Jewelry & Watch Repair
We offer local customers a wide range of jewelry and watch repair services, including ring resizing, diamond setting, soldering, pearl restringing, cleaning and polishing, rhodium plating and much more ON SITE!. We replace watch batteries, watch crystals, and watch movements and more. Our jewelry and watch repair services typically are done at your home, work, or location of your choosing.
Need Cash Fast? We Buy Gold, (some) Diamonds and Watches
We buy all kinds of gold and diamond jewelry, and some watches. Do you need quick cash or want to get rid of unwanted jewelry? Call us to make an appointment. We will offer you cash based on what the item is worth to us, which is often times more than giving you cash for only the scrap value.
Estate Consultations/Evaluations/Appraisals
When a loved one passes away, among all of the other challenges and difficulties, there comes the need to divide the family heirloom jewelry portion of the estate. Arriving at a fair and equitable division can be tricky. In these cases, the “Fair Market” value is used for estate-evaluation purposes, and is an assessment based on many factors. Similarly, a Fair Market Value appraisal is appropriate in cases such as dissolution of a marriage. This option is most appropriate for those who need professional, unbiased, documentation for insurance, estate, or resale purposes. Wade has performed appraisals for Hampden & Hampshire County Courts, Lawyers, Bank Trust Departments, Bankruptcies, Divorces, Estates and for Estate Planning.
Full and open disclosure of how the jewelry is valued allows for a fair and smooth disbursement of the estate. Heirloom jewelry can have a great value to some – and to others – it is just old. Establishing an heirloom value is very personal and cannot be measured in a jewelry appraisal. The same item of jewelry can have at least three (3) different dollar values:
Replacement Value – The most popular jewelry appraisal is an insurance appraisal for replacement purposes. in the case of loss of theft, this would be the amount of money that would be necessary to produce a NEW piece of jewelry.
Estate Retail Value – The estate jewelry at retail value estimates the price an item would sell to used jewelry customers. A used piece of jewelry will be worth less to the general public that the same piece that is brand new.
Estate Wholesale Value – In this instance, Wade would offer you a more-than-generous CASH offer for your jewelry. Whether it be to melt down and send to a refiner, or to work to find a wholesaler, perhaps in New York, that specializes in a particular type of estate jewelry. In this instance, no Consultation Fee will be charged.
Written Insurance Appraisals
Have your jewelry independently appraised by Wade DuBois, who has over 40 years of experience in the Jewelry Industry. A jewelry appraisal is a document required by insurance companies for the purpose of replacing the item in the event of theft, loss or damage. Wade will appraise your jewelry for a fair value so that you are appropriately covered by your insurance policy. He does not overvalue jewelry, which would result in unnecessarily high insurance premiums; nor do we undervalue jewelry, so that you are not fully covered when its value increases due to rising market prices of gold, platinum and diamonds.
Service Calls
We are excited to offer you expert jewelry and watch repair, including battery replacements and other services. Because of rising gasoline prices and other expenses, we ask that you understand our $40 minimum on all visits. So if it’s just one watch battery or chain solder, we respectfully ask that you “phone a friend” or ask a neighbor if they need any work done.
Cash, Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle®, G Pay, and most major credit cards accepted.
