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Brilliant_Rock
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I will try to keep this as short as possible and try not to bore everyone too much with all of the details. The story goes like this.....my wedding set consists of two diamond band soldered on either side of my engagement ring. I took my rings into a trusted jeweller (the same jeweller that made me a very nice diamond bangle) and asked him to unsolder my rings, size each ring up 1/2 size then solder them back together, for which he charged me $100. My rings obviously got passed off to the grade B benchman, because my rings were returned with the comfort fit shanks completely crushed and two smashed diamonds. Then came the tears, mass upset, negotiation, an admission that they made a major mistake....and so on...The bottom line is that they had to make a new half shank for my engagement ring and remake the two diamond bands completely over since there was so much damage to the gold on the inside of the rings. They managed to repair my engagement ring and return it to me within one week. I still have to wait a few more weeks for my diamond bands.
Having my rings unsoldered for the first time in a long time, I thought it would be fun to browse the stores and try on some different diamond bands. I came across one at Birks that I actually think looks better than my original. I must have gone back into the store 6 times to try that ring on. It was haunting me because it fits so perfectly with my engagement ring. I finally broke down and bought it, knowing that Birk''s has a 30 day money back guarantee if I change my mind. So the question is, why did I buy a new diamond band when I''m having two diamond bands being remade? I can''t decide if I should keep this ring or not. The reason I like it is because a) It''s much more comfortable to wear than my original three rings; b) I think the size of the diamonds are more proportionate with my engagement ring and make my main stone stand out more. All the rings are very good quality stones -- all VVS-VS F/G color. I''m thinking that if I keep this new band, I could turn the other diamond bands into earrings (huggies) -- or is that a waste? What to do?
I''m going to post a picture of my original set and then the new unsoldered version with the new band -- please give me your opinions. I''m also going to post pictures of the gorgeous packaging from Birks, including the beautiful silver plated box they gave me with my ring. I thought of this after reading the Leon thread about the cheapy boxes he puts his platinum creations in.
Having my rings unsoldered for the first time in a long time, I thought it would be fun to browse the stores and try on some different diamond bands. I came across one at Birks that I actually think looks better than my original. I must have gone back into the store 6 times to try that ring on. It was haunting me because it fits so perfectly with my engagement ring. I finally broke down and bought it, knowing that Birk''s has a 30 day money back guarantee if I change my mind. So the question is, why did I buy a new diamond band when I''m having two diamond bands being remade? I can''t decide if I should keep this ring or not. The reason I like it is because a) It''s much more comfortable to wear than my original three rings; b) I think the size of the diamonds are more proportionate with my engagement ring and make my main stone stand out more. All the rings are very good quality stones -- all VVS-VS F/G color. I''m thinking that if I keep this new band, I could turn the other diamond bands into earrings (huggies) -- or is that a waste? What to do?
I''m going to post a picture of my original set and then the new unsoldered version with the new band -- please give me your opinions. I''m also going to post pictures of the gorgeous packaging from Birks, including the beautiful silver plated box they gave me with my ring. I thought of this after reading the Leon thread about the cheapy boxes he puts his platinum creations in.
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