Platinum Gemstone Earring

Revamping Granny's old jewelry

23.06.11

'A piece of jewellery made from many valuable gemstones can be taken apart and put into a modern design,' said Hans-Juergen Wiegleb, president of Germany's central association of goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellers. But jewellers offer ways to solve this problem by restyling the pieces, which prevents the jewellery from being forgotten in a drawer or jewellery case. Hamburg - When a woman inherits jewelry from her grandma or another older relative, she might discover that while the value of the piece is high, it resembles almost nothing found in a jewelry store today. 'An antique brooch can be made into a charm, perhaps, or earrings into a stylish clasp for a chain,' she said. While it is possible to convert old jewellery into something new, the jeweller sometimes has to go to a lot of trouble, said Ingrid Koblmueller, a goldsmith in Vienna.

Source: Monsters and Critics.com