earring Inlay Repair
I was able to quickly repair this little Zuni turquoise inlay earring repair for a client so she could get back to wearing it!
Mother of Pearl Inlay Ring Repair
This client had a ring from John Tolle that had a missing piece of mother of pearl inlay and didn’t think it could ever be repaired.
Inlaid Mosaic Ring Repair
You would have never known that this inlay ring was damaged after seeing the repair I did on this intricate mosaic ring.
Geometric Inlay Ring Repair
Wood Inlay Cuff Bracelet Repair
In this brass and wood inlay cuff bracelet repair, I was able to match jasper to the wood color to make it indistinguishable.
Native American Turquoise Ring Repair
See how I fixed up this Native American multi-turquoise ring for my repair client.