Upgrading an engagement ring means a larger lab-grown center stone, a new setting for your current stone, or both.
Reuse and replace describe the center of the ring. This guide follows the upgrade path on our engagement page.
The three routes
- A larger lab-grown center stone in your current setting. The setting stays, and a new lab-grown diamond is sourced.
- A new setting for your current center stone. Your current center stone stays, and the setting is redesigned around it.
- Both new. A new lab-grown center stone and a new setting, designed together.
Each route is custom work and starts the same way: a request on the custom page that tells us about the ring you have today.
What reuse means
To reuse is to keep your current center stone. It is removed from its current setting and set into new work.
Reuse is the right route when your current stone is the part you love and the setting is what you want to change. The details of the removal and the inspection are in our guide to resetting your current stone.
What replace means
To replace is to choose a new lab-grown diamond for the center. We source it as we do for any custom ring; you choose one, and the ring is designed around it. How the search works: sourcing page.
Replace is the right route when the change you want is in the center itself: a larger size, a different shape, or a different look.
Reusing your own stone
Want to use your own stone? We consider that case by case. Tell us about your own stone in your request, and we'll let you know whether we can work with it.
How to choose between them
Start with what you would not change. If it is your current stone, reuse it and put your energy into the setting. If it is the setting, ask about a larger lab-grown center stone in the same one.
Unsure? A request does not have to name a route. Describe what you have and what you would like different.
What to include in your request
- Your current stone or the setting you plan to keep, described as well as you can.
- Photos of your current ring, which help us see how it is made. After we reply, send them by replying to our email, or by WhatsApp/text 786-750-5714.
- What you would like to change, in your own words.
- The ring size, if you know it.
Costs and timing for upgrades are in our guide to upgrade cost and timeline.
Where to go next
Start on the upgrade path, or send your details from the custom page.
Replacing your current center stone? The sourcing page explains how we search.