FrekeChild
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Re: Jerry Newman, Gemart Services: Hot Pink Mahenge Spinel R
Poor Jerry! I emailed him a couple times expressing how I was so worried about the stone falling apart (you can kind of see a few of the other inclusions in there that aren't associated with the main crack) and he totally kept his cool. But I didn't really see it as potential, I kind of went into it like I had no other choice. If I didn't recut it, it was destined to be a collection only stone and relegated to a box forever because the crack was so severe. I'm not rough on my rings, they are lucky if each gets worn once a month! But still the danger was enough that my jeweler didn't want to risk setting it because of the wear factor - and a stone with a chunk missing out of the bottom isn't terribly attractive. So I really went into it like I had no other choice if I wanted to wear it. I actually considered selling it a few times and letting someone else take on the risk, but I couldn't let go of the color.kgizo|1387987979|3580343 said:That turned out great! I would've been intimated by that crack so good for you for seeing its potential.