As many of you may know, I've been doing a lot of construction at my house and I guess I shouldn't be baffled by this...BUT...I still am. I managed to crack the center stone in my little baby promise ring. I've worn this ring non-stop for 10 years, and trust me when I say I've rock climbed, I've worked out and I've done all sorts of craziness while wearing this thing with no problems.
But alas, my good luck had to end somewhere...now I've gone and cracked the center stone and one side is definitely chipped! It is a maul store (Zales) ring, and was not very expensive at all. But the ring itself is quite sentimental to me, as DF bought it for me in high school when we were dumb broke kids, so this did take a lot of planning and saving. My DF had bought the 'diamond' warranty on it way back then...but I've definitely not kept up with the 6 month inspections, so I'm not sure it would even be valid anymore.
My question is, where can I get this fixed and how? Should I get all three stones replaced with something nicer - same size, or just replace the one cracked stone? The center stone is so small i don't think it's even .10 ct. so even a nicer stone wouldn't necessarily be worth the money.
I'm posting phone photos of the ring and the crack below. All advice welcomed and THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!
But alas, my good luck had to end somewhere...now I've gone and cracked the center stone and one side is definitely chipped! It is a maul store (Zales) ring, and was not very expensive at all. But the ring itself is quite sentimental to me, as DF bought it for me in high school when we were dumb broke kids, so this did take a lot of planning and saving. My DF had bought the 'diamond' warranty on it way back then...but I've definitely not kept up with the 6 month inspections, so I'm not sure it would even be valid anymore.
My question is, where can I get this fixed and how? Should I get all three stones replaced with something nicer - same size, or just replace the one cracked stone? The center stone is so small i don't think it's even .10 ct. so even a nicer stone wouldn't necessarily be worth the money.
I'm posting phone photos of the ring and the crack below. All advice welcomed and THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!