Rings you never wear, stones from a piece that no longer fits your life, a grandmother’s brooch sitting in a drawer. Mack redesigns them into jewelry you’ll reach for every day, without losing what makes them yours.
Regal Studio redesigns inherited and outdated jewelry in our Buckhead studio. Master jeweler Mack, a GIA Diamond Grader with more than 45 years at the bench, inspects your stones and gold, designs a new piece with you in 3D, then resets your diamonds and reuses your gold. Most redesigns are finished 4 to 6 weeks after you approve the design.
Meaningful, but not quite you
Most heirloom jewelry isn’t unworn because it lacks value. It’s unworn because it was designed for someone else’s hand, someone else’s era, or a moment that has passed. The stones are often beautiful; the setting simply belongs to another time.
A redesign keeps the part that matters, the stones, the gold, the story and often the character of the original, and builds a new piece around it. Done well, it doesn’t feel like an old ring altered. It feels like a new ring that was always meant to exist.
The goal isn’t to erase the original. It’s to give it a second life on your hand.
What can we redesign?
Every project is different, but most fall into a few familiar patterns. If yours doesn’t, bring it in anyway.
Resetting Inherited Stones
Move a diamond or gemstone from a dated or worn setting into a new design: a solitaire, halo, bezel or three-stone ring, with a lower profile or a hidden halo if you like.
Combining Family Pieces
Bring together stones from several old rings, or from several family members, into one new ring, pendant or band.
Rings, Brooches and Single Earrings
Turn a ring you no longer wear, a vintage brooch or a single earring into a pendant, earrings or a new ring.
Reusing Your Gold
Old chains, broken pieces and dated settings: your gold can be reused in the new setting.
Upgrading a Center Stone
Keep the design you love and upgrade the center diamond, or move the original stone into a new band.
Restoring the Original
Sometimes the answer is restoration, not redesign. We’ll tell you honestly which serves the piece better.
Can you reuse my diamonds and gold?
Yes. Diamonds and most precious stones can be removed and reset in a new design, and your gold can be reused in the new setting. At the assessment, Mack checks every stone for chips, wear or treatments and tells you honestly what can be reused safely.
If there are pieces or stones you don’t want to keep, we can also buy them back.
Redesign or buy new?
| Redesign | Buy new | |
|---|---|---|
| Sentimental value | Keeps the stones and gold that carry your family history | Starts fresh |
| Cost | Reusing your own materials can lower the cost of the new piece | Full cost of new materials |
| Style | Fully custom, designed around your stones | Choose from what is available |
| Unworn jewelry | Becomes something you wear every day | Old pieces stay in the drawer |
Planning an engagement ring from a family diamond? Read our guide to turning a family heirloom into a custom engagement ring.
Designs crafted in our Buckhead studio
A few designs from our studio, each modeled in CAD and crafted by hand. Your redesign starts from your own stones and your own story.
How does jewelry redesign work?
Assessment
Bring your pieces to a private consultation, or start with a video call. Mack inspects each stone and checks the gold, so we know what can be preserved or reused.
Design
Together we explore directions, from a faithful update to a complete reinvention, sketched around your stones and how you’ll wear the piece.
3D CAD Preview and Quote
You see an exact 3D model of the new piece and a clear quote before anything is changed. Adjust it until it’s right.
Crafting
Once approved, your stones are reset and your gold reused where suitable. Cast, set and finished by hand in our studio. Nothing is outsourced.
Final Review
You see the finished piece in our studio first, usually 4 to 6 weeks after you approve the design. If anything needs refining, we refine it.
Your stones deserve expert hands
GIA-Graded Evaluation
Older stones can hide chips, wear or treatments. Every stone is evaluated by a GIA Diamond Grader before it’s reset, so you know exactly what you’re working with.
45+ Years at the Bench
Mack began his craft at 14 in his family’s jewelry business and trained across Europe. Redesign work rewards that experience: removing old stones safely and setting them securely takes a steady hand.
Everything Under One Roof
Design, CAD, casting, setting and finishing all happen in our Buckhead studio. Your heirlooms never leave our care.
Clients Who Come Back
“I brought in some pieces that I’ve not worn in over 30 years. Mack, the owner, helped me create a new necklace and earrings from most of the stones I brought in.” Anne F., Google review
Frequently Asked
Most redesigns are finished 4 to 6 weeks after you approve the design. Very intricate work can take 6 to 8 weeks, and rush orders are available for an additional fee. If you have a date in mind, tell us at the first consultation.
Yes. Many clients bring inherited stones, diamonds from previous pieces or family heirloom jewelry to reimagine. Each stone is evaluated first, then reset in the new design.
Yes. Your gold can be reused in the new setting. Mack checks it at the assessment and explains the options.
Yes. Combining stones from several pieces into one design is one of the most meaningful redesign projects. We plan the design around the sizes and shapes you bring, and show you the result in 3D CAD before work begins.
In most cases, yes. Some softer or treated stones need extra care, which is why every stone is inspected before any work begins.
We can buy back stones or gold you don’t use.
Every redesign is quoted individually, because the price depends on the design, the metal and how much of your own material is reused. You get a clear quote before any work starts.
Always. Every redesign includes a 3D CAD preview, so you see exactly what the new piece will look like before your original jewelry is altered.
Yes. Many clients start by video and then bring their pieces to the studio for the assessment.
Yes. We work by appointment only: Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM, and Saturdays by appointment. Bring the pieces you’d like to redesign and any inspiration photos.
The finest jewelry isn’t bought. It’s commissioned.
Bring your pieces. We’ll show you what’s possible.
Book a free, private consultation with Mack. Bring your heirlooms, your questions and your ideas. No pressure and no obligation, just an honest conversation about what your jewelry could become.
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