JolieSpell
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- Feb 13, 2019
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Hi there! Hoping you guys might have some helpful advice for my situation...
One month ago on 1/13 my fiancé proposed with a beautiful ring. 6 days later one of the French cuts fell out of the setting! He had the ring made in his hometown across the country from us, and against my better judgement we were convinced by the cross-country jeweler to send it to him to repair. He had me mail is registered USPS and it took a full two weeks. I asked him if he could make a few adjustments to the setting:
1) reduce width of band / shank. He achieved this by adjusting the setting of side French cuts.
2) reduce the size of the bead settings on the smaller OECs
3) make the beading on setting less noticeable, like the original ring we were inspired by. The jeweler said this would be possible by “shaving down” the beading a bit
I just received the ring back and I’ve noticed a few flaws. There is a spot in one of the French cuts I didn’t notice before. And one of the sides next two the smaller OECs where the shank connects to setting is noticeably more flat and hammered looking. It’s sloppy. On the edge of the setting there is a small dent so the line isn’t straight and angular as it should be.
My fiancé and I are both very disappointed. Just looking for advice here, was it irresponsible for the jeweler to “shave” / “soften” the beads? How common is it for a ring to break so quickly, what could cause this stone to fall out??
Attached are three photos of my ring. The one in daylight is from before it broke, one after the French cut fell out and another of it today after it’s been fixed.
Original ring:
Damaged ring:
“fixed” ring:
One month ago on 1/13 my fiancé proposed with a beautiful ring. 6 days later one of the French cuts fell out of the setting! He had the ring made in his hometown across the country from us, and against my better judgement we were convinced by the cross-country jeweler to send it to him to repair. He had me mail is registered USPS and it took a full two weeks. I asked him if he could make a few adjustments to the setting:
1) reduce width of band / shank. He achieved this by adjusting the setting of side French cuts.
2) reduce the size of the bead settings on the smaller OECs
3) make the beading on setting less noticeable, like the original ring we were inspired by. The jeweler said this would be possible by “shaving down” the beading a bit
I just received the ring back and I’ve noticed a few flaws. There is a spot in one of the French cuts I didn’t notice before. And one of the sides next two the smaller OECs where the shank connects to setting is noticeably more flat and hammered looking. It’s sloppy. On the edge of the setting there is a small dent so the line isn’t straight and angular as it should be.
My fiancé and I are both very disappointed. Just looking for advice here, was it irresponsible for the jeweler to “shave” / “soften” the beads? How common is it for a ring to break so quickly, what could cause this stone to fall out??
Attached are three photos of my ring. The one in daylight is from before it broke, one after the French cut fell out and another of it today after it’s been fixed.
Original ring:
Damaged ring:
“fixed” ring:
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