The TRR Rescue Thread: Show your treasures!

[Lookinagain]

Oh I'm so late to this thread but these diamonds were TRR finds -

They look like really pretty stones and I love the final product. What piece were the diamonds in originally? I can't tell what it is from the photos.

 

[distracts]

They look like really pretty stones and I love the final product. What piece were the diamonds in originally? I can't tell what it is from the photos.

It was a pendant - my original thread has a lot more pics of it. I imagine not the original-original setting, and I think they sat on TRR because the pendant was not very stylish. I got one tweaked by SW Diamond Cutters because it performed less well than the other and was pretty badly chipped on the girdle. Now I can't tell them apart.

Thread 'Well I just bought a pair of OECs'

Nov 23, 2019

I just bought a pair of approx 1.1 ct OECs that are allegedly J-K VS2-Si1. The pics were ok and there was no lab report so it was a bit of a leap of faith purchase. Return policy is decent (two weeks) and it’s a website I trust and have bought from/returned to before and I’ve found their written descriptions accurate on previous purchases. I’ll have to get them appraised to make sure the stats are in line with what they were advertised as, but if they are and they look as nice as I think the cut will be, they’re my Christmas present.

I’m just really nervous because these are the biggest...

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[distracts]

Some of my other TRR finds:

These paraiba tourm earrings that perfectly go with my ring (I actually have a second set of paraiba tourm earrings from TRR as well):



The unheated pad sapphire that I still haven't figured out a setting for but I hate this one:


Quite well-priced Dior bracelet:


And I've also got a Memoire eternity ring in my size.

Most of these are older purchases because in recent years, there's been less stuff and it always goes on hold fast and I think people are using bots because it'll stay on hold with no breaks for days. SO I can't get anything interesting generally.

 

[NeciaKH]

Some of my other TRR finds:

These paraiba tourm earrings that perfectly go with my ring (I actually have a second set of paraiba tourm earrings from TRR as well):



The unheated pad sapphire that I still haven't figured out a setting for but I hate this one:


Quite well-priced Dior bracelet:


And I've also got a Memoire eternity ring in my size.

Most of these are older purchases because in recent years, there's been less stuff and it always goes on hold fast and I think people are using bots because it'll stay on hold with no breaks for days. SO I can't get anything interesting generally.

Gorgeous finds! The tourmalines positively glow!

About the items going on hold; if you call a store and ask about an item they have in the store, they will usually ask to be your dedicated SA since you have a good purchase history with the business. Then you can text your SA and you can put an item on hold until you are ready to buy it (or until another SA takes it out of your cart for their customer).

 

[LightBright]

Quick question about RealReal watches. If the listing says fits 5.5” wrist or smaller, for example, will that watch fit an exactly 5.5” wrist size and be tight? Or will that watch have enough slack to be comfortable on a 5.5” wrist?

I’m trying to figure out if I have to add in slack to my wrist measurements, which is 5.5-5.75” with no slack. So to be safe do I buy a 6”?

Just curious what the measurement fits a XX” inch wrist actually means, as I browse watches on RR.

 

[Kalynna]

I got this emerald ring that I love! The photos were not inspiring, but it looks pretty darned nice once it was cleaned up, especially for the price. The diamonds are listed as “single cut,” but they’re actually big poofy beautiful OMC/OECs!

 

[Dreamer_D]

I got this emerald ring that I love! The photos were not inspiring, but it looks pretty darned nice once it was cleaned up, especially for the price. The diamonds are listed as “single cut,” but they’re actually big poofy beautiful OMC/OECs!

Wow I love this!

 

[RockyCoast]

I got this emerald ring that I love! The photos were not inspiring, but it looks pretty darned nice once it was cleaned up, especially for the price. The diamonds are listed as “single cut,” but they’re actually big poofy beautiful OMC/OECs!

Wow! That stopped me in my tracks! What a stunning find. Enjoy! It’s so beautiful.

