diamondsbylauren
Brilliant_Rock
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GREAT post Neil!
All very very good points.
A lot of people reading this may have 4 prong settings- Let''s be VERY clear- Perry''s loose use of stats is extremely misleading.
To those of you out there with 4 prong settings- or any type of setting for a diamond:
Visually inspect your ring on a regular basis.
Tap it gently on a hard surface to see it any of the stones rattle.
Periodically take it to a professional for a more thourough examination.
Neil pointed out a few of the more dangerous type of settings:
1) Poor craftsmanship
2) Princess cut, especially those with sharp corners.
3) Emeralds, Opals, Tanzanite and other fragile stones.
4) Anything containing invisible settings
5) Extremely thin girdles-
If you have a ring that sounds like one of the above, make the inspections more frequent.
Neil also pointed out an important point about platinum- it may not be harder to bend- but it wears much longer.
Stuill, although it seems unlikely to be able to bend a prong in your poclet- that''s really a very unsafe way to carry any ring.
All very very good points.
A lot of people reading this may have 4 prong settings- Let''s be VERY clear- Perry''s loose use of stats is extremely misleading.
To those of you out there with 4 prong settings- or any type of setting for a diamond:
Visually inspect your ring on a regular basis.
Tap it gently on a hard surface to see it any of the stones rattle.
Periodically take it to a professional for a more thourough examination.
Neil pointed out a few of the more dangerous type of settings:
1) Poor craftsmanship
2) Princess cut, especially those with sharp corners.
3) Emeralds, Opals, Tanzanite and other fragile stones.
4) Anything containing invisible settings
5) Extremely thin girdles-
If you have a ring that sounds like one of the above, make the inspections more frequent.
Neil also pointed out an important point about platinum- it may not be harder to bend- but it wears much longer.
Stuill, although it seems unlikely to be able to bend a prong in your poclet- that''s really a very unsafe way to carry any ring.