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About ten years ago I was given a ring bought on ebay. It was supposed to be a 5 stone ruby ring, but when it arrived it was clearly set with garnets - chipped, uneven, badly matched garnets. It was also made from a dull 9kt rose gold. The only part which was as advertised was its hall mark, which dated the ring at 1910 - at that point in time, 95 years old.
I had the garnets removed with the intention of having it restored to whatever its former glory was meant to be - then did not one thing with it for a decade. Then a month or two ago I dropped it off with David Klass to work his standard magic.
I had the outer rubies (and yes, they're rubies, not pink sapphires; we've had them tested) but didn't have a center stone or the diamonds. David sourced a lush, matching ruby which he had re-cut to match the outer 2 rubies and to fit the center spacing. I bought the two diamonds from Blue Nile (.42 J SI1 and .41 J VS2 triple ex and beautiful cut stats) and David had all five stones set. He then had the ring plated in 18kt rose gold - and here we are! My stunning 1910 ruby and diamond 5 stone ring in 18kt plated rose gold - all pulled together by the brilliant David Klass.
![rubyfive7.jpg rubyfive7.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/409/409411-7bc96d83653448bd71c3c2db88493570.jpg)
I had the garnets removed with the intention of having it restored to whatever its former glory was meant to be - then did not one thing with it for a decade. Then a month or two ago I dropped it off with David Klass to work his standard magic.
I had the outer rubies (and yes, they're rubies, not pink sapphires; we've had them tested) but didn't have a center stone or the diamonds. David sourced a lush, matching ruby which he had re-cut to match the outer 2 rubies and to fit the center spacing. I bought the two diamonds from Blue Nile (.42 J SI1 and .41 J VS2 triple ex and beautiful cut stats) and David had all five stones set. He then had the ring plated in 18kt rose gold - and here we are! My stunning 1910 ruby and diamond 5 stone ring in 18kt plated rose gold - all pulled together by the brilliant David Klass.
![rubyfive4.jpg rubyfive4.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/409/409408-5693882f7ff5634f616e2d7f36a547b6.jpg)
![rubyfive2.jpg rubyfive2.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/409/409409-8bf5f4fb2ec681ad84fdbe6714f6014a.jpg)
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![rubyfive7.jpg rubyfive7.jpg](https://www.pricescope.com/community/data/attachments/409/409411-7bc96d83653448bd71c3c2db88493570.jpg)