I have a diamond. It needs to be reset. It's round and would probably look nice in a Tiffany setting. How do I go about getting one that will definitely fit my diamond, and then how do I find a reputable jeweler that will not steal my diamond and replace it with a POS while setting it?
Ok, I need jewelry advice please
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It's a chain of jewellers. I know they are at least in NC. They're in New York, too.sweetvee said:
Try here:
http://www.jared.com/webapp/wcs/sto...splay?catalogId=10451&storeId=10451&langId=-1
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Hate to say it, unless the diamond is extremely valuable, it's not worth the while of anyone to try and swap it for a cz. Even then it's still distinctly unlikely to no chance.
Generally speaking with estate jewelry, the actual gold weight of the item is worth more on market terms than the diamonds involved. I'm am not suggesting your diamond is anything less than wonderful, just offering a little in sight to how it actually works. It's just too damn fiddly to mess around with . !
No established firm would bother with acting disreputably. Their profit will be in the labor involved. I wouldn't rush to do it before Christmas however, wait until the new year . Don't use a large franchise type jeweler for the setting, you need a place you actually speak to a jeweler directly and not a salesperson. Best of luck with it, sounds like you will get a great deal of pleasure from the outcome.
Generally speaking with estate jewelry, the actual gold weight of the item is worth more on market terms than the diamonds involved. I'm am not suggesting your diamond is anything less than wonderful, just offering a little in sight to how it actually works. It's just too damn fiddly to mess around with . !
No established firm would bother with acting disreputably. Their profit will be in the labor involved. I wouldn't rush to do it before Christmas however, wait until the new year . Don't use a large franchise type jeweler for the setting, you need a place you actually speak to a jeweler directly and not a salesperson. Best of luck with it, sounds like you will get a great deal of pleasure from the outcome.
@}-}rebecca---- said:
Thanks for the advice.
I think I'm just paranoid, having heard a few horror stories. The thing is that it must be reset, the original gold is getting too thin to wear. We think that it is relatively valuable; it hasn't been appraised recently but it's 1.25 carats, flawless and color D. I'll probably take it to a small place but I want to buy the actual setting elsewhere, since it won't be cheap there. I just want to make sure to buy one that will fit the diamond...
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sweetvee said:
I believe in small, independent businesses. If there are small, ritzy jewelry stores in your hometown with a good reputation, I would use them. The owner there has a lot more at risk, than someone working for a corporation would. If they behaved unscrupulously, they could lose everything. If some schmuck at a chain does something and gets fired....he may think it is worth the risk.
When I have had things like this done, they mapped the stone with me before I left and when I returned, to show me it was the same stone.
If they are a goldsmith and do the work on site, all the better. They may even have great ideas for the setting that you would have never thought of.
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sweetvee said:
Ask whoever you have do the work how you will know if the stone is the same when the work is finished.
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My pleasure and I understand why you act with caution, it's prudent. Sounds like a wonderful stone and I seem to be picking up an emotional attachment on your part as well. I am not experienced with buying the setting at one place then having the final craftsmanship done at another, so best I not comment on that.sweetvee said:
The exception being, to ask do you really think for the potential risk involved, enough money will be saved to make that option wise ?
What if there is a flaw in the setting undetected to the eye. Once someone else starts working on it and something unforeseen happens no one is going to want to take responsibility. Perhaps I am misunderstanding what you were suggesting.
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Hmm. Good point, I hadn't thought about flaws in settings. Maybe it is smarter to just get it and have it reset all at the same place.
You are correct about the emotional attachment, it was my mom's ring first so it is invaluable to me. I'd rather be safe than sorry for sure.
You are very helpful, thanks
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I know this family personally and they couldn't be better. If you're able to be home or even have your mom bring it to them.
I've heard of marking stones as an ID, can't think of a specific prossess name but it's smart to do it, it's like a registry so if someone does attempt a switch they'll see it and not do it.
I know this family personally and they couldn't be better. If you're able to be home or even have your mom bring it to them.
I've heard of marking stones as an ID, can't think of a specific prossess name but it's smart to do it, it's like a registry so if someone does attempt a switch they'll see it and not do it.
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I have to agree with some others.sweetvee said:Hmm. Good point, I hadn't thought about flaws in settings. Maybe it is smarter to just get it and have it reset all at the same place.
You are correct about the emotional attachment, it was my mom's ring first so it is invaluable to me. I'd rather be safe than sorry for sure.
You are very helpful, thanks
I'd find a small, local jeweler, someone who is established, and if possible, also does the goldsmithing work him/herself. We have such a shop locally here, and believe me, the man puts out the most amazing work. He's slightly more expensive than you'd find from the larger, more "sell, sell, sell" stores, but he's worth every penny...
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Diamonds these days are often laser etched with an identifying number. This is Lady P's diamond (currently lost somewhere in New Orleans, but that's another story...). The point is, the jeweler you bring it to may not know that it's old and doesn't have "papers."
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/197_9744-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v649/Peregrinator/197_9744-1.jpg
