Wedding Bands

Wedding Rings

Engagement Rings

Mens Bands

Fashion Rings

Custom

Wide bands are beautiful additions to a jewelry collections. Most wear them on their right hand but can be worn as an engagement ring as well. This band was made using rubies and diamonds from a ring her mother had purchased. The ring features an array of round diamonds and rubies each bezel set. The bezels are tucked in a yellow gold ring with a high polish border.

Ruby & Diamond Bezel Set Wide Band

From our studio in Kansas City, we designed and crafted this ring using diamonds from her mothers ring. It features round diamonds and rubies bezel set in yellow gold. Inquire within for more details.

Wide Ruby & Diamond Gold Band

Jewelry

Bracelets

Earrings

Neckpieces

Mens

Other

Halos

Fancy Colored

This fancy yellow diamond is a stunning ring. The center diamond is a natural GIA-graded fancy yellow oval-shaped diamond about 1 carat with an intense color. It is surround by a halo of round brilliant white diamonds. The diamonds in the halo vary in size and setting style and bring out the color of the yellow diamond. We made the ring in platinum with a vintage style.

Yellow Diamond Halo Ring

Platinum ladies ring featuring a 1 carat oval fancy yellow diamond with a halo of round brilliant side diamonds in an antique setting.

Oval Fancy Yellow Diamond Halo RIng

Solitaires

Great Gifts

Heart-shaped diamonds vary in quality. It is difficult to cut a heart-shaped and get the brilliance to show. A customer pushed me to find a beautiful 1 carat heart a few years ago and since this style pendant has become a favorite. The goal is to find a well cut heart in a beautiful white color. This pendant is in white gold and hangs from a wheat chain.

1 Carat Heart-Shaped Solitaire Pendant

Heart-shaped diamond vary in quality, but finding a beautiful one and setting in a solitaire pendant makes a beautiful necklace. Inquire within for more details.

Diamond Quality

After we made a custom engagement ring for his fiancé, a custom wanted one for himself. He fell for a marine compass with a round diamond in the center. The sides have the sun and moon with some messaging from his fiancé on the inside. The ring is a good size and made in yellow gold.  

Men's Signet Compass Ring

Custom-made signet style mens wedding band with round diamond, custom messaging, and a round diamond. Inquire for more details.

Mens Compass Signet Ring

Ready-Made

This ring was made in our office. The ring features a stunning black opal weighing 3.64 carat set in 18 karat yellow gold. The rest of the ring is 14 karat white gold and has hand embossed accents.

Gold Embossed Black Opal Ring

Custom-made in our Overland Park Kansas jewelry store, this ring features a stunning black opal and hand embossing.

Black Opal Ring In Gold

This mens band features a beautiful star natural star ruby, which is accented by two beautiful quarter carat round diamonds. This band is a variation on the 3 stone ring and made in platinum. It is wide and solid, so we made it comfort fit to feel better on the finger.

Platinum Star Ruby 3 Stone Mens Band

This mens band features a star ruby with two noticeable round diamonds set in platinum. Dolgins in our Kansas City jewelry store custom-made this band for a client who inherited the gemstone and diamonds from his grandparents.

Star Ruby Platinum Mens Band

This band has subtleties, which makes it unique and fun. A client wanted a solid platinum mens band. His last name begins with L, so we incorporated the letter into the design for a subtle signet style ring. The ring also has some thickness and shine to it.

Subtle Lettered Mens Band

This platinum mens wedding band was custom-made for a client whose name begins with L, making it a variant of a true signet ring. Inquire here for more details.

Men's Subtle Lettered Band Platinum

Jewelry Repair

Watch Repair

We want your rings to fit comfortably, and fingers change sizes. We can size almost any gold or platinum ring to make them larger or smaller depending on your need. Some rings like eternity bands or certain setting styles are more difficult, but we normally can discuss options. 