Estimates for Jewelry & Watch Repairs ($40 minimum on all visits) *
| Ring Sizings | 10k & 14k Gold | 18kt Gold | Platinum |
| Solder Break in Ring | $30 | $40 | $80 |
| Ladies ring smaller size | $30 | $40 | $80 |
| Ladies ring up to one size larger | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| Ladies each additional size | $20 | $30 | $75 |
| Gold Balls inside ring | $85 | $95 | $110 |
| Solder two rings together | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| Solder three (3) rings together | $75 | $100 | $125 |
| Rebuild ladies half shank (up to size 7) | $160 – $200 | $210 – $250 | $400 (or more) |
| Rebuild ladies full shank standard | $300 | $390 | $600 |
| Men’s ring smaller | $40 | $50 | $100 |
| Men’s ring one size larger | $70 | $90 | $140 |
| Men’s each additional size | $30 | $40 | $90 |
| Rhodium after sizing (white gold only) | $30 | $30 | $30 |
| Straighten bent shank (refurbish ring) | $20 | $20 | $40 |
| Rhodium plate or rhodium dip (w/ring polish) | $50 | $50 | $50 |
| Other Services | |||
| Inspect diamond jewelry | No Charge (included with cost of other services) | ||
| Stone tightening (includes refinish) | Prices vary based on size, shape, metal, mounting (i.e., bezel, prongs, bead set) | ||
| Stone setting | Prices vary based on size, shape, metal, mounting (i.e., bezel, prongs, bead set) | ||
| Replace missing diamonds or gemstones | $20 per point (.01ct) up to .05ct; .06ct and larger diamonds and gems stones more | ||
| Rebuild Channel Setting | Starts at $100; Prices vary based on thickness, metal, and design | ||
| Replace diamond head (prongs) | $75 – $250; Prices vary based on size, metal (14k, 18k, Plat) and ring design | ||
| Restring knotted pearls | $5 per inch | ||
| Restring graduated pearls | $8 per inch | ||
| Prong Repairs | 14k Yellow / White Gold | Platinum | |
| Retip One Prong | $50 | $75 | |
| Each Additional Prong | $25 | $50 | |
| Replace Full Prong | $60 | $90 | |
| Each Additional Prong | $30 | $60 | |
| Rebuild “V” Prong | $50 each | $100 | |
| Straighten Prongs/Refinish | $50 | $50 | |
| Replace Head (Most Shapes) | |||
| .10ct to .25ct | $60 | $90 | |
| .26 to .50ct | $75 | $100 | |
| .51 to .75ct | $85 | $125 | |
| .76 to 1.00ct | $100 | $150 | |
| 1.01 to 1.50ct | $125 | $200 | |
| 1.51 to 2.00ct | $150 (sometimes more) | $250 (sometimes more) | |
| Spring Ring & Lobster Claw Clasps | 14k Yellow / White Gold | Sterling Silver | |
| Small Lobster Claw | $45 | $20 | |
| Medium Lobster Claw | $60 | $25 | |
| Large Lobster Claw | $80 | $30 | |
| Extra Large Lobster Claw | $160 (sometimes more) | $45 (sometimes more) | |
| Small Spring Ring (6mm) | $20 | $10 | |
| Medium Spring Ring (7mm) | $30 | $18 | |
| Large Spring Ring (8mm) | $50 | $20 | |
| 14k | 18k | Platinum | |
| Replace jump rings (soldered) | $20 | $25 | $30 |
| Chain Repairs | 14k Yellow / White Gold | Sterling Silver | |
| Solder Chain/Bracelet | $15 | $15 | |
| Rivet / Tube / Hollow | $25 – $35 | N/A | |
| New Figure 8 Safety | $45 | $30 | |
| Written Appraisals for Insurance | Each item photographed with detailed fair-market itemized replacement value | ||
| One (First) Item | $60 | ||
| Each Additional Item | $30 | ||
| Estate Consultations/Evaluations/Appraisals | $60 per hour* – Fee waved if jewelry is sold to the Jewelry & Watch EMT | ||
| Watch Battery Replacement | |||
| Most Pop-off or Screw Back Watches | $10 each | ||
| High End and/or Invicta Watches | $10 – $15 each | ||
| Replace Waterproof Gasket (if needed) | $5 | ||
| Size Watch Band | |||
| Stainless Steel / Gold Filled | $10 – $15 | ||
| 14kt Link (Soldering Required) | $75 – $100 | ||
| 14kt Gold Mesh | $100 – $150 | ||
| Other Watch Repair Services | |||
| Watch Crystals Replaced | Starting at $25 each | ||
| Electronic Watch Movement Replaced | Starting at $40 each | 1yr Warranty | |
| Stem & Crown Replacement | Starting at $20 each | ||
| Old Mechanical Watch Repairs/Overhauls | Estimates upon request | ||
| Convert Mechanical Watch to Electronic | Starting at $50 each | 1yr Warranty | |
* All prices shown are estimates and are subject to change – but customers generally are pleasantly surprised that the prices listed above are discounted based on many factors such as amount of work needed to be done, returning customers, and customer recommendations.
** An absolute estimate precedes all work performed and there are no surprise charges added to your initial estimates. All work guaranteed unless otherwise stated during the evaluation and estimate process.