On pendants probably never as they don\u2019t have much wear and tear.<\/p>\n
On rings it is a good idea to check the claws regularly as they can move out of alignment from a knock and may not be holding gemstone securely.<\/p>\n
Re-tipping is not required usually for at least 10 years. \u00a0 Use a magnifying glass to check on claws clearly.<\/p>\n
When one claw breaks off then it is a good idea to do all of them at the same time. The gemstone is removed and new claws soldered onto the setting and the stone replaced. \u00a0It does not weaken the setting at all.<\/p>\n
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On pendants probably never as they don\u2019t have much wear and tear. On rings it is a good idea to check the claws regularly as they can move out of alignment from a knock and may not be holding gemstone securely. Re-tipping is not required usually for at least 10 years. \u00a0 Use a magnifying glass to check on claws clearly. When one claw breaks off then it is a good idea to do all of them at the same time. The gemstone is removed and new claws soldered onto the setting and the stone replaced. \u00a0It does not weaken the setting at all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jewellery-making","category-jewellery-repairs","cat-6-id","cat-7-id"],"yoast_head":"\n