merrymunky
Brilliant_Rock
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- Oct 17, 2008
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Well after weeks and weeks of waiting and being messed about by the jewellers (UK high street chain) my ruby and diamond ring is safely in my possession. It is lovely, fits like a glove.
It was purchased at the end of November. It was sent off for resizing. Two weeks later (it should only have taken a week to arrive back at the store) I hear from the jewellers that they halted progress on it as there were issues. The resizing would be no problem but in the process it would lose the hallmark. As the shop cannot sell anything without this hallmark they would have to send it to the relevant place to have it redone. Fine..they should have just got on with it. But they halted it instead while they told me this. They then said they could do nothing before Christmas now as the hallmark place would be shut for the Christmas period. So understandably I was a little out out considering they could have just got on with the work and told me there was a slight delay rather than sending the ring back to the shop two weeks later with no work completed at all.
But it was worth the wait. I have been longing for a ruby ring for a while now. It is my birthstone and red just happens to be the only other colour I wear regularly apart fro black. So no issues with clashing colours! It is only a dress ring so only 9ct white gold. I don''t know the stats on the stones, but I can guarantee the rubies are most likey heat treated! However, it is pretty. Not the original style I wanted. I was really hoping to buy a central ruby with a halo and diamond set shoulders. I will have to save up for the perfect one. This one is more suitable for everyday wear anyway and shouldn''t pose a problem for work . I work with children so my hands will get battered!!
Pictures - Not great due to camera phone, but you get the general idea.
It was purchased at the end of November. It was sent off for resizing. Two weeks later (it should only have taken a week to arrive back at the store) I hear from the jewellers that they halted progress on it as there were issues. The resizing would be no problem but in the process it would lose the hallmark. As the shop cannot sell anything without this hallmark they would have to send it to the relevant place to have it redone. Fine..they should have just got on with it. But they halted it instead while they told me this. They then said they could do nothing before Christmas now as the hallmark place would be shut for the Christmas period. So understandably I was a little out out considering they could have just got on with the work and told me there was a slight delay rather than sending the ring back to the shop two weeks later with no work completed at all.
But it was worth the wait. I have been longing for a ruby ring for a while now. It is my birthstone and red just happens to be the only other colour I wear regularly apart fro black. So no issues with clashing colours! It is only a dress ring so only 9ct white gold. I don''t know the stats on the stones, but I can guarantee the rubies are most likey heat treated! However, it is pretty. Not the original style I wanted. I was really hoping to buy a central ruby with a halo and diamond set shoulders. I will have to save up for the perfect one. This one is more suitable for everyday wear anyway and shouldn''t pose a problem for work . I work with children so my hands will get battered!!
Pictures - Not great due to camera phone, but you get the general idea.
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