John Paul Jewelers · Wayne, NJ
A jeweler's ring sketch and design tools

Custom design

Something made once,
for one person

You see it as a drawing, then as a full 3D design you can turn around on screen, then wear it in gold. Nothing gets cast until it's right.

The process

Four steps, and you approve every one

01

Sit down and talk

Bring whatever you have — a photo, a screenshot, a ring that belonged to someone, or nothing but an idea. We talk through metal, stones and budget before any drawing happens.

02

Drawn in CAD

Your ring is modeled in three dimensions, so you see it from every angle and at actual size instead of guessing from a flat sketch.

03

Changes until it's right

Too wide, too tall, sits wrong against a wedding band — this is where that gets caught. Changes to the design cost nothing but time, which is why we'd rather have the discussions here than after it's cast.

04

Cast, set and finished

Once you approve the design, it's cast in your metal, the stones are set at our bench, and it's polished and finished here.

A CAD design of a diamond engagement ring, shown from the top and in profile with measurements

Most common request

Making an inherited piece wearable again

A grandmother's ring sits in a drawer because the style isn't yours, or it doesn't fit, or it's too fragile to wear. The stones are still good. Those get taken out and set into something you'll actually put on.

  • One old ring split into a pendant and a pair of earrings
  • Several small stones from different pieces gathered into one band
  • A center diamond moved from a worn setting into a new one
  • Gold from pieces you're not keeping melted down and used in the new piece

What's possible

If you can picture it, we can make it

Custom isn't reserved for big budgets or milestone occasions — you're paying for the stones and the metal either way, and the design is the part that becomes yours alone. Bring a sketch on the back of an envelope, a photo you saved months ago, or a piece you inherited that deserves a second life. We've yet to be handed an idea we couldn't build.

Straightforward pieces can be finished in as little as a week, and more elaborate designs take the time they deserve. Either way, tell us the date you're working toward — a proposal, an anniversary, a birthday — and we'll build the schedule around it. Those deadlines are the reason most people walk in.

Visit the shop

Bring your idea in and we'll draw it

Hours

Tuesday – Friday  10am – 6pm
Saturday  10am – 5pm
Sunday & Monday  Closed

Send us a question

Describe what you have and we'll tell you what's involved. No obligation, and we won't put you on a mailing list.