In-house jewellery repair service
We're committed to providing customers with the best jewellery repair service with our in house workshop in and around Reading, plus advice on caring for your jewellery.
Services offered
Our Reading shop offers the following facilities and jewellery repair services:
Gold, silver + platinum repairs, certain palladium
Ring, necklace, chain, bracelet, brooch, earring repair
Engagement ring clean and polish
Wedding ring clean + polish
General clean + polish jeweller
Estimates for more complex repair jobs
These are of course subject to seeing them to 100% we can repair them - some items sadly can’t be - but rest assured we’ll advise you clearly. More information is below...
We take the utmost care in looking after your jewellery. It's booked in by one of our trained and skilled team, and photographed at the same time. We'll print or email you a receipt and then keep you updated as to progress via phone, message or email. Our communication with you is important to us - you're in good hands!
Whilst most of our repairs will have a fixed price, there are occasions where we will need to work out a quote for you - maybe to source a specific gemstone, or particular components. We'll keep you updated and often provide a list of options to choose from. One of our skilled team will take care of you personally.
Performing repairs as quickly and efficiently as possible, our typical timeframe for most repairs is 5 to 15 working days.
We will keep you updated via phone, email, or text message to let you know when your jewellery repairs are complete.
Need to fix jewellery quicker?
No worries! In most cases, with advanced booking, we can carry out your jewellery repairs while you wait: Subject to capacity and the specific repair required and a small fee, an Express Jewellery Repair Service is available (between 1- 4 hours).
We do require sight of the jewellery in Jacobs Reading shop to accurately advise a price and time.
Contact us for more information, jewellery repair price list and timescales.
When you need to complete more complicated or specialist jewellery repairs, Jacobs is here to help. We have a long-established and trusted off-site network of professionals we can call on to return your items to their former glory - gemstone polishers, enamelers, gilders and more.
In the last few years, for environmental, sentimental, and economic reasons, we’ve noticed recycling older or unworn jewellery is becoming more popular.
So, not only are we committed to providing you with the best jewellery repair service in town. We’re also dedicated to recycling your older or unworn pieces into new bespoke jewellery designs.
You may have a box full of rings, chains or jewellery that you’ve collected or inherited. They may be the wrong size, in need of repair or not to your taste.
We can melt down most examples of old jewellery and rework them into something new and unique. If required we can add more precious metal and sometimes reuse your gemstones or source new ones.
Using this technique we can create many items of jewellery, from rings, bangles and earrings to pendants and brooches. All the while keeping an emotional connection to the past.
Our minimum charge for jewellery repair service is £50, below is an indicative jewellery repair price list. If we have capacity and the repair is easy, our express fee for 1 to 2 day service is £35 extra. Contact us if you'd like to know if we have capacity for express service.
We always need to see an item for an accurate quote that can be provided for you while you wait, or a few days after depending on the work required.
We can match missing gemstones, replicate lost earrings, plus more!
Contact us for more information or to ask a question.
For Ring Repair
1. Ring clean, polish + checks | 1 to 5mm band rings: clean, check + polish, re-rhodium included for white gold | With a single gemstone tightening too |
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Any yellow or rose gold | £60 | £70 |
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Any white gold | £70 | £80 |
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Any yellow and white / two colour gold | £70 | £80 |
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Platinum | £75 | £85 |
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2. Ring re-sizing down | 1 to 5mm band rings: re-sizing down, includes clean, polish and re-rhodium for white gold |
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1-4 sizes ONLY |
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Yellow or rose gold | £70 |
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White gold | £80 |
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Yellow and white/ 2 colour gold | £80 |
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Platinum | £90 |
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3. Ring re-sizing up | 1 to 3 mm wide / up to 2mm deep | 4 to 5mm wide / up to 2mm deep | ||
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9ct yellow or rose gold | £85 | £120 | £125 | Estimate |
18ct yellow gold | £95 | £130 | £150 | Estimate |
18ct white | £110 | £145 | £160 | Estimate |
18ct yellow and white/ 2 colour gold | £110 | £145 | £160 | Estimate |
Platinum | £120 | £150 | £175 | Estimate |
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Ring Re-Tipping FIRST claw including finishing |
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(For each claw thereafter £30 each) |
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9ct yellow / rose gold | £75 |
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9ct white | £85 |
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18ct yellow/ rose gold | £95 |
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18ct white gold | £100 |
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Platinum | £110 |
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Plus cost of setting if applicable |
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Ring: Pips/ sizing bead in shank |
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18ct yellow/ rose gold | £150 |
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18ct white gold | £160 |
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Platinum | £175 |
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Bracelet, necklace, chain soldering, inc. charms | first solder | 2nd or 3rd solder each | 4+ solders |
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Silver | £50 | £30 | estimate |
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9ct yellow gold | £55 | £30 | estimate |
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18ct yellow gold | £65 | £30 | estimate |
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18ct white gold | £70 | £40 | estimate |
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Platinum | £70 | £40 | estimate |
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Soldering any new clasp bought from Jacobs | £50 + Clasp |
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New jump ring 9ct | £50 |
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New jump ring 18ct | £60 |
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Gemstone Setting |
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Grain set small gemstones i.e. 0.01ct | £15 per gemstone |
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Channel set small gemstones | £20 per gemstone |
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Claw setting round gemstones up to 0.25ct | £45 per gemstone |
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Square shaped gemstones up to 0.25ct | £60 per gemstone |
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