I just had a larger stone set in my engagement ring. It has peg head prongs like the one you show. However, now I think it looks a little too high. Is it possible for my jeweler to melt down some of the metal under the culet (and above the peg), essentially pressing it down a millimeter or two into the ring? And if they did that, would it require all new prongs? Thank you!
Hi Gracie, Great question. The simple answer is no. Not the way you described it. However, The best solution to this will be for your jeweler to remove the stone and then remove the peg prong and then solder in a new one for you. This is actually one of the great advantages of peg style prongs is they typically are not connected at any other point to the ring so even the novice jeweler can easily attach and remove them with ease. A lot of stores will carry a catalog with images so you can look through it at different head styles and pick one that you like, or simply ask for one with a lower profile. One thing to keep in mind is that the culet of the stone cannot be touching anything or it can chip or crack over time, so the head needs to be at least lofty enough to allow the stone room to breath under it. There are always other factors at play as well but these are going to be on a ring by ring basis and a good jeweler will cover any of these with you if they come up.
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I just had a larger stone set in my engagement ring. It has peg head prongs like the one you show. However, now I think it looks a little too high. Is it possible for my jeweler to melt down some of the metal under the culet (and above the peg), essentially pressing it down a millimeter or two into the ring? And if they did that, would it require all new prongs? Thank you!
Hi Gracie, Great question. The simple answer is no. Not the way you described it. However, The best solution to this will be for your jeweler to remove the stone and then remove the peg prong and then solder in a new one for you. This is actually one of the great advantages of peg style prongs is they typically are not connected at any other point to the ring so even the novice jeweler can easily attach and remove them with ease. A lot of stores will carry a catalog with images so you can look through it at different head styles and pick one that you like, or simply ask for one with a lower profile. One thing to keep in mind is that the culet of the stone cannot be touching anything or it can chip or crack over time, so the head needs to be at least lofty enough to allow the stone room to breath under it. There are always other factors at play as well but these are going to be on a ring by ring basis and a good jeweler will cover any of these with you if they come up.