stellamarina
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2003
- Messages
- 52
Hi all,
I know the vast majority of you on here would recommend having the loose stone appraised by an independent appraiser, have it sent back to the vendor to be set and then appraised again after it''s set. However, my boyfriend was told by a local, very well-respected jeweler that it was unnecessary to go through all the steps and they could just appraise it for him after it was set. To further confuse him, the husband of my best friend did it this way (appraised after setting) and he is one of the most anal, thorough, organized people I know. This guy made endless spreadsheets of diamond calculations and would never do something if he didn''t think it was perfect. I will add, that my boyfriend is going through a really highly respected PS vendor and has no reason to doubt that what he is buying is not what he''ll receive. Any insight, opinions, etc? I''m posting because I think he''s already overwhelmed with this process.
THANKS!
I know the vast majority of you on here would recommend having the loose stone appraised by an independent appraiser, have it sent back to the vendor to be set and then appraised again after it''s set. However, my boyfriend was told by a local, very well-respected jeweler that it was unnecessary to go through all the steps and they could just appraise it for him after it was set. To further confuse him, the husband of my best friend did it this way (appraised after setting) and he is one of the most anal, thorough, organized people I know. This guy made endless spreadsheets of diamond calculations and would never do something if he didn''t think it was perfect. I will add, that my boyfriend is going through a really highly respected PS vendor and has no reason to doubt that what he is buying is not what he''ll receive. Any insight, opinions, etc? I''m posting because I think he''s already overwhelmed with this process.
THANKS!