Busted one of my Melee

[Gypsy]

I noticed that one of the melee at one of the corners of my setting was dark a couple of weeks ago... went to jeweler today to have one of my colored stones set... and had them check my setting out... and BAM completely busted little diamond.

Not a big deal, but I''m a little bummed that I have to send it away again so soon. I love my ring.

Thanks for letting me whine.

 

[mrssalvo]

aw gypsy, i'm so sorry

i would just be heartbroken too. that is the one huge downside to purchasing from an online vendor. you can't just take it up the street for a local guy to fix in a day. i still think the pros outweight the cons, but it sure doesn't make it any easier. I don't even have my setting yet but have thought about what I'll have to do if any stone's ever crack or fall out

...

the bright side, it's going to look so huge when it returns and i bet it gets a good bath in an ultrasonic so it will be so CLEAN

 

[dani13]

Ohh...sorry to hear this Gypsy...I hope you get your ring back very soon!!!

 

[Ellen]

Aw, I''m sorry Gyps.

 

[Kaleigh]

So sorry Gypsy.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

That does suck. Hopefully you will get it back soon!

 

[rainydaze]

well that stinks, i''m sorry to hear that! i hope the ''shoptime'' goes by quickly!

 

[isis~goddess]

i cracked a micropave into smitherines too, so you''re not alone! mine looks all cloudy, my jeweler says he can see where the diamond was hit with his loupe. you need a loupe to even see this little cloudy diamond though, so i chose not to have it repaired now, i don''t want to part with it right now, and im sure sooner than later i''m going to loose or crack another, so when it gets to a certain "critical mass" i''ll send it in. good luck, dont worry about it.

 

[Gypsy]

MsS, that''s exactly the thing, the jeweler offered to do the repair, but of course, there''s no way I''m gonna let them (not even my normal jeweler here, just someone down the street). It is going to look huge when I get it back.

Thank so much for the sympathy Dani, Ellen, Kaleigh, Tacori and Rainy! I''m sure it will be a relatively quick turn around time. I''ve put it in it''s box for now... I just miss it already. Funny thing is, I was at the jeweler having my old setting set with the colored stone I bought for it. So, that''s going to be ready on Wednesday for me to wear as a place holder while this is being repaired.

isis--- mine is totally cloudy too!! It was actually very interesting to see. I''ve been noticing for a while that one of my corners was off though, with only twenty little melee in the whole setting I''ve memorized the look of each of them, so it''s not hard to tell. I just couldn''t figure out what what was wrong with it cause I could see it was still IN there, just absorbing instead of refracting light. Now I know!

Ahh well, I emailed Ocean already, so on Tuesday, this puppy''s off to her.

 

[isaku5]

So sorry, Gypsy. I know how you''ll miss your ring. Maybe Ocean will sneak it in ahead of some less important jobs so that it won''t be off your finger long.

 

[October2008bride]

Oh Gypsy that is so sad!!! Your naked finger will feel...well...naked!!

Hopefully not for long! Ocean to the rescue!