BYOG Roots Medium ~ your Heirloom Gem
The Story
Roots are the structures of life, anchoring trees and plants into the earth and allowing them to nourish each other and themselves.
Your roots do the same - they connect you to your home, your family, your community, and even your journey, reminding you of where you started and where you are headed.
Celebrate your journey, milestones, and your connections by wrapping a WEND Roots ring around your finger. The Roots Collection is a daily reminder of your origins, your experiences, and what is yet to come.
Medium Roots Ring Details
Roots MEDIUM rings are approximately five millimeters wide, and are available in:
14K Yellow, 14K White, or 14K Red *Eco-Gold.
*Eco-Gold is 100% SCS Certified Recycled Gold.
What is an Heirloom Gem?
If you have inherited a meaningful gemstone, WEND can set your gem into one of our collection rings. Our rings are made to order, so this new ring will take between 6-10 weeks to complete. But, bear with us because you will have something more meaningful in the end!
How This Works
You choose a ring from our BYOG collection, and bring in or send us the piece of jewelry you'd like us to pull the gem from. We will pull the stone from its setting, measure it, clean it, and get to work carving a wax ring to fit your gemstone. Once the ring is made, we will set your gemstone in it!
What gemstones work? Essentially any! If a stone is meaningful to you, it is meaningful enough to place in one of our rings. In the rare circumstance your gem will not work, we will help find a suitable replacement.
In our WEND collections, we focus on round gems. We admit to having a preference for round if you are choosing between several gemstones. But we’re happy to set other shapes for a $400 fee. If your center stone is over 2 carats (no matter the shape), there will be an additional fee, depending on size.
If you'd like additional little stones in your ring, the setting fee for each is $50 if they are round, and $150 if they are another shape.
Can We Use the Gold?
Usually, we can. If we pull your gemstone from a piece of jewelry which is stamped with a gold karat stamp, we can likely add this metal into your new ring. Heirloom gem and heirloom gold ? Win/win/win!
If you have enough gold to cover the entirety of the new ring, we will extend a 20% discount to the listed price.
BYOG Assumption of Risk:
We LOVE reusing gems and always use the best practices to protect them. However, you need to know that gems may still crack while unsetting or setting them.
If we use your heirloom gem, you agree to assume the risk that it may be damaged or destroyed. If this happens, WEND will do our best to make plan b work for you.
Ring Size:
WEND rings are hand-crafted with texture all around the band. For that reason, they are extremely difficult, if not impossible, to re-size.
Some designs are more easily re-sized than others, but it is best for everyone if we are certain of your size before we make your ring.
For this reason, in many cases we cannot offer re-sizing of your ring.
How do we find your size?
- If you are in the Seattle area, we will size your finger together at our studio.
- For $5, we will mail you a sizing grid for you to test out at home.
- Visit two jewelry stores and ask for a complimentary sizing (happens all the time). If both stores size you the same, we can probably trust that outcome. If the two stores size you differently (hopefully they are close), go to a third store as a tiebreaker.
Necklace Size:
The necklaces in the WEND collection come in different lengths, which are noted in the descriptions. Necklaces 24" or longer do not have a clasp.
Why? Because they slide over your head. Clasps serve an important purpose, but if they are not needed, WEND doesn't use them.
Clasps can get caught in hair, they can come undone, and they can visually distract from the necklace.
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Ex: Shipping and return policies, size guides, and other common questions.
Return Policy for:
1. Already-Made Jewelry
Returns must be initiated within one week from the date of delivery.
If your WEND Jewelry is not quite right and it is in new, unworn condition, you may either:
a. Exchange your piece for one of equal or greater value (if greater, we will bill you for the difference) or
b. Return it free of charge.
Email us at hello@wendjewelry.com to initiate the return. After we respond, please re-pack the jewelry in its original packaging. We will issue you a free insured return label and instructions on how to proceed.
Your refund will be issued when the item is received in its original, unworn condition.
1. Made-To-Order Jewelry (Jewelry from the nature-based ring collections such as Tidepools and Roots) which we make for you to your specifications):
Returns must be initiated within one week from the date of delivery.
If your WEND Jewelry is not quite right and it is in new, unworn condition, you may either:
a. Exchange your piece for one of equal or greater value (if greater, we will bill you for the difference) or
b. Return it with a $50 re-stocking fee.
Email us at hello@wendjewelry.com to initiate the return. After we respond, please re-pack the jewelry in its original packaging. We will issue you a free insured return label and instructions on how to proceed.
Your refund, minus a $50 re-stocking fee, will be issued when the item is received in its original, unworn condition.
2. Custom Jewelry (Jewelry we design and make especially for you, and only you):
All Custom orders are final sale, and not eligible for return. Please do not be frightened by this – at WEND Jewelry we walk through the custom creation process hand-in-hand with you.
We communicate through several steps in the process to ensure we are on the right track. Custom jewelry is our secret superpower, and we are very proud of our work.
Custom orders take from 6-10 weeks or more, depending on the scope of the project. Please note that a 50% deposit is required after you approve the design, and before the work is started.
3. Store Credit:
Items Purchased with Store Credit are final sale and not eligible for return. Store credit does not expire.
4. WEND Re-Purpose/Re-Purchase:
If, down the road, you decide to part with your WEND creation, please see us first. We would like the option to re-purpose the piece for you (or with you), or re-purchase the piece if we are able to do so.