When a ring needs to be sized down, we remove metal from the back of the ring, cutting it out with a saw. After the ring is cut, a good surface is made to weld the ring back together. We either use the laser welder or solder, depending on the type of ring shank and which process works the best for each ring. After the ring is welded back together it needs to be polished to bring it back to its original luster.

To increase a ring’s size, we measure the ring to see what size it is to start. If the ring needs to be larger by two sizes, we cut out a piece of the metal from sizing stock that is purchased from our vendor. The piece of sizing stock needs to be milled to the proper thickness and cut to the proper width so it can be soldered or welded into the existing ring shank. If there is a design in the ring, we try to match the design as close as possible, sometimes using engraving or applying miligrain so there is no evidence of the sizing.  After the piece is installed, the ring will be rounded out, filed, sanded and polished.

Sizing Rings

We resize gold and platinum engagement rings and wedding bands up to make them larger and down to make them smaller in our on-site jewelry shop in Overland Park. With decades of experience in Kansas City, you can be assured your ring will be properly sized.

Ring Sizing

Jewelry looks best clean. The diamonds and gemstones need light to enter and reflect around to get those beautiful vibrant bursts. At-home cleaners work well for daily wear; however, we suggest a professional cleaning once a year. Grease, hand lotion, skin oils, etc all can make diamonds and gemstones look hazy. In our full on-site Kansas City jewelry shop, we have the equipment to complete a cleaning and make your pieces pop again.

Jewelry Cleaning Professional

Dolgins has the equipment and know-how to make your gold or platinum diamond, sapphire, ruby or other gemstone jewelry shine again. Visit our Kansas City jewelry store and shop for details.

Professional Jewelry Cleaning

When a ring gets stuck on your finger, there is no need to panic. Often, fingers will swell around a ring making them very difficult to get off your finger. If you cannot get your ring off, I suggest using Windex, which has a lubricant in it that often helps rings slide off. In the event you cannot get the ring off, we have a jewelers saw that is safe for removing your ring. The process is quick and painless. We are experienced at removing rings in a manner to maintain their integrity not hurt the diamonds or gemstones, so they can resized at a later date and enjoyed again. We do NOT charge for this service.

Cutting Ring Off Finger

At Dolgins in Kansas City, we will properly cut your ring off your finger for free. We want you to love your jewelry and offer this service from our Overland Park office.

Cut Ring Off Finger

With time and wear, the material or cord thats holds pearl jewelry together wears out. At Dolgin’s, we restring a lot of pearl necklaces and bracelets and can certainly help you. Included in the restringing is a thorough cleaning to return that beautiful luster to your pearls.

Restringing pearls is more than just new knots. We begin by carefully disassembling your necklace or bracelet making sure each pearl and the clasp is in good condition. The next step is an extended cleaning in our special pearl cleaning solution for two reasons: we only work on clean jewelry and pearls need to be cleaned every so often . The clasp will also be cleaned and renewed if necessary. Next, we string each pearl together. Normally, we use a high quality, tight-woven, natural silk cord. Next, each pearl is individually knotted. Finally, the clasp is attached.

Please note that pearls recently restrung will be shorter as the new cord has not been stretched. Also, the price may vary but is based on 18 inch necklace with 7 millimeter wide pearls. Bracelets will be a little less; opera length pearls will be more.

Pearl & Bead Stringing

Get your pearls restrung. We use highest quality French silk, clean each pearl before we restring them, and do all the work on our Kansas City jewelry store. Please reach out for more details.

Pearl Restring

Cleaning, applying new oil, and adjusting is a basic maintenance for any fine timepiece. As the movement ticks and spins the hands, the oil lubricating all the gears slowly dries. When that oil is completely dry, the gears and springs are likely to break leaving you with a more expensive repair. We suggest this maintenance every 5 years. During this maintenance, we take each part of the movement of the watch apart, clean each piece, and reassemble with new oil and lubricant. We will ensure the gaskets are in good shape. Finally, we will verify the watch movement is working. The prices can vary and depends on how complicated the movements are. For example, my 1870s 18 karat yellow gold French pocket watch, which loses about 10 minutes per day, is more expensive to clean than my nice 1980s Rolex Day-Date, which normally keeps very well.

