I have a sapphire pendant.
The pendant has been inspected by 2 bench jewelers who have said it is not necessary to tighten the prongs any further and one of the jewelers said after tightening one prong; said it's best not to touch another prong which has a very small minute gap.
He said it's an unwise risk of cracking the stone whenever you are doing prong work and it's best to just leave it as it is.
He said it doesn't snag on clothing. The stone isn't loose nor moving. It is stable and he said it is a pendant and not a ring - so a very small minute gap at the end of the prong will not pose a problem.
He fixed one of the prongs and than I noticed another one which had a very small minute gap. So I went back and that's what he told me.
You could barely see it with the naked eye and had to be looking very closely. On a loupe, you could see it slightly at end of the prong having a small gap.
The prong is otherwise touching the girdle of the stone and only at the tip of the prong can you see it.
It is a four prong setting. Antique cushion shape.
What do you think? Should I go to another bench jeweler to push in the gap?
The pendant has been inspected by 2 bench jewelers who have said it is not necessary to tighten the prongs any further and one of the jewelers said after tightening one prong; said it's best not to touch another prong which has a very small minute gap.
He said it's an unwise risk of cracking the stone whenever you are doing prong work and it's best to just leave it as it is.
He said it doesn't snag on clothing. The stone isn't loose nor moving. It is stable and he said it is a pendant and not a ring - so a very small minute gap at the end of the prong will not pose a problem.
He fixed one of the prongs and than I noticed another one which had a very small minute gap. So I went back and that's what he told me.
You could barely see it with the naked eye and had to be looking very closely. On a loupe, you could see it slightly at end of the prong having a small gap.
The prong is otherwise touching the girdle of the stone and only at the tip of the prong can you see it.
It is a four prong setting. Antique cushion shape.
What do you think? Should I go to another bench jeweler to push in the gap?