Know any Singapore jewelers willing to barter diamonds for re-setting services?

[justintylerclark]

Hi,

My fiancee and I have just arrived in Singapore, where I planned to have a ring reset into an engagement ring. I was originally expecting to pay a local jeweler to do this, but disaster struck when we arrived: customs end up fining us thousands of dollars for undeclared cigarettes.

So now to economize, what we''re hoping to do is to barter a few of the smaller diamonds in the ring in exchange for having the rest of it reset into something more appropriate. Does anyone know any reputable jewelers who might be open to working on that basis? Are we likely to get a bad deal if we try this? The ring is a single larger diamond with 24 or so smaller diamonds around .10K, with an 18K band. The original ring was appraised at US $8000 back in the early 1990''s but I have no idea if it is worth less/more now.

Thanks for your help!
Justin

 

[maverick007]

Hi, I''m from Singapore.

You can try asking for prices at pawnshops in Singapore.

I''ve some contacts that sell diamonds but I''m not sure whether they offer this type of services.

You can try contacting Isaac from www.vivodiamonds.com. His no. is +65 64936893

or another contact is
Yuen Tung (Wah Kee) Gems & Jewellery

1093 Lower Delta Road
#07-09 TIONG BAHRU INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
Singapore 169204
Contact : +65 62702278

Hope this helps