The solitaire diamond engagement ring that you've worn for nearly 30 years is starting to show more than everyday wear. The diamond is wiggling ever so slightly. It is time to contact your local jeweler about their jewelry repair services. If you were to lose that stone, your heart would break.   [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="260"] Professional Jewelry Repairs at Alter's Gem Jewelry[/caption] Most professional jewelers provide complete jewelry repair services, including setting prong tightening, but they offer more than just repair. You can take part in scheduled preventative maintenance of all of your fine jewelry. Many insurance companies require occasional appraisals to maintain the value of your insured fine jewelry, generally for replacement value if the jewelry is stolen or lost. While insurance is a must, the replacement of sentimental jewelry is impossible. You can never replace the meaning of an engagement ring or heirloom piece.   Through a preventative maintenance program at your local fine jewelry store, you can avoid many of the problems caused by minor damage to your fine jewelry that you may not even know exists. Jewelry repair services at most fine jewelers includes cleaning and maintaining your jewelry like it's new and affords a professional artisan the ability to examine the piece for any potential problems. You may not notice a crack in a prong that could easily cause a diamond to fall free. A loose clasp might break, a valuable necklace slipping away without notice. Jewelry repair services can prevent many of these type of avoidable loses.   In addition to fine jewelry repair, many jewelry repair services include watch repair and maintenance. Today, designer watches are more popular than ever. It is equally as important to maintain a fine time piece as fine jewelry. Scheduled cleaning and maintenance will insure that your investment continues ticking for a very long time. Also, heirloom watches are often in need of repair and cleaning. Jewelry repair services often include the repair of old wrist watches and pocket watches. Imagine hearing the tiny gears in Great Grandpa's pocket watch ticking to life after decades without a sound.   There is much more to jewelry repair services than simply replacing a broken clasp or tightening a loose setting. Jewelry repair services can provide you with the peace of mind of knowing that when you wear your fine jewelry, the chances of a wardrobe malfunction are minimal…at least, with your jewelry