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Ring Resize Cost Calculator

Work out ring resize cost instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Ring Resize Cost Calculator

Base labour is sizes moved times the per-size rate, with a surcharge for harder metals and a fixed charge if the ring needs rhodium replating afterwards. Resizing more than two sizes usually distorts the shank and any set stones, which is why jewellers price larger changes as a rebuild rather than a resize.

Formula

Total cost

total = sizes x rate per size x (1 + metal surcharge) + replating cost

Worked example

With the default values below, Ring Resize Cost Calculator returns Estimated resizing cost of $97.50. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Sizes to moveminimum 0.5
2
Cost per sizeminimum 0.01
25
Metalone of Silver (no surcharge), Gold (25% surcharge), Platinum (60% surcharge)
Gold (25% surcharge)
Rhodium replating needed
Yes

Results

Estimated resizing cost
$97.50
Base labour cost
$50.00
Metal surcharge
$12.50
Rhodium replating
$35.00

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Total cost
  3. 3Estimated resizing cost= 97.50
  4. 4Base labour cost= 50.00
  5. 5Metal surcharge= 12.50
  6. 6Rhodium replating= 35.00

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Ring Resize Cost figure worked out?

total = sizes x rate per size x (1 + metal surcharge) + replating cost. Base labour is sizes moved times the per-size rate, with a surcharge for harder metals and a fixed charge if the ring needs rhodium replating afterwards.

Why does this matter?

Resizing more than two sizes usually distorts the shank and any set stones, which is why jewellers price larger changes as a rebuild rather than a resize.

What do I need to enter?

Enter sizes to move, cost per size, metal, rhodium replating needed. The defaults shown are a realistic worked example — swap in your own figures to get a result you can use.

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