Dissappointed to discover.....

[FairieMoon79]

that my diamond is not really an OMC It was sold to me as a .33 omc, I guess the bonus is I discovered its actually a .50 modern, but it is "bottom heavy" so it faces up small for a 1/2 carat. I bought an antique setting to put the diamond in when I thought it was an OMC, and now I'm not even sure I want to try to reset a non antique diamond in an antique setting.

The stone is lively, but now that I know that the inclusion really is a feather under the main table and its not an omc, I dont feel the same about it.....

What would you do?
Reset it anyway, try to learn to love it for what it is instead of what I was told it was, sell the diamond to put toward another stone to put in the setting, or scrap both the diamond/setting and get something totally different?

 

[Imdanny]

No, I think you should find the type of diamond you really want and sell this one.

 

[Haven]

Did you see this stone before you bought it? If you saw it, and fell in love with what you saw, then I would wait a bit and see how you feel after the shock of this information settles down. (Now, if you have a return policy and it must be returned within XX days, then don't wait past that to make your decision.)

And if you did see it and fall in love with it, then maybe you really are a modern stone person and not an antique stone person. The looks are *so* different, that I'm surprised you would think a modern stone is an OMC. I have two .20 ct OEC and even at that small size they look SO different from modern stones.

I'm sorry you're going through this, but I wonder if you'll feel differently after some time.

 

[FairieMoon79]

Haven....
I bought the ring from a small store in KY when I lived there...
To me, it reminded me of my mom's ring and my parents have been married 35+ years, but I have never seen an omc in person. I questioned it after I bought it and googled characteristics cause I wasnt seeing them in it. But the store "guaranteed it to be an old stone" so I trusted them.
My first instinct was it was small, but once they cleaned it, it sparkled like mad. I honestly loved the concept of owning something that was a piece of history.
I see it in varying lighting conditions, and its beautiful...but now the feather jumps out at me so much more. Sometimes I wish I werent so curious of a person cause in this case, I feel I was better off not knowing.
I guess now I see all its not, instead of seeing the beauty in it, if that makes sense.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Fairie I admit, I am not totally surprised From the photos you have posted here I had doubts that your stone was an old cut, but fdid not want to say anything because you seemed to love it and were not asking for our opinions about its cut.

But that is neither here nor there. I am sorry you were mislead. I second Haven's questions: did you pick it out by sight and loved what you say? Or did you want an old cut and were led to believe that is what you got?

Now I see your most recent reply. I am not surprised that you and the store were misinformed, many/most people have never seen an old cut, and older modern RBs can look very different from more recent modern RBs.

 

[FairieMoon79]

Dreamer....
I am always welcome to peoples thoughts, I wish you had mentioned it!
I think to answer whats being asked, it grew on me....I was more in love with the idea of the story an old diamond may have behind it than the actual diamond itself(but I had also had a 3 stone cluster before this one I had lost a stone in, so it was an adjustment to get used to not having finger coverage). I learned eventhough I didnt have the finger coverage I crave, I did have versatility to wear it different ways.

I think Id view it like a relationship....I liked it but with time grew to love it. But now its more like the first time your S.O. does something to upset you....that disappointment.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

FM, as one who has been married for 35 years, I gotta tell ya that OMC's were cut long before I was born! In fact, MY mother had a modern round brilliant and she was married in the 1950's! You have to go back to the the very early 1900's and before for OEC's and OMC's.

I would use the diamond for another purpose or sell it if you really think you love old cuts. But I'd do a little research on the cuts before you decide what you really want to do.

 

[FairieMoon79]

Diamondseeker....
After I first got the ring, my fb status was "I have a diamond from the late 1800's" since my research determined that was the time frame of omc's...
now I feel like an idiot for not knowing or for at least not following my instincts when I questioned it.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

Well, I feel like you were misled, so it is not all your fault since you hadn't really seen OMC's before! I am not sure how long ago it was, but if it was recent, I would return it. But I would just think of something to use it for...maybe a bezel pendant? Or else just sell it and start over!

 

[FairieMoon79]

I got it in KY, ive only had it a little while but I live in NC now.
The worst part is I took it to another jeweler in KY to get a 2nd opinion within the return period, they told me "omc's have a very obvious pattern, of course its an OMC, you have a gorgeous stone" after they looked at it under a loope.
So I was misled not once, but twice...the jeweler today specialized in antiques/estate jewelry.

 

[Dreamer_D]

OK so two jewelers told you it is an OMC. And now one has told you it is not?

Can you post an extreme close up of the diamond? Does your camera have a macro function? If you can show us the facet pattern then we can perhaps help clear all this up.

 

[FairieMoon79]

The zoom on my camera isnt currently working but I will try tomorrow with hubbys iphone as that seems to take the best pics of it...
if i decide to keep it, it has a chip on the edge, will bezeling it to protect it from further damage be expensive?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Settings cost between $500 and $1000 for stock pieces.

 

[SweetAsscher]

I'm sorry if I missed it, but who told you it wasn't omc?

 

[FairieMoon79]

Sweetasscher....the person who told me it wasnt an omc was a place that specializes in buying antique or estate pieces. I got a 2nd opinion on friday from another jeweler in a common store who also said it was a modern round brilliant. So I was sitting at 2 saying it was and 2 saying it wasnt.

As an update, I decided to sell the ring. I went to a bunch of places, offers got worse as I kept going, then I found a place who offered me something I felt was quite fair and I accepted it....she said I had "quite a beautiful stone"....

I think the price to reset it also weighed in on the decision, as I dont think it was going to fit in the setting I bought after discovering the difference a mm makes and the setting needed a new head.

I am posting pics in SMTB!!! My new ring speaks to me so much more, its definately more my style than the solitaire was.

Yay!

 

[SweetAsscher]

Well I'm glad you found something you love!

 

[Christina...]

I'm really sorry about your disappointment in you diamond. I suppose this illustrates just how important it is to have uncerted stones appraised or evualuated after purchasing them. Having had two jewelers tell you one thing and two others another, it also shows how important it is that the person evaulating the stone be an expert on the particular cut being reviewed. I've made the same mistake pre PS, not with an antique cut but with an uncerted stone that I assumed with exactly what the jeweler told me it was only to find out it wasn't even close.

I'm super happy though that you found a ring that you love and feel that you got a fair deal on your stone.