Setter Recommendation

[lundro]

I have purchased a round brilliant diamond from one on-line site and a tiffany like setting from another site. Can anyone recommend a jeweler in New York City to set it?

 

[mrssalvo]

why not ship it to the company you purchased the diamond from and have them set it. most jewelers don''t want to take the risk of damaging a diamond they didn''t sell you, espcially since you didn''t buy the setting from them either.

 

[lundro]

The site where I bought the stone will not accept an external setting. The site where I bought the setting will not set an external stone. I have contacted one jeweler in NYC that will set it but I was hoping for a recommendation from this forum.

 

[mrssalvo]

ahhh, well hopefully someone in the NY area can give you some names. good luck. do you mind sharing who you purchased the stone from? Most of the online vendors I know of will set a stone into someone''s setting or viceversa. even though i can understand completely why the vendor selling the setting wouldn''t want to be liable for the expensive stone. i think it might help others when deciding whom to purchase from.

 

[lundro]

Blue Nile sold me the stone, Excel Diamond the setting. I don''t think the fact that either one won''t set it reflects negatively on them. If anything it just highlights that I am very specific in what I am/was looking for.

 

[mrssalvo]

i just think it''s good to know when recommending a vendor to someone. We have heard several stories here from people who can''t find a jeweler willing to take the risk and set a stone. if i recommend bluenile, i like to know they won''t set a stone into someone else''s setting so the person buying can be aware of that and make their decision accordingly.

 

[lundro]

I located a jeweler in NYC that agreed to mount the stone in the setting. They did a very nice job and I am very pleased with the results. The name of the jeweler is Wedding Rings Originals.