question for the jewellers/gold/silversmiths

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I seem to have read that there are several TE'ers that make jewellery of some sort, so I was hoping I could maybe get a tip or two 'cos I'm really clueless about this sort of stuff.

When my grandmother died 2 years ago I inherited a diamond ring. I'll post photos once I get home. It's a white gold ring with some filigree, if that's the correct term, and a quite large single diamond. According to a jeweller my MIL took it to it's fairly valuable, especially because of the filigree work which is old-fashioned and a little unusual.

I would really like to wear it in memory of my grandmother. Funny thing is she was very frugal and low-key and I never saw her use it herself. She inherited it as a brooch from her mother originally.

I don't wear rings regularly, and when I try I end up fiddling with them and taking them off and leaving them places. So I was thinking of having it remade into an earring and getting my ears pierced. I have only worn clip-on earrings a few times but I like the way they look on me and I was thinking an earring would be relatively safely attached. It would have to be "dance-proof"

Any thoughts? Would it be very expensive to have it re-fashioned? Would you consider it silly to "ruin" the filigree ring? I could also keep the ring as it is and have an earring attachment or pendant attachment added, I guess, but the diamond would then point down and not be very visible.

Grateful for any feedback!