About Us

Forensic Precision for Your Most Precious Pieces

Most jewelry advice online comes from marketers. They tell you to clean your diamond with baking soda. They suggest DIY prong tightening with household pliers. We fix the damage those articles cause. Jewelry Fix Pro exists to bridge the gap between high-end studio craftsmanship and everyday jewelry maintenance. You own pieces that carry massive financial and emotional weight. You need forensic precision to keep them intact.

We provide the exact technical knowledge required to preserve the brilliance and structural integrity of your collection. We ignore the fashion trends. We focus entirely on the physical reality of metal and stone. You will learn how to inspect a setting, when to take a piece to a professional, and how to avoid catastrophic gemstone loss.

No myths. No shortcuts. Real bench expertise.

Our Story at the Bench

I started this site after watching too many heirlooms arrive at the repair bench in pieces. A client brought in a platinum engagement ring missing a two-carat center stone last spring. The prongs had worn down to paper-thin nubs over five years of daily wear. A simple jeweler’s loupe inspection six months prior would have saved her thousands of dollars. The internet is flooded with terrible advice about metal care and stone security. People soak porous emeralds in ultrasonic cleaners. They wear delicate pavé settings to the gym. They trust cheap chemical dips that strip away rhodium plating.

The disconnect between what consumers know and what bench jewelers see daily is massive.

I built this platform to illuminate those blind spots. We translate the high-resolution reality of a professional jewelry studio into actionable maintenance protocols. You learn exactly what to look for before a stone drops out of its mounting. We show you the friction points where metal fatigue begins. We explain why a hollow gold chain snaps and why a solid one survives. You get the unvarnished truth about what your jewelry can actually withstand.

Who Runs Jewelry Fix Pro

I am Raquel Kohn. I work as a diamond and gem setter at Artemer Studio. My days are spent under a microscope. I seat stones, secure prongs, and ensure the structural durability of fine jewelry. My technical foundation comes from the rigorous curriculum at the International School of Gemology. There, I mastered the strict protocols of gem identification and advanced setting techniques. You can review my professional trajectory on LinkedIn, but my true authority comes directly from the bench.

Setting stones requires a brutal balance. You must push metal hard enough to lock a diamond in place, but gently enough to avoid fracturing a sapphire. That tension between aesthetic beauty and structural durability dictates everything I do. I see the exact points where jewelry fails. I know why a heavy bezel setting holds up for decades while a thin shared-prong band drops stones after three months of normal wear.

I handle precious materials daily. I know the sound a steel burr makes when it hits a hidden inclusion inside a gemstone. I bring that tactile, operational reality to every article published here. We do not aggregate content from other websites. We write from direct, hands-on experience in a high-end studio environment.

What You Will Find Here

We cover the mechanics of jewelry preservation. You will not find trend reports, celebrity style critiques, or fashion lookbooks here. We focus entirely on the elemental composition of your pieces and the physics of keeping them intact. If you want to understand the readouts from XRF machines or the warning signs of metal fatigue, you are in the right place.

• Stone Security Protocols: How to inspect prongs, bezels, and tension settings before catastrophic failure occurs. We teach you to use a loupe like a professional.
• Professional Repair Standards: What a proper sizing, retipping, or shank replacement actually looks like. We show you how to spot a botched solder job.
• Material Identification: Navigating XRF technology, spotting fake gold alloys, and understanding the distinct wear patterns of platinum versus white gold.
• Maintenance Mechanics: Safe cleaning procedures based strictly on the Mohs hardness scale and specific gemstone porosity. We tell you exactly which chemicals destroy which stones.

Our Editorial Commitment

We operate under strict editorial standards. Every piece of advice comes from direct bench experience. We test cleaning solutions. We analyze failed settings. We publish the results.

We refuse to cover fast fashion jewelry, plated base metals, or the metaphysical healing properties of crystals. Those topics dilute the signal. We stick to fine jewelry, precious metals, and genuine gemstones. If a popular DIY cleaning hack destroys jewelry, we call it out by name. If a specific brand uses substandard casting methods that lead to porous, brittle rings, we explain the manufacturing flaw in detail.

We do not accept sponsored posts from jewelry cleaner brands. If we recommend a polishing cloth or a specific ultrasonic machine, it is because we use it at the bench. We buy the tools, we test them on heavily oxidized silver and tarnished gold, and we document the exact chemical reactions.

You deserve the truth about your jewelry.

We provide the high-resolution details you need to protect your investments. Read the guides. Inspect your pieces. Keep your stones secure.