AboutGarrett Fifer Expertise I can answer questions about emeralds, Colombian blue euclase, and general questions about many other gems including diamonds, buying gemstones online, general jewelry questions and working with a jeweler to make custom jewelry . I can answer questions in English or Spanish.
Experience I am online emerald dealer working from Bogota, Colombia. I have access to countless emeralds close to the source, trapiche emeralds, emerald rough, and important people in the Colombian emerald industry. I expect to soon visit Colombian emerald mining areas to do research in preparation for possible book on emeralds. I also work with jewelers on a regular basis to make custom jewelry pieces. I have access to mineral specimens of emerald, blue euclase, apatite, quartz, and occasionally scarcely known Colombian sapphires.
Question Hi, I received a necklace with little aquamarine drops on a 14k gold chain. I recently broke one of the gemstone drops and can not find the piece that broke off. I was wondering is my necklace still fixable? Will it look the same afterwards? Thanks! Looking forward to hear from you.
Answer Caitlin,
This is a very common scenario and the short answer is yes it is fixable and yes it can be made to look the same afterwards provided a good match for the stones you have is found.
Your first step should be taking it to a reputable jeweler. Jewelers often receive these kind of requests and their success mostly depends on their contacts for buying good gemstones. Matching colors can be difficult if the necklace is not readily available when the jeweler is choosing a replacement stone and often the jeweler can't inspect the stones in person anyway until they receive them in the mail. Though aquamarine should be easier to match than other stones with greater color variances such as emeralds or sapphires. I don't recommend trying to match the stones yourself, unless you have experience with this sort of thing.
Making the gold piece or setting that broke off will be the easy part. If the piece is similar to another one of the drops that you still have, the jeweler can simply make a mold of one and recreate it quite easily.
