gailrmv
Ideal_Rock
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I''m so sad, I just found out that this happened to my mom.
She has been married over 30 years and has (had) a 1 carat stone in a Tiffany style setting. She has always been bad about having it cleaned/inspected, but finally had it done recently. That jeweler told her she had a CZ in her setting. She was shocked! She confirmed with her original appraisal that she had had a real diamond, of course. She has no idea when it might have been switched, but she does remember having it cleaned about 5 years ago by a jeweler who was later "run out of town" for something sketchy. So perhaps at that time it was switched?? She is remarkably zen about the whole thing but that''s just the kind of person that my mom is. Unfortunately she has not kept her appraisal up to date and she does not feel it is worth possibly getting dropped from their homeowner''s policy for making a claim in the amount she had it insured for. I''m very sad and angry on her behalf! My mom is very sweet and trusting and I can''t believe someone took advantage of her this way. Since I have been into diamonds, about 5-6 years ago, I can recall thinking that my mom''s was not very sparkly, but I just thought it needed cleaning or was not well cut. Now that we know it was a CZ this all makes more sense.
My mom could definitely afford a new diamond, and I encouraged her to think about a replacement or an upgrade. But she is not into jewelry much, and feels she can''t justify the expense, plus she says she has been wearing this one for so long that it doesn''t really bother her. We''ll see. I showed her Pricescope and some of the vendors, and I also told her about some other sims because if she is going to have a fakey it should at least be a great fakey! So we''ll see.
Everyone, be very careful. My mom says she has NEVER left her ring for repairs so the swapping must have occurred while she was waiting - in just a few minutes. I know personally, I always inspect my ring carefully upon having to leave it, but I''ve never been too worried about it getting cleaned for 5 minutes. You can bet I will be careful now.
She has been married over 30 years and has (had) a 1 carat stone in a Tiffany style setting. She has always been bad about having it cleaned/inspected, but finally had it done recently. That jeweler told her she had a CZ in her setting. She was shocked! She confirmed with her original appraisal that she had had a real diamond, of course. She has no idea when it might have been switched, but she does remember having it cleaned about 5 years ago by a jeweler who was later "run out of town" for something sketchy. So perhaps at that time it was switched?? She is remarkably zen about the whole thing but that''s just the kind of person that my mom is. Unfortunately she has not kept her appraisal up to date and she does not feel it is worth possibly getting dropped from their homeowner''s policy for making a claim in the amount she had it insured for. I''m very sad and angry on her behalf! My mom is very sweet and trusting and I can''t believe someone took advantage of her this way. Since I have been into diamonds, about 5-6 years ago, I can recall thinking that my mom''s was not very sparkly, but I just thought it needed cleaning or was not well cut. Now that we know it was a CZ this all makes more sense.
My mom could definitely afford a new diamond, and I encouraged her to think about a replacement or an upgrade. But she is not into jewelry much, and feels she can''t justify the expense, plus she says she has been wearing this one for so long that it doesn''t really bother her. We''ll see. I showed her Pricescope and some of the vendors, and I also told her about some other sims because if she is going to have a fakey it should at least be a great fakey! So we''ll see.
Everyone, be very careful. My mom says she has NEVER left her ring for repairs so the swapping must have occurred while she was waiting - in just a few minutes. I know personally, I always inspect my ring carefully upon having to leave it, but I''ve never been too worried about it getting cleaned for 5 minutes. You can bet I will be careful now.