Can you take a diamond from an engagement ring and have it cut into smaller diamonds for a wedding band?

I have my Grandma's 0.8 carat princess cut diamond from her engagement ring. It's beautiful. I'm wondering if I can have it cut down into smaller diamonds to be part of my wedding band? Is that possible?|||Princess cut diamonds didn't exist in your grandmother's time.





That said, yes, it can be cut down - but it will be very expensive. How about just trading it for the diamond band you want? It's just a rock after all.





OR - keep grandma's diamond and have it set into a lovely drop pendent for your wedding. Get married with a plain gold band. Then start saving for the diamond band you really want. For your 5th wedding anniversary, have a vow-renewal and use the new band as a symbol of your renewed vows.|||Yes but Hon what will happen is you will loose some carat weight/diamond material in the process so do NOT expect to end up with a total of 0.8 cts of smaller diamonds...it could be a far smaller total ct weight you end up with. It would also reduce the market value/appraisal on the stones by quite a bit.



I would leave Grandma's diamond AS IS and incorporate into another piece of jewelry- a pendant or a three stone past, present, and future ring.|||First, the cost of having it appraised for %26amp;/or re-cutting by a professional would negate any financial advantage. Secondly, the value of the stone would drastically diminish.





Three years ago, an old friend remarried and decided to combine multiple stones from various rings she had inherited into one ring for her wedding. What a disaster! Mold has to be specially made, stones didn't fit well and kept having to be secured, etc. A lot of money ($$$$) later, she hates her engagement ring!





Use the stone in another way ..... you'll be glad you did!





Congratulations and good luck|||It's not a good idea to cut an existing diamond. I understand the sentimentality of wanting to include your Grandmother's diamond into something for yourself. BUT, Don't we ladies always want bigger diamonds? I'd suggest having the diamond set separately and wearing it on a chain.|||no



well anythings possible but it wouldn't make sense to destroy a large diamond into smaller diamonds.



edit: wait a minute.... they didn't have princess cut until a few years ago. are you sure that's not an asscher or an old mine cut? highly valuable -don't cut old stones.|||Garnet Glitter is right. Really, it doesnt make much sense. You could have that diamond set on a pendant for a necklace or with other gems on a broach. And that way, you would create a family heirloom that you can pass down to a younger generation.|||It's possible, but you'd end up with tiny diamonds of less value and attractiveness.





If the diamond is beautiful, leave it alone. As someone else suggested, you could have it set into a pendant.|||i am confused