Clean, Oil, And Adjust

Kansas City has trusted Dolgins to service their fine watches including Rolex. The clean, oil, & adjust is the basic maintenance priced at $650.

Clean, Oil, & Adjust Watch

Prongs hold a diamond or gemstone in jewelry, and they wear down. As they wear down, the diamonds or gemstones are more likely to fall out. We rebuild those prongs ensuring that the diamonds and gemstones are safely set in the piece of jewelry. A few factors affect how quickly prongs wear including the metal (platinum prongs last longer than gold), the location (outside prongs take more abuse than protected ones), initial size (small prongs wear faster), etc. We can rebuild prongs and retip them, so your diamonds and gemstones will be safe for years to come. We do quality work rebuilding prongs and use a laser welder to add harden metal to the ring, so it will last for many years to come. The prices vary but expect to pay $30 per prong or $120 for 4. More complicated prong rebuilds are more expensive.

Retipping & Rebuilding Prongs

Dolgins has decades of experience rebuilding the prongs of diamond rings in gold or platinum. We do the work in our Kansas City studio with our laser welder.

Rebuilding Prongs For Diamond Rings & Jewelry

Gold is naturally a golden color. In jewelry-making, we often like to set diamonds and gemstones in white metals such platinum. In the 20th century, metallurgist developed alloy of gold, which appears white as a platinum alternative. White gold has more nickel, silver, and/or palladium to tone down the yellow. However, as white as it appears, the yellows do shine through. The final step after polishing white gold is to electroplate a thin layer of rhodium metal over the white gold. This process is commonly known as dipping because the ring or piece of jewelry is dipped into a rhodium solution. With wear, the plating does wear off.

After a white gold piece is plated, it pops white and shiny. We can also plate yellow gold piece to make them white (temporary at least).

Rhodium Plating & Dipping Jewelry

Dipping - Plating Fine Jewelry

Rings and bracelets and other pieces of jewelry will break often due to wear in gold or platinum. We can repair those breaks using our laser welder and soldering torch.

Repair Break In Ring

We repair breaks in gold or platinum rings, shanks, bracelets, earrings, chains, and bands. We fix jewelry using our laser welder or soldering torch all in our Kansas City jewelry shop.

Ring, Bracelet, Necklace, Chain Repair

Duplicating or recreating a ring is a common service we offer. Often, someone lost an item like an engagement ring or necklace and will contact us to remake an exact replica. We can often copy the ring or jewelry item very closely from photos, appraisals, and/or recollections. If you have the ring or piece, we can 3D scan and create a model for an exact copy. Prices vary widely depending on what is involved in the piece.

Duplicating A Ring Or Jewelry

Duplicate Ring Or Jewelry

In most cases, we suggest soldering the rings together. The main advantage of soldering a wedding band and engagement ring together is that it increases the longevity of the rings. When rings are rubbing against each other it creates  a sandpaper effect, which can eventually lead to costly repairs and sometimes loss of side diamonds. Soldering also ensures the diamonds are lined up and the wearer doesn't have to adjust the rings as they move on your finger. The only time we suggest not soldering a ring and band together is if someone wants to wear the rings individually, then of course soldering is not an option. Please note that on engagement rings and wedding purchased from us, we solder them together free of charge because we want to incentivize people to solder rings together.

Soldering Rings Together

Two rings together wear better. We solder

Diamonds and gemstones can fall out of jewelry especially rings and bracelets, which are subjected to more intense wear. We can fix whatever happened to your piece of jewelry including rebuilding the setting. Then, we can reset the diamond or gemstone in the piece. We can also supply a new diamond or gemstone if necessary. 

Replace Missing Diamonds Or Gems

At Dolgins in Kansas City, we replace missing diamonds or gemstones when they fall out of your wedding/engagement ring or any other piece of jewelry.

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