 

[Kalynna]

Wow! That stopped me in my tracks! What a stunning find. Enjoy! It’s so beautiful.

Thank you so much! It’s definitely not the best emerald in the world, but I love it!

 

[NeciaKH]

I feel like many jewelry pieces are pulled from being for sale within 24 hours of launch. I have had 5 items reserved in my cart waiting to be transferred to a store for photos over the last couple of weeks that suddenly said "not available" or "coming soon". When my SA looks into the notes, she can only see that they are no longer in the system (though I can see them in my items previously in my cart - they are removed by the system). My SA said that most likely the seller decided not to sell the item. It just shows that I should buy something immediately and check it out in person.

 

[Django74th]

I ended up with a bunch of promotional credit to RealReal that expired last night so as much as I don’t want to admit it, I gave into the marketing and bought a ring. It has the most odd specs that I’ve seen. The center stone isn’t accounted for and then at the bottom in the “non-weighted” diamonds, it lists a 5.8mm so I’m guessing that’s the middle stone. I can’t tell which diamonds are brilliant cut — most look euro to me. The 3 largest stones don’t appear to have the big puffy crowns that I love but we’ll see.

I figure I can always return, especially since the specs are so wonky but it looks like a pretty substantial ring for the price. What do you all think?

https://www.therealreal.com/product...ail-ring/platinum-diamond-cocktail-ring-pvx5c

 

[newtojewels]

I ended up with a bunch of promotional credit to RealReal that expired last night so as much as I don’t want to admit it, I gave into the marketing and bought a ring. It has the most odd specs that I’ve seen. The center stone isn’t accounted for and then at the bottom in the “non-weighted” diamonds, it lists a 5.8mm so I’m guessing that’s the middle stone. I can’t tell which diamonds are brilliant cut — most look euro to me. The 3 largest stones don’t appear to have the big puffy crowns that I love but we’ll see.

I figure I can always return, especially since the specs are so wonky but it looks like a pretty substantial ring for the price. What do you all think?

https://www.therealreal.com/product...ail-ring/platinum-diamond-cocktail-ring-pvx5c

I think it's going to look great and was a great use of your promo money! Hopefully you love it in person!

 

[vitona526]

I ended up with a bunch of promotional credit to RealReal that expired last night so as much as I don’t want to admit it, I gave into the marketing and bought a ring. It has the most odd specs that I’ve seen. The center stone isn’t accounted for and then at the bottom in the “non-weighted” diamonds, it lists a 5.8mm so I’m guessing that’s the middle stone. I can’t tell which diamonds are brilliant cut — most look euro to me. The 3 largest stones don’t appear to have the big puffy crowns that I love but we’ll see.

I figure I can always return, especially since the specs are so wonky but it looks like a pretty substantial ring for the price. What do you all think?

https://www.therealreal.com/product...ail-ring/platinum-diamond-cocktail-ring-pvx5c

I predict it’s going to be very sparkly!

 

[Lookinagain]

I think some of those stones look really nice. Can't wait to see it after it arrives.

 

[distracts]

Here is my second pair of paraiba tourmaline earrings. They're very articulated and fun and dangly. Turquoise is my favorite color so they go with a lot of my clothes.

 

[Pomelo]

This is my first TRR purchase! I don’t live in the US so needed to have this shipped to a friend and it’s taken nearly half a year for the ring to finally end up with me.

It’s a Sabbadini Honeycomb ring and I was captivated by the hexagon cut stones as well as the prong-free setting. It reminds me of VCA’s mystery setting!

Before the pics, I’d love some help please!
1. The whitish “grime” between the stones have been hard to get off. I’ve given her two hot baths with dish soap and it still stubbornly remains, but am worried that the ultrasonic may damage the setting / loosen the stones. Am I not cleaning it right, or could it actually be glue holding the stones together?
2. What is the right word for how these sapphires are set?

