An engagement ring is not so much a precious piece of jewelry as an immutable symbol, a sacred thing in itself. And with such a status, it is simply destined to be perceived as something unchangeable, immutable. But life doesn’t spare even her. Sometimes, after years, there come circumstances in which this symbol, which after the registry office and breathe afraid to breathe, is carelessly transferred by the owners into the hands of a jeweler – for meltdown. What kind of circumstances can make spouses take a swing at the sacred? And in general – is it possible to melt down wedding rings? Jokes aside, and let’s get to the bottom of it.
The size of the finger has changed
Fig 1. Increase in the size of the wedding ring
The first case – the wedding ring has become small or large. The reasons may be different: pregnancy with its pounds, diet and fitness, wonderful pies mother-in-law, which you do not plan to deny yourself. Meanwhile, the ring begins to press on the joint or seeks to slip playfully from the thinning finger. Many people decide that in this case it is a good idea to melt down the piece. But a competent jeweler will surely dissuade you from it.
To change the size of the jewelry to a smaller or larger, melting is not necessary. Stretching the ring will help to enlarge it. It is true that you will not be able to roll the product by more than one size, and therefore, if your finger has increased so much, remelting, as one of the options, is quite justified.
And if it is necessary to reduce? To make the size of the jewelry smaller, a part is cut out of it, then soldered and sanded the edges. But you should understand that to reduce the “wedding band” on one size remove about 3.14 millimeters of its circumference.
Wanted a change in the marriage
Fig. 2 Engagement rings in the mokume-gane style.
Man is a fickle creature, seeking to diversify everything and anything. Otherwise, he becomes bored and sad. And in a marriage, boredom is the first enemy. And if joint vacations to hot countries and romantic dinners do not give the proper effect, you should think … No, not about a new marriage, but about a new design of wedding rings, for example.
Is it possible to melt your wedding rings into other rings while married? Will it not harm the marital relationship? Popular rumor, usually very conservative, in this case only “in favor”. No harm and, moreover, will bring the marriage to a higher level. So, if you dreamed of new exclusive wedding rings, for example, in the fashionable technique of mokume-gane – do not deny yourself. It won’t be cheap, but it’s worth it.
Engagement rings are inherited.
Fig. 3 Wedding rings with inlays
Is it possible to melt down your parents’ or grandparents’ wedding rings? Why not? In general, people say that for each new family and “wedding bands” should be new. But if in the cherished box are inherited weighty gold rings of parents or other older relatives, you can melt them down. It is said that such rings will bring happiness to a young family.
Other people’s rings
Fig. 4 Engagement rings with fingerprints
It is better not to wear someone else’s gold, the history of which you do not know – a bad omen. Although, there is an opinion that if bought in a pawnshop ring to send melting, the history of the product as if “erased”. You can also resort to the rite of purification of someone else’s gold in a familiar psychic. But the guarantees, you understand, there are no.
After divorce
Fig. 5 Engagement rings after divorce
As sad as it is, many marriages eventually dissolve. And what to do with the “betrothal”? After divorce, you can melt the wedding ring into something else – a chain or earrings, for example. But to make a new “wedding ring” from it is not worth it. There is a risk of bringing in a new marriage problems of the old. And in general – do not need to do so to avoid bad memories, if the past marriage was unsuccessful or painful.
In case of widowhood
Fig. 6 Widow’s wedding ring
Is it possible to melt down the wedding ring of a husband who has finished his earthly journey? You can, of course, but not into a new “wedding ring”. In general, in some traditions, the widow wears the ring of the deceased spouse on the left hand, adjusting, of course, its size, and thus preserving the memory of the departed.
What you need to know when remelting rings
Before you give the jeweler to melt down an old wedding ring, it is worth knowing something.