I was disappointed to find that all my attempts to size the e-ring correctly failed- I ended up going slightly too big.
I live in Boston, but bought the ring in NYC. Due to his summer hours I can''t get back to my jeweler without taking a day off work (plus I want my fiancee''s hand there too, so that''d mean both of us would have to travel down). I''d like to have it resized in Boston and have asked around for referrals. Some places I''ve contacted can turn it around same-day and others quote up to a week. I am very nervous about leaving the ring, especially with a stranger, since I''ve heard horror stories about stones being swapped.
I do have a certified diamond with all the paperwork, but that gives me only so much comfort if I then have to prove the diamond I searched months for is no longer there.
My questions/concerns:
How do you combat stone swapping?
Are there jewelers that will resize a ring in front of you? Is that a reasonable request? Am I too paranoid?
I''m not sure how complicated it is to resize the ring (platinum band with 5 channel-set stones on each side of the center stone) but it was handmade- Are there issues about having a different jeweler do work to it?
What is a reasonable amount of time needed to resize a ring? Obviously, I don''t want to take it to somebody who can do it quickly but then hacks it up. However, I also don''t want to leave it somewhere for a week.
Any recommendations for jewelers in Boston?
Any help is appreciated!!!
I live in Boston, but bought the ring in NYC. Due to his summer hours I can''t get back to my jeweler without taking a day off work (plus I want my fiancee''s hand there too, so that''d mean both of us would have to travel down). I''d like to have it resized in Boston and have asked around for referrals. Some places I''ve contacted can turn it around same-day and others quote up to a week. I am very nervous about leaving the ring, especially with a stranger, since I''ve heard horror stories about stones being swapped.
I do have a certified diamond with all the paperwork, but that gives me only so much comfort if I then have to prove the diamond I searched months for is no longer there.
My questions/concerns:
How do you combat stone swapping?
Are there jewelers that will resize a ring in front of you? Is that a reasonable request? Am I too paranoid?
I''m not sure how complicated it is to resize the ring (platinum band with 5 channel-set stones on each side of the center stone) but it was handmade- Are there issues about having a different jeweler do work to it?
What is a reasonable amount of time needed to resize a ring? Obviously, I don''t want to take it to somebody who can do it quickly but then hacks it up. However, I also don''t want to leave it somewhere for a week.
Any recommendations for jewelers in Boston?
Any help is appreciated!!!