I have to admit - the sapphires are quite dark (especially when worn) but I do see some beautiful flashes of royal blue when the light hits it right. However, it’s hard to capture these flashes on my phone!



Edit: here she is before I gave her a bath

 

[Ally T]

This is my first TRR purchase! I don’t live in the US so needed to have this shipped to a friend and it’s taken nearly half a year for the ring to finally end up with me.

It’s a Sabbadini Honeycomb ring and I was captivated by the hexagon cut stones as well as the prong-free setting. It reminds me of VCA’s mystery setting!

Before the pics, I’d love some help please!
1. The whitish “grime” between the stones have been hard to get off. I’ve given her two hot baths with dish soap and it still stubbornly remains, but am worried that the ultrasonic may damage the setting / loosen the stones. Am I not cleaning it right, or could it actually be glue holding the stones together?
2. What is the right word for how these sapphires are set?

I have to admit - the sapphires are quite dark (especially when worn) but I do see some beautiful flashes of royal blue when the light hits it right. However, it’s hard to capture these flashes on my phone!



Edit: here she is before I gave her a bath

What an unusual ring! How does the underside look? Usually the invisible set stones are sort of snapped into a delicate frame? If that’s the case, then it would be safe to say that isn’t glue. And who’d glue real sapphires anyway??

 

[luckygreen317]

This is my first TRR purchase! I don’t live in the US so needed to have this shipped to a friend and it’s taken nearly half a year for the ring to finally end up with me.

It’s a Sabbadini Honeycomb ring and I was captivated by the hexagon cut stones as well as the prong-free setting. It reminds me of VCA’s mystery setting!

Before the pics, I’d love some help please!
1. The whitish “grime” between the stones have been hard to get off. I’ve given her two hot baths with dish soap and it still stubbornly remains, but am worried that the ultrasonic may damage the setting / loosen the stones. Am I not cleaning it right, or could it actually be glue holding the stones together?
2. What is the right word for how these sapphires are set?

I have to admit - the sapphires are quite dark (especially when worn) but I do see some beautiful flashes of royal blue when the light hits it right. However, it’s hard to capture these flashes on my phone!



Edit: here she is before I gave her a bath

The bold design of hexagon shaped sapphires in an invisible setting is really unique. I can’t imagine the level patience it took to puzzle-piece the stones together into that bombe’ shape. It’s a very cool statement ring. My guess is that may be jewelry epoxy residue needed to create the design.

 

[Star gazer]

This is my first TRR purchase! I don’t live in the US so needed to have this shipped to a friend and it’s taken nearly half a year for the ring to finally end up with me.

It’s a Sabbadini Honeycomb ring and I was captivated by the hexagon cut stones as well as the prong-free setting. It reminds me of VCA’s mystery setting!

Before the pics, I’d love some help please!
1. The whitish “grime” between the stones have been hard to get off. I’ve given her two hot baths with dish soap and it still stubbornly remains, but am worried that the ultrasonic may damage the setting / loosen the stones. Am I not cleaning it right, or could it actually be glue holding the stones together?
2. What is the right word for how these sapphires are set?

I have to admit - the sapphires are quite dark (especially when worn) but I do see some beautiful flashes of royal blue when the light hits it right. However, it’s hard to capture these flashes on my phone!



Edit: here she is before I gave her a bath

Gorgeous @Pomelo!! As luckygreen317 and AllyT mentioned, looks like an invisible setting. My original wedding set is set this way, but with diamonds.

 

[Mreader]

Some of my other TRR finds:

These paraiba tourm earrings that perfectly go with my ring (I actually have a second set of paraiba tourm earrings from TRR as well):



The unheated pad sapphire that I still haven't figured out a setting for but I hate this one:


Quite well-priced Dior bracelet:


And I've also got a Memoire eternity ring in my size.

Most of these are older purchases because in recent years, there's been less stuff and it always goes on hold fast and I think people are using bots because it'll stay on hold with no breaks for days. SO I can't get anything interesting generally.

