Recommend Jeweler to resize platinum (up) in Hampton Roads?

[Nskywalker24]

I bought a ring from Costco and it needs to be resized up one. It is a three stone engagment ring. It is platinum setting.

Does anyone have any recommendations for the Hampton Roads area (Virginia near Virginia beach...)

Price is not an issue as long as it is less than $175. I am just worried about them swapping the diamonds or using another metal to resize.

Thank you so much for your advice!!!

 

[Gypsy]

Re: Recommend Jeweler to resize platinum (up) in Hampton Roa

I bought a ring from Costco and it needs to be resized up one. It is a three stone engagment ring. It is platinum setting.

Does anyone have any recommendations for the Hampton Roads area (Virginia near Virginia beach...)

Price is not an issue as long as it is less than $175. I am just worried about them swapping the diamonds or using another metal to resize.

Thank you so much for your advice!!!

Do you have anything like Yelp out there? I would look to see what jewelers have a good rating and then check their BBB listing.

Most jewelers value their reputation-- it's what enables them to stay in business. However, there are crooks everywhere and who knows if your jeweler was hitting the sauce that day right? In the UNLIKELY EVENT that YOU did not screen your jeweler carefully (you have a responsibility here)-- check their BBB records, their yelp reviews, their jewelry association ratings etc. and you decided to use a shady jeweler here's what you do:

1. Make sure your jewelry is insured. And make sure you appraisals are updated regularly.
2. If you diamond has inclusions or an inscription make sure you know what they are and how to find them with a loupe. When you drop your stone off for repair/whatever you and the jeweler loupe the stone together on your work order ticket you both agree on the inclusions and inscription. Then when you pick it up you do your due diligence and check it all before you walk out that door.
3. If you have no inclusions you can spot and no inscription (I have neither) and you wouldn't know your diamond just by looking at it (I have an asscher so I am pretty good at spotting mine, plus it's hard to switch it in it's current setting) then you need to be extra sure about the jeweler you take it to and to get it appraised regularly. Also, you can do what I do... use only jewelers with in house benches... ones that don't send out their repair work. It enables you to have "one throat to choke" in the event of a problem and those stores usually have 40x loupes and even *I* can find an inclusion in my stone with a 40x loupe.