Hello all,
I am in desperate need of some help here, and it seems that there are some smart experts and amazing jewelery lovers here.
So, I''''ll try to make a long story short. I''''ve been with my amazing wife for years now- we fell in love when we were practically kids! My original proposal involved her parent''''s driveway and a simple sterling silver band I got at a mall, and teenage love! Now, years later, we are a young artist couple and I have been wanting to upgrade and find a ring that is as wonderful, unique and gorgeous as she is, inside and out.
She wanted a vintage/antique old-cut diamond for sure. She has a particular love for older cuts- she adores that they were made to sparkle in candlelight. She wanted a pear shaped ring, in something like an old rose cut. And she was leaning towards one witha slightly golden hue. So I thought I had found the perfect one- I looked high and low at thousands of different rings, researched a ton of old cuts, antique jewelry, etc. and eventually found it on Ebay. I know, I know, you''''re all laughing about now. Oddly enough, I recently saw a picture of the exact ring I bought here on Pricescope- (posted by Ninama), after I had bought it.
The ring was listed as:
4.97 OLD MINE ROSE CUT DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING
CENTER PEAR STONE: 2.95 CARATS
EACH SIDE: 1.01 CARAT EACH= TOTAL 2.02 CARATS
METAL: 14K WHITE GOLD ( 5.02 GRAMS)
COLOR: SLIGHT FANCY COLOR / VS 1- VS 2
COLOR: H
Aso listed as from turn of the century- very old. Desscribed as ''''Old Mine Rose Cut'''' (this was Ninama''''s question in her post) and told me that replacement value was $15, 000. She described it to me as ''''almost flawless!!'''' and said it was 100% natural, she also mentioned that she is a jewelry designer, so she knows the difference and would not sell irradiated or enhanced pieces.
In answer to my questions, I was informed that there were no scratches or chips, and that there was a smal inclusion but only visible through a loupe, not by the naked eye.
Flash forward, the ring arrived, and the ring is lovely- I love the size and shape. The seller has seemed very nice and sent me an appraisal that was done for the ring, but that listed it as clarity
SI 1 and color J, with replacement value at $10,200. So first, I was confused why they had sent me an appraiisal that was describing the ring as quite different from their original listing. She had explained to me that the $15,00 figure was a verbal appraisal from somewhere else. But I was very concerned that it now seemed to be something quite different than what was listed.
But the real problem is that there are very obvious large ''''feathers'''' in the stone- very obvious to my naked eye and the first thing I noticed. I wrote the seller and asked why the difference and they seemed irritated, telling me that old rings are not perfect, but that I had gotten a great price and couldn''''t expect a perfect ring. It also has a slight ''''chip'''', or snag on one side when I run my nail over it I can feel it. I replied that I wasn''''t expecting perfection, that part of old diamonds'''' charm was their hand-made quality, but I was expecting to get the quality they described to me.
I have taken it around to a few local jewelers (in LA) amd the first one asked ''''can you get your money back?'''' and stated that it is probably in the I range for clarity, which is what I had guessed upon seeing it in person. Not even close to VS1 or VS2!
So now I am unsure what to do - let me say that my wife loves the slight yellow color and the cut- it''''s just what she wanted, but as for the inclusions, or cracks, or whatever they are, I am worried about the stability of the stone and wondering if by diamond drilling perhaps we can get the inclusions enhanced- I know that''''s a dirty word here but I do love everything else about the ring and I don''''t know when I''''ll ever find a large, old rose cut stone like this again for a price I can (sort of) afford. What should I do??? Help please! Is there any chance I would ever find a large charming old rose cut pear stone for a good price again?
I am in desperate need of some help here, and it seems that there are some smart experts and amazing jewelery lovers here.
So, I''''ll try to make a long story short. I''''ve been with my amazing wife for years now- we fell in love when we were practically kids! My original proposal involved her parent''''s driveway and a simple sterling silver band I got at a mall, and teenage love! Now, years later, we are a young artist couple and I have been wanting to upgrade and find a ring that is as wonderful, unique and gorgeous as she is, inside and out.
She wanted a vintage/antique old-cut diamond for sure. She has a particular love for older cuts- she adores that they were made to sparkle in candlelight. She wanted a pear shaped ring, in something like an old rose cut. And she was leaning towards one witha slightly golden hue. So I thought I had found the perfect one- I looked high and low at thousands of different rings, researched a ton of old cuts, antique jewelry, etc. and eventually found it on Ebay. I know, I know, you''''re all laughing about now. Oddly enough, I recently saw a picture of the exact ring I bought here on Pricescope- (posted by Ninama), after I had bought it.
The ring was listed as:
4.97 OLD MINE ROSE CUT DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING
CENTER PEAR STONE: 2.95 CARATS
EACH SIDE: 1.01 CARAT EACH= TOTAL 2.02 CARATS
METAL: 14K WHITE GOLD ( 5.02 GRAMS)
COLOR: SLIGHT FANCY COLOR / VS 1- VS 2
COLOR: H
Aso listed as from turn of the century- very old. Desscribed as ''''Old Mine Rose Cut'''' (this was Ninama''''s question in her post) and told me that replacement value was $15, 000. She described it to me as ''''almost flawless!!'''' and said it was 100% natural, she also mentioned that she is a jewelry designer, so she knows the difference and would not sell irradiated or enhanced pieces.
In answer to my questions, I was informed that there were no scratches or chips, and that there was a smal inclusion but only visible through a loupe, not by the naked eye.
Flash forward, the ring arrived, and the ring is lovely- I love the size and shape. The seller has seemed very nice and sent me an appraisal that was done for the ring, but that listed it as clarity
SI 1 and color J, with replacement value at $10,200. So first, I was confused why they had sent me an appraiisal that was describing the ring as quite different from their original listing. She had explained to me that the $15,00 figure was a verbal appraisal from somewhere else. But I was very concerned that it now seemed to be something quite different than what was listed.
But the real problem is that there are very obvious large ''''feathers'''' in the stone- very obvious to my naked eye and the first thing I noticed. I wrote the seller and asked why the difference and they seemed irritated, telling me that old rings are not perfect, but that I had gotten a great price and couldn''''t expect a perfect ring. It also has a slight ''''chip'''', or snag on one side when I run my nail over it I can feel it. I replied that I wasn''''t expecting perfection, that part of old diamonds'''' charm was their hand-made quality, but I was expecting to get the quality they described to me.
I have taken it around to a few local jewelers (in LA) amd the first one asked ''''can you get your money back?'''' and stated that it is probably in the I range for clarity, which is what I had guessed upon seeing it in person. Not even close to VS1 or VS2!
So now I am unsure what to do - let me say that my wife loves the slight yellow color and the cut- it''''s just what she wanted, but as for the inclusions, or cracks, or whatever they are, I am worried about the stability of the stone and wondering if by diamond drilling perhaps we can get the inclusions enhanced- I know that''''s a dirty word here but I do love everything else about the ring and I don''''t know when I''''ll ever find a large, old rose cut stone like this again for a price I can (sort of) afford. What should I do??? Help please! Is there any chance I would ever find a large charming old rose cut pear stone for a good price again?
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