The hold for days is so annoying

 

[Crimson]

This is my first TRR purchase! I don’t live in the US so needed to have this shipped to a friend and it’s taken nearly half a year for the ring to finally end up with me.

It’s a Sabbadini Honeycomb ring and I was captivated by the hexagon cut stones as well as the prong-free setting. It reminds me of VCA’s mystery setting!

2. What is the right word for how these sapphires are set?

I have to admit - the sapphires are quite dark (especially when worn) but I do see some beautiful flashes of royal blue when the light hits it right. However, it’s hard to capture these flashes on my phone!

What patience, @Pomelo ! It is such a statement piece.
Re: your question #2, I am not sure but maybe VCA could shed some light?

https://www.vancleefarpels.com/sg/en/the-maison/articles/the-mystery-set--a-jewelry-making-feat.html

My sister and I were considering similar pieces at Berganza when we were in London . The rings are listed below. Perhaps the descriptions in the links might have the word you’re looking for?

Tiffany Sapphire Engagement Ring, circa 1935 | Ref 21494

Tiffany & Co sapphire and diamond cocktail ring. Set with twelve square baguette cut natural unenhanced sapphires in open back rubover channel settings with a combined approximate weight of 1.20 carats, additionally set with twelve round old cut diamonds in open back grain settings with a combined w

www.berganza.com

Invisible set sapphire and diamond ring, Fren | Ref 16016

Invisible set sapphire and diamond ring. Set with seventy six tapered baguette cut natural unenhanced sapphires in open back invisible settings with an approximate total weight of 12.50 carats, also embellished with two opposing scrolled elements set with twenty tapered baguette cut diamonds in open

www.berganza.com

 

[Pomelo]

What an unusual ring! How does the underside look? Usually the invisible set stones are sort of snapped into a delicate frame? If that’s the case, then it would be safe to say that isn’t glue. And who’d glue real sapphires anyway??

Thanks @Ally T , here’s a photo of the underside. I don’t see any frame, but the hexagonal design replicated underneath is pretty cool

Also, I’m wondering whether the spots of yellow discolouration are the rhodium plating wearing off?

The bold design of hexagon shaped sapphires in an invisible setting is really unique. I can’t imagine the level patience it took to puzzle-piece the stones together into that bombe’ shape. It’s a very cool statement ring. My guess is that may be jewelry epoxy residue needed to create the design.

Thanks @luckygreen317 ! Do you think I can take the epoxy glue off safely? Uncle Google tells me to soak the piece in rubbing alcohol or acetone-based nail varnish remover!

Gorgeous @Pomelo!! As luckygreen317 and AllyT mentioned, looks like an invisible setting. My original wedding set is set this way, but with diamonds.

Thanks @Star gazer , would love to see your original wedding set!

What patience, @Pomelo ! It is such a statement piece.
Re: your question #2, I am not sure but maybe VCA could shed some light?

https://www.vancleefarpels.com/sg/en/the-maison/articles/the-mystery-set--a-jewelry-making-feat.html

My sister and I were considering similar pieces at Berganza when we were in London . The rings are listed below. Perhaps the descriptions in the links might have the word you’re looking for?

Tiffany Sapphire Engagement Ring, circa 1935 | Ref 21494

Tiffany & Co sapphire and diamond cocktail ring. Set with twelve square baguette cut natural unenhanced sapphires in open back rubover channel settings with a combined approximate weight of 1.20 carats, additionally set with twelve round old cut diamonds in open back grain settings with a combined w

www.berganza.com

Invisible set sapphire and diamond ring, Fren | Ref 16016

Invisible set sapphire and diamond ring. Set with seventy six tapered baguette cut natural unenhanced sapphires in open back invisible settings with an approximate total weight of 12.50 carats, also embellished with two opposing scrolled elements set with twenty tapered baguette cut diamonds in open

www.berganza.com

Thanks for the links @Crimson , you and your sister have the best shopping trips! The second link confirmed it’s called an invisible setting.

