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The First Repairs and
Restoration Service on Costume and Imitation Jewelry in
Philadelphia and ONLINE |
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INTRO |
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After many years of experience in the
jewelry market, we realized that Women in general get
really close to any piece of jewelry they own,
regardless the manufactured material.
Any piece of jewelry is a memory of a gift you received
from a special person, a memory of a special time or
occasion, a perfect matching detail for a dress, but
like anything also they are subjected to wear and tear,
even if the jewel cost $10.00 or $ 10000.00, you get
very frustrated if one day it breaks or does not looks
or works the same. The piece will need some repairs or
restoration.
It is possible to find repair people in your own
neighborhood for some of the polishing, cutting, stone
replacement etc., that will be needed. Most repair
people have some limitations, and some do NOT work on
costume jewelry. The main reason is: the techniques to
repair "real" jewelry like platinum, gold, silver,
precious stone.. are completely different from the
"Imitation jewelry" (which in my opinion are beautiful
and attractive as well as the Noble metals ones). |
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ABOUT US |
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Vincenzo Taormina is a renowned
modern jewelry designer Italian-born and
Philadelphia-based. Beside His innovative line of
jewelry the designer a year ago in his designer Studio
launched the Repair Dept.
We are specialized in restorations,
repairs and alterations of costume and alternative
jewelry, which includes: costume jewelry, faux jewelry,
vintage jewelry, imitation jewelry, resin, brass, copper
,bronze, silver, rhinestones, silver, steel,
aluminum.... jewelry |
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About Our REPAIRS Services |
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This is a list of repairs services that we offer but
not limited to: ● Knotting and Stringing
Necklaces with silk thread of semiprecious stones jade, quartz,
tourmaline.. , synthetic beads, imitation pearls,
freshwater pearls and real pearls, using the traditional
European knotting technique used by professional beaders.
● Yellow gold - white gold
- rose Gold re-plating.
● Hard or soft Soldering .
● Replacement of earrings
backs.
● Conversion of clip back
earrings to post and vice versa.
● Replacement of missing
rhinestones, marcasite, cabochons.
● Manufacturing of missing
parts.
● Replacing pin backs,
hinges & stems.
● and much much more.... |
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DROP OFF LOCATION |
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Philadelphia, South Jersey and Delaware Customers - Use
our drop off location at:
Matthew Izzo boutique
117 south 13 street - Philadelphia, Pa - Tel: (215)
629-1240 |
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REPAIRS BY MAIL |
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you would like have repaired and /or restored your
costume jewelry by Mail: Contact Us by
sending an E-mail, with the description of the object,
if is possible a Picture of the object would be helpful
for the repair's estimate and what need to be done
and we will be very happy to give all the info you may
need and fix it for you.
Payments via PayPal for Repairs by Mail |
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questions you
may need to ask |
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Repairs on costume jewelry are
necessarily limited by the original materials used and
their inherent limitations. Most of the metals used do
not have the same malleability as precious metals.
Enamels, plastics & coatings are limiting factors. We
should discuss the object to be repaired via phone or
e-mail to determine how effective the repair will be,
what results you can expect and the costs involved,
before making the commitment to do the repair. |
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Good questions to ask are: |
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● Will I see evidence of
the repair, such as solder, differences in color, etc.?
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● If being plated you will
want to be sure you understand what the final appearance
will be and how to treat the re-plated piece so keep in
mind that "different" isn't always bad; in many cases a
new appearance may be closer to the original look (when
new) than the current vintage look. Just be sure to Ask
us any questions, so you will be aware of what you will
get |
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● Approximate length of
time for repair - this can vary widely because difficult
cases may require US to special order or make parts. |
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● And obviously the "cost"
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How
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Taormina Studio Address:
1416 Porter Street - Philadelphia, Pa - 19145 -
Phone 1 (267) 2307921
Email:
info@vincenzotaormina.net
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Where to ship:
Repair's Shipping Address:
1505 Porter Street - Att:: Grace De Gregorio Philadelphia, Pa - 19145 -
Phone 1 (267) 2307921
Email:
repairs@vincenzotaormina.net
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