aggieram786
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- Dec 9, 2009
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My boyfriend proposed to me on the 2nd of December, and since then I've had to go back to a jeweler twice. My boyfried (eep! fiance) bought the ring itself from a Dublin, Ireland company called Shanore, and the loose diamond from another company. The two were set together locally at a family owned jeweler. The first problem was that ring needed to be sized down (no biggie... how was I supposed to know the BF was fishing for a LEFT hand measurement with his casual question...) but the second problem I've come to is the setting itself, with the prongs. After less than 5 days of wear, I could hear the diamond rattle in the setting.
The ring itself is 14 carat white gold and the diamond is a princess cut. My jeweler, who I took the ring to to be sized and for the prongs to be tightened, said the ring was very nice but he did not like the "box" and recommended replacing it. Replacing it?! It's beautiful, it came from Ireland, and its design matches perfectly with the celtic trinity knots on the band. Plus, on two sides of the box/setting, there are two small hearts with two very small diamonds inside. My jeweler asks me, "Which is more important, two small stones on the side or the big stone on top?"... well obviously it's the big one. But I hate to lose the original setting. I know whatever I replace it with will not be as nice or special to me. I even hated resizing the ring because I felt like it was taking away something... or changing this very special ring.
The jeweler told me that the prongs on the setting were too small and there was not enough metal on top of the corners of the diamond to hold it in place. He said it will need to be tightened from time to time, and all that retightening over time will weaken the prongs. He showed me in a book other settings that were more "beefy" and sturdy. I wasn't a fan of them.
When I told my fiance this, he was heartbroken that the jeweler was basically saying his choice of ring was less than perfect. I absolutely love the ring though, and will do anything to not have to replace the box... but I can't lose the diamond either
Does anyone have any suggestions?
I can post a picture of the ring later, if someone needs to see what the prongs look like.
The ring itself is 14 carat white gold and the diamond is a princess cut. My jeweler, who I took the ring to to be sized and for the prongs to be tightened, said the ring was very nice but he did not like the "box" and recommended replacing it. Replacing it?! It's beautiful, it came from Ireland, and its design matches perfectly with the celtic trinity knots on the band. Plus, on two sides of the box/setting, there are two small hearts with two very small diamonds inside. My jeweler asks me, "Which is more important, two small stones on the side or the big stone on top?"... well obviously it's the big one. But I hate to lose the original setting. I know whatever I replace it with will not be as nice or special to me. I even hated resizing the ring because I felt like it was taking away something... or changing this very special ring.
The jeweler told me that the prongs on the setting were too small and there was not enough metal on top of the corners of the diamond to hold it in place. He said it will need to be tightened from time to time, and all that retightening over time will weaken the prongs. He showed me in a book other settings that were more "beefy" and sturdy. I wasn't a fan of them.
When I told my fiance this, he was heartbroken that the jeweler was basically saying his choice of ring was less than perfect. I absolutely love the ring though, and will do anything to not have to replace the box... but I can't lose the diamond either
I can post a picture of the ring later, if someone needs to see what the prongs look like.
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