I have delayed posting with the hope that things would work out. However, it is official. I no longer have my original e-ring setting.
After about 2-3 weeks of having my e-ring I noticed there were odd little black dimples on the shank. There was one little black dot when I recieved it but I wasn''t bothered. I loved the setting. BUT there were 6 of them 3 weeks later. So when we went to pick up the appraisal from GOG, I asked them what it was.
They thought it had to do with the platinum''s porosity. They believe something happened when it was resized. So they shipped it off to be laser soldered. On Tuesday we found out that it didn''t work and that the holes really couldn''t be fixed. So essentially my setting would always have the little black dots.
I was really upset. I pretty much sobbed over the whole thing for the first night. I tried to be unemotional about it and thought about it practically. Who knew if the ring would just be worse off later on? The value of the ring would also be lowered if we ever wanted to replace it through insurance because of the little holes.
GOG was really understanding. They offered to put the price of the original setting towards another one. They set aside settings that were similiar for me to try on. I contemplated keeping the ring despite the flaws. But I really wanted it to be *perfect* and in the end after mulling it over for 2-3 days I finally decided to go with another setting.
My fiance was very understanding and wanted me to just be happy with the new setting. We looked on GOG''s site together and decided on the Solasfera solitaire setting. This setting has a head and fluidity that was *very* similar to the original. He says he liked it second best only because he was really sold on the first.
GOG was fantastic about it. Sarah even apologized and said if she had known this would happen they would have never sold us that setting. I knew that it wasn''t GOG''s fault, and I said so. They even called in the Solasfera sample setting for me to try on the next day. I liked it alot and we went with that. They put a rush on it and instead of the normal 2 weeks, it''ll be in next Saturday.
BTW, when we saw our newly soldered setting they had changed the shank completely. It was all sharp edges and uncomfortable to put on. I noticed it immediately. The polishing job scratched up the band badly, and after seeing it in person, it solidified my decision to go with a new setting.
So...I guess that''s the end of my saga. I hope to be happy with this setting for a long time and will post pictures when we pick it up next Saturday.
After about 2-3 weeks of having my e-ring I noticed there were odd little black dimples on the shank. There was one little black dot when I recieved it but I wasn''t bothered. I loved the setting. BUT there were 6 of them 3 weeks later. So when we went to pick up the appraisal from GOG, I asked them what it was.
They thought it had to do with the platinum''s porosity. They believe something happened when it was resized. So they shipped it off to be laser soldered. On Tuesday we found out that it didn''t work and that the holes really couldn''t be fixed. So essentially my setting would always have the little black dots.
I was really upset. I pretty much sobbed over the whole thing for the first night. I tried to be unemotional about it and thought about it practically. Who knew if the ring would just be worse off later on? The value of the ring would also be lowered if we ever wanted to replace it through insurance because of the little holes.
GOG was really understanding. They offered to put the price of the original setting towards another one. They set aside settings that were similiar for me to try on. I contemplated keeping the ring despite the flaws. But I really wanted it to be *perfect* and in the end after mulling it over for 2-3 days I finally decided to go with another setting.
My fiance was very understanding and wanted me to just be happy with the new setting. We looked on GOG''s site together and decided on the Solasfera solitaire setting. This setting has a head and fluidity that was *very* similar to the original. He says he liked it second best only because he was really sold on the first.
GOG was fantastic about it. Sarah even apologized and said if she had known this would happen they would have never sold us that setting. I knew that it wasn''t GOG''s fault, and I said so. They even called in the Solasfera sample setting for me to try on the next day. I liked it alot and we went with that. They put a rush on it and instead of the normal 2 weeks, it''ll be in next Saturday.
BTW, when we saw our newly soldered setting they had changed the shank completely. It was all sharp edges and uncomfortable to put on. I noticed it immediately. The polishing job scratched up the band badly, and after seeing it in person, it solidified my decision to go with a new setting.
So...I guess that''s the end of my saga. I hope to be happy with this setting for a long time and will post pictures when we pick it up next Saturday.
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