I am having a very hard time getting any good advice from local jewlers, google searches, etc. on this issue.
Recently, my wife badly chipped the diamond in her wedding ring. It was a designer (I don''t remember the name, German I think) tension mount ring purchased from a very reputable jewler (Tivol in Kansas City, MO) containing a small diamond
(I believe it was around 1/4 to 1/3 carat round briliant). We took it back to the jewler, and they said we lost about 1/3 of the stone. I wouldn''t say it was 1/3. but it was a pretty bad chip. It appeared to have been chipped in some way by the tension mount (although it lasted for almost five years) because from the way it was set (entirely flush in a gold band), it is hard to imagine how she could have hit it on anything, especially on the mounting side. Anyway, we have since replaced the stone, but we still have the old chipped one.
To us, in its current state (a loose badly chipped stone in a bag), it is essentially worthless, other than its sentimental value. So, my question is, is there any way you would suggest to salvage part of it for sentimental reasons? I don''t really care how much of the stone is lost in the process since it is not worth anything to us now anyway. Just knowing the salvaged part was part of the original gives it value to us.
Is there any realistic way to recut/repair such a small badly chipped stone? My budget for doing so is not infinite, but I thought I should at least investigate the possibility. Even a tiny resulting stone would be usefull. One of my ideas for it would be to mount it on a puzzle ring for her because she gave me one to wear on a chain when we first started dating. Thus, it would symbolize two different beginnings to our relationship. As such, you can see I am not overly concerned about value.
What should be my next step? What do most people/jewlers do with badly chipped stones?
Thanks for the help.
Recently, my wife badly chipped the diamond in her wedding ring. It was a designer (I don''t remember the name, German I think) tension mount ring purchased from a very reputable jewler (Tivol in Kansas City, MO) containing a small diamond
(I believe it was around 1/4 to 1/3 carat round briliant). We took it back to the jewler, and they said we lost about 1/3 of the stone. I wouldn''t say it was 1/3. but it was a pretty bad chip. It appeared to have been chipped in some way by the tension mount (although it lasted for almost five years) because from the way it was set (entirely flush in a gold band), it is hard to imagine how she could have hit it on anything, especially on the mounting side. Anyway, we have since replaced the stone, but we still have the old chipped one.
To us, in its current state (a loose badly chipped stone in a bag), it is essentially worthless, other than its sentimental value. So, my question is, is there any way you would suggest to salvage part of it for sentimental reasons? I don''t really care how much of the stone is lost in the process since it is not worth anything to us now anyway. Just knowing the salvaged part was part of the original gives it value to us.
Is there any realistic way to recut/repair such a small badly chipped stone? My budget for doing so is not infinite, but I thought I should at least investigate the possibility. Even a tiny resulting stone would be usefull. One of my ideas for it would be to mount it on a puzzle ring for her because she gave me one to wear on a chain when we first started dating. Thus, it would symbolize two different beginnings to our relationship. As such, you can see I am not overly concerned about value.
What should be my next step? What do most people/jewlers do with badly chipped stones?
Thanks for the help.
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