Hi - I''m not sure if I ever posted on here, but I started lurking a while ago and registered sometime in the fall. This forum is amazing!
That said, I''ve run into a problem and I''m wondering here if anyone could advise me somehow.
After reading thread after thread and looking at picture after picture, we decided on a yellow sapphire set in a 14K white gold setting that is beautiful. The gem was sent to us and it sparkled, it was heavenly! We sent it to Wink and got it set and he gave it to me and it was just stunning.
Three days later I notice that my ring is dull. It went from sparking to dull overnight. I''d only worn it in the daytime, never at night or in the shower. I looked at it and saw a huge feather-like spot in it. It''s large and I can see it very clearly by looking at the stone. My husband called Wink, sent it back, and Wink said it looked like it was a natural imperfection. We were floored... how could we have not seen this huge feather? He said that he had to get out the microscope to see it, yet I was able to see it in the drive through lane of dunkin donuts (which was when I called my husband immediately!). So he sent it to Richard Homer, who said that it was there when he cut it and it''s on it''s way back.
So, I have a few questions....... does this sound normal? How could we not have seen this large feather when we had the stone and then I just *boom* noticed it was dull and saw this? I stared and stared at the ring and at the stone - you all know how it is!!
We paid around 1200, I believe, for this stone, a 3ct yellow sapphire. Is that his typical price for that type of stone with a very large feather in it? That can be seen with the naked eye?
While it''s no 5K ring, it''s my engagement ring and I just want to cry at this whole thing. We went with those two dealers because of the amazing reviews on this forum, from both of us reading thread after thread.... and now I wish we''d gotten a diamond or anything else. In my heart of hearts, I truly believe that this isn''t right - that the imperfection wasn''t there. Our fault was that we did not get the gem mapped. We shouldn''t have gone on pure trust and I''m kicking myself for not realizing that.
Thanks, anyone, for any ideas. I just can''t accept that this feather inside this stone that you can see from the top and the side was there when we got the gem for inspection. I can''t. I would have sent it back in a heartbeat. It was SOOO brilliant! Now, not so much.
Ugh, this stinks. I''m guessing I have no recourse at all. Does anyone have any words of wisdom here? IS that a price for a stone with an imperfection like that?
Thanks so much!!
Brandy
That said, I''ve run into a problem and I''m wondering here if anyone could advise me somehow.
After reading thread after thread and looking at picture after picture, we decided on a yellow sapphire set in a 14K white gold setting that is beautiful. The gem was sent to us and it sparkled, it was heavenly! We sent it to Wink and got it set and he gave it to me and it was just stunning.
Three days later I notice that my ring is dull. It went from sparking to dull overnight. I''d only worn it in the daytime, never at night or in the shower. I looked at it and saw a huge feather-like spot in it. It''s large and I can see it very clearly by looking at the stone. My husband called Wink, sent it back, and Wink said it looked like it was a natural imperfection. We were floored... how could we have not seen this huge feather? He said that he had to get out the microscope to see it, yet I was able to see it in the drive through lane of dunkin donuts (which was when I called my husband immediately!). So he sent it to Richard Homer, who said that it was there when he cut it and it''s on it''s way back.
So, I have a few questions....... does this sound normal? How could we not have seen this large feather when we had the stone and then I just *boom* noticed it was dull and saw this? I stared and stared at the ring and at the stone - you all know how it is!!
We paid around 1200, I believe, for this stone, a 3ct yellow sapphire. Is that his typical price for that type of stone with a very large feather in it? That can be seen with the naked eye?
While it''s no 5K ring, it''s my engagement ring and I just want to cry at this whole thing. We went with those two dealers because of the amazing reviews on this forum, from both of us reading thread after thread.... and now I wish we''d gotten a diamond or anything else. In my heart of hearts, I truly believe that this isn''t right - that the imperfection wasn''t there. Our fault was that we did not get the gem mapped. We shouldn''t have gone on pure trust and I''m kicking myself for not realizing that.
Thanks, anyone, for any ideas. I just can''t accept that this feather inside this stone that you can see from the top and the side was there when we got the gem for inspection. I can''t. I would have sent it back in a heartbeat. It was SOOO brilliant! Now, not so much.
Ugh, this stinks. I''m guessing I have no recourse at all. Does anyone have any words of wisdom here? IS that a price for a stone with an imperfection like that?
Thanks so much!!
Brandy