The answer depends on your plans: repair to wear or do not repair as a keepsake. My father gave my mother a new wedding band for their 25th wedding anniversary. It had two rows of small diamonds. Just before my mother passed, she had a jewler put one row of the diamonds on a ring for me and one row for my sister. I wear it daily with much love in remberance of both my parents. My sisters ring was damaged and she didn't wear it for a long while. She missed wearing it so much, she did have it repaired and now wears it daily with love. She is so glad she chose repair.
The answer depends on your plans: repair to wear or do not repair as a keepsake. My father gave my mother a new wedding band for their 25th wedding anniversary. It had two rows of small diamonds. Just before my mother passed, she had a jewler put one row of the diamonds on a ring for me and one row for my sister. I wear it daily with much love in remberance of both my parents. My sisters ring was damaged and she didn't wear it for a long while. She missed wearing it so much, she did have it repaired and now wears it daily with love. She is so glad she chose repair.