Question for Rockdoc re. pursuing a chain store

[pyramid]

Is there any point in pursuing a chain store about a diamond ring I bought from them which I have now realised has a very thin girdle? Would this be within their type of quality control?

 

[pyramid]

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[RockDoc]

Date: 7/23/2005 1:04:17 PM
Author:Pyramid
Is there any point in pursuing a chain store about a diamond ring I bought from them which I have now realised has a very thin girdle? Would this be within their type of quality control?

Dear Pyramid.....


Maybe.... It depends.

I would have a lot of questions


1. Did they say the girdle was something different to what it actually is?

2. Did the stone come with a major lab grading report?

3. Has the stone been analyzed by an appraiser ?

4. What are the actual measurements of the girdle?

5. Is the girdle straight and uniform?

6. Is the whole girdle "too thin", or just a small portion?

7. If you''ve notified the store of your concern, have they offered any thing to help resolve this?

8. Can you post the cert or whatever documentation they gave you?

9 Are they any other important implications that threaten the durability of the diamond?

10. Do you mean pursue as in starting a legal action?

Let''s start with these, and I can more completely answer your question.

Rockdoc

 

[pyramid]

1. Did they say the girdle was something different to what it actually is?
No.

2. Did the stone come with a major lab grading report?
No.

3. Has the stone been analyzed by an appraiser ?
No. I don't think independent appraisers here, who are few and far between would appraise a diamond under half carat.

4. What are the actual measurements of the girdle?
Don't know

5. Is the girdle straight and uniform?
Yes except in the Very Thin area. It is exactly like the drawing in Garry Holloways post but his is for a 1 carat stone.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/very-thin-girdle-a-nono.23456/

6. Is the whole girdle "too thin", or just a small portion?
Just a small portion

7. If you've notified the store of your concern, have they offered any thing to help resolve this?
No. Quote: We are confident that our diamonds are what we say they are.

8. Can you post the cert or whatever documentation they gave you?
No cert. I cannot post the document but it states colour, clarity, carat weight on the reverse of the booklet G, SI1, 0.47 and the booklet under cut shows a drawing with ideal cut, too shallow, too deep but no dimensions. The chain stores website is www.beaverbrooks.co.uk

9 Are they any other important implications that threaten the durability of the diamond?
I don't think so, but I am not qualified to know.

10. Do you mean pursue as in starting a legal action?
No.

 

[pyramid]

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[RockDoc]

Date: 7/23/2005 3:57:36 PM
Author: Pyramid

1. Did they say the girdle was something different to what it actually is?
No.

2. Did the stone come with a major lab grading report?
No.

3. Has the stone been analyzed by an appraiser ?
No. I don''t think independent appraisers here, who are few and far between would appraise a diamond under half carat.

4. What are the actual measurements of the girdle?
Don''t know

5. Is the girdle straight and uniform?
Yes except in the Very Thin area. It is exactly like the drawing in Garry Holloways post but his is for a 1 carat stone.
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/very-thin-girdle-a-nono.23456/

6. Is the whole girdle ''too thin'', or just a small portion?
Just a small portion

7. If you''ve notified the store of your concern, have they offered any thing to help resolve this?
No. Quote: We are confident that our diamonds are what we say they are.

8. Can you post the cert or whatever documentation they gave you?
No cert. I cannot post the document but it states colour, clarity, carat weight on the reverse of the booklet G, SI1, 0.47 and the booklet under cut shows a drawing with ideal cut, too shallow, too deep but no dimensions. The chain stores website is www.beaverbrooks.co.uk

9 Are they any other important implications that threaten the durability of the diamond?
I don''t think so, but I am not qualified to know.

10. Do you mean pursue as in starting a legal action?
No.

Pyramid

Not sure what you really want me to say here.

The actual stone has to be seen in order to make a meaningful comment/ opinion.

To say it looks like the stone that Garry posted, and then have me make a conclusion based on a different stone, would really be useless.

I certainly understand that because it is under 1/2 carat, you don''t want to spend a lot of fees having it checked, but if the seller claims that it is safe, get it in writing, and keep the item insured properly.That way if something bad does happen, you''re protected from paying for the loss yourself.

Rockdoc

 

[pyramid]

Thank you Rockdoc