How "centered" should the mounting be?

[maphill01]

Hi again,

I just picked up my diamond from the jeweler yesterday, where I had it mounted in a platinum ring. After getting over the initial excitement, I took a closer look and discovered that the center diamond is not positioned accurately. From a top down view it looks a little off-center (and the prongs are not quite symmetric). From a side view, it looks slightly tilted (i.e., not horizontal).

Now I know diamonds are mounted by hand, but if I, a non-expert, can see these things after 10 minutes of inspection, is this a poor-quality mounting?

If so, what should I do? Can I get it remounted, or do I have to buy a new setting to avoid metal fatigue in the platinum? I shouldn''t have to pay for remounting, right? The jeweler seems nice enough, and was recommended by the place I bought my diamond, so I am hesitant to have it remounted at another jeweler.

I''m supposed to be proposing in 6 days. Help!

 

[Carmel]

Eeek Gaads! My greatest fear (well, one of them). There is no sin in being picky about such a thing, but I know how hard it is to express your perfectionism to people who are doing work for you. The way I see it, the liability is on the jeweler - who's craft it is - to produce a quality product for their customer. Chances are, that if you notice a discrepancy, then your beloved will notice it too and will forever fret until it's done right. If it were me, I'd hike it back into that jeweler's shop and act as though I presumed they wanted to make the adjustment on their dime. I would tell them point blank that I came to their shop specifically because I knew they did precise work. The aspect of the potential fatigue on the prongs is a good question and I would lay that one on heavy, too. I hope someone with professional advice can get back to you quickly on this forum, as I am obviously no wealth of knowledge - but I just wanted to support your concerns. I hope I am not fueling the fire over a situation that is not really all that bad, but it sounds kind of iffy to me so I thought I'd chime in. Good luck.

 

[Jennifer5973]

Take it back to the jeweler. Tell him nicely he needs to make it right in 6 days. Period.

 

[Carmel]

Ok ~ that works, too!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Beautiful diamond--I saw the pics in the other thread you posted!!

However, given the GIA description of the girdle, should there be some extra consideration to resetting this stone? Could the "thin" girdle be damaged with "manipulation" during a repair/resetting process? Given I am not a jeweller/gemologist, and perhaps this is a greater issue with square cut stones than RB's, it might behoove one of the "resident experts" could speak to this issue. (as I hate to cause unncecssary worry and, as always, am happy to be wrong!)

Cheers

Sharon

 

[Brian Knox]

Hi,

Square stones are difficult to set.

And if it is not their stone they are 'walking on pins and needles' to get it to an acceptable visual of squareness as square stones are fragile and often damaged while tweaking corners , etc.

That said, they took the job and it is their responsibility to get it visually correct.

Go back ASAP in case they need to order a crown.

Can't really give an opinion on the crown without seeing it, but platinum is very maleable and if there is sufficient metal remaining, oftentimes the stone can be reset in the same crown without concern.

Good luck.