I found this interesting article with pictures about it. It’s the same technique (as far as I’m aware) for VCA’s “mystery setting”, although I reckon VCA and Tiffany’s craftsmanship is higher as their pieces don’t have an outer edge of metal like my Sabbadini ring

Invisible setting - A-Set

Invisible setting is a technique where specially shaped stones are 'clicked' into a metal latticework that sits completely underneath the stones.

www.a-set.be

 

[Dreamer_D]

I’d hesitate to remove the glue as it may be holding the stones in place!

 

[Star gazer]

@Pomelo here it is.. they are princess cut stones. And the inside of the wedding band

 

[NeciaKH]

The hold for days is so annoying

It is so annoying, I agree. If it is on hold for more than an hour or so, text the contact number on the website. Tell them that you want to buy the item and it has been on hold for a day. They will likely tell you that it is on hold for a customer (a VIP customer, but they may not tell you that), and that they cannot release it until the next day. If it is still on hold the next day, text them again and it will be released (though someone else may put it on hold). If you have a VIP account and a dedicated Sales Associate, you can text them directly and it will come off hold more quickly and be put into your own cart on hold, but you will need to buy it fairly quickly, or another buyer can have it taken out of your cart and into theirs.

If you have a dedicated Sales Associate, the item will be put in your own cart on hold until someone else requests it. If you do not have a SA, it will just be available on the site again for anyone, so you will have to be fast.

Here are the options of why items are on hold for an extended time:
1) Item is being transferred to a store for a customer to see IRL or for their SA to take photos in person for them if they are a remote customer. Someone can still buy it while it is being transferred if you have it removed from the hold.
2) Item is in the cart of a VIP client and they either plan to buy it or are just mulling it over or even forgot about it. In this case, when you call your SA or text the general TRR line, they flag the item and let the SA of the client who has it it on hold to let the client know that they either have to buy it now or it will be released to the other client. In my experience, the wait depends on the SA, I have had about 7 SAs over the years and some will defend my items for days (though those are the SA who risk their jobs, so they don't really do that anymore - for example, I just had to buy a ~5k bracelet that did not have any size listed online or in their internal database. I had to either buy it to see for myself or it would be released to the other person who wanted it - I had requested that it be sent to a store for measurement but when someone else requests it, they will release it before it reaches the store if the client does not buy it then). Nowadays, it is usually somewhere between 30 minutes and 4 hours from the time I am notified to buy it or they will release it and the time it is removed from my cart (any SA can remove an item from anyone's cart and put it in the cart of their client - I only found out about this because years ago before I had a SA, I would have an item in my cart for 5 minutes etc and suddenly it would be gone from my cart and marked sold. Now I know what was happening).
3) TRR are taking promo photos of the item - in that case you cannot get it released to buy, and it can take weeks to reappear, but it will say "coming soon" instead of "hold".

 

[Pomelo]

I’d hesitate to remove the glue as it may be holding the stones in place!

Ahhh dang, I’ll try my hardest to unsee it then

Wore it out today to a matinee show! Feel very badass with it on

 

[vitona526]

Ahhh dang, I’ll try my hardest to unsee it then

Wore it out today to a matinee show! Feel very badass with it on

Feeling and looking bad ass! Love it

 

[cushioncutnut]

Ahhh dang, I’ll try my hardest to unsee it then

Wore it out today to a matinee show! Feel very badass with it on

Love it and how you mixed it with your flameball bracelet and emerald and diamonds!!

 

[HollyC]

Ahhh dang, I’ll try my hardest to unsee it then

Wore it out today to a matinee show! Feel very badass with it on

Looks wonderful on you. It’s fabulous.

 

[Pomelo]

Feeling and looking bad ass! Love it

Love it and how you mixed it with your flameball bracelet and emerald and diamonds!!

Looks wonderful on you. It’s fabulous.

Thanks all!