Cufflink?

[Foofoogal]

I found the most awesome cufflinks sets from a very old man. One is a gorgeous set of Art Deco bar pin and cufflinks. My question is one of the cufflinks has the bar missing that would hold it inside. Can this be replaced by a jeweler?
Not sure if I can go where the men are since you all have to stay out of the powder room. Sorry if this is a no no.

 

[Johnnysan]

Not at all...ladies are always welcome.

I believe that you can probably get this repaired by a competent jeweler...the trick may be finding a competent jeweler! I have had some success with similar repairs in the past, but it took me awhile to find someone who felt comfortable doing the work.

The best advice I can give you is to avoid the chain jewelry outlets and seek out a "mom and pop" jeweler that has been in business for a number of years under the same ownership. They have a tendency of being a bit more customer oriented in terms of custom work. Good luck!

 

[Tomasso]

the trick may be finding a competent jeweler!

Exactly. Not that difficult in large metro areas but can be problematic in the smaller burgs. Of course you may be able to ship the piece for repair.

 

[Foofoogal]

Thanks so much for the info. I just love these little jewels called cufflinks. These have the most awesome blue stones in them.
I wonder if there is a book on cufflinks? I have quite a few cache and cannot figure out the difference in cost of them (except for sterling of course) and see them all over the boards in price.
I keep finding them it seems and keep resisting collecting them as I already collect so much but who knows as I keep picking up more of them. Does it help if one doesn't admit to oneself that they are collecting things? lol
I see alot of them are selling so I think they are getting hot. I wonder why they even went out of style. Was it like hats and/or because people didn't like buying one more thing or keeping up with them or what? They fascinate me. Really.