What happens to your old gold.
When a piece is remade, the original setting does not simply disappear. This is the question people are most reluctant to ask, so here is the answer without being asked.
The stone is always yours.
That part is not in question and never has been. It goes into the new piece, or it comes home with you if you decide not to proceed. The metal is the part people ask about.
Can the old metal be reused in the new piece?
Sometimes. It depends on the metal, its condition, and what is being made. Old gold is not always suitable to melt into a new setting, and we will say so.
Can I just keep it?
Yes. Some people want the original setting back even when it is not wearable. It was a wedding ring, or it was their mother’s. Say so at the start and it is set aside.
Will you tell me before anything is melted?
Yes. Nothing irreversible happens to a piece you brought in without you agreeing to it first.
Bring it in and ask.
You are not committing to anything by putting it on the counter.
See what a remount is
The stone you have, in a setting drawn with you. This is the work the question usually comes up in.
Put it on the counter
An hour at the counter tells you more than any page can. Nothing is decided in it.