I had an interesting expierence today and I thought I would share on this nice forum...
A couple of years ago, I receive a nice wedding gift from a relative. The gift was a diamond necklace. Since the relative lived overseas, they had a different way of presenting gifts, so I got not only the gift itself, but all the information about the diamond necklace, such as grade, metal (platinum), price and even the receipt. It is a lovely piece and I wear it very often. The diamond is about 1/4 ct and it has a great sparks to it.
A few weeks ago, the chain tangeled up and in the process of untangle it, I broke the necklace
Today, I finally found some time to go into a local mall and try to find a jewler who can fix it, and that''s where it gets interesting:
I walked in, the guy in there was very friendly. He first untangled the necklace and told me about the price range of the fixing cost. I accepted the cost and he then started to evaluate the necklace to jog down the information...
He first examined the chain and told me that it was a 18kt white gold. That was odd because I seem to remember it being platinum. But then I thought to myself that I may have remembered wrong - the chain might be white gold, but the pendant should be platinum.
He then started examine the pendant and left to some other room to see if it is a really diamond. Before long, he returned and said to me - "Miss, the stone is a CZ and the setting is sterling sliver! Do you remember where you got it and for how much?"
I was shocked! Ok, I knew that the necklace is from overseas, but it was from a national chain retailer and I''ve never heard of them selling fake things! Did my relative got cheated? How can it be silver when it hasn''t tarnished?
By the time I left the store, I was feeling pretty weired and upset. Then I said to myself, I had to get an second opinion.
So I went around the mall and to the different jewelers to grab anyone who is available to check my pendant out.
The first place I went to, the salesperson looked at it under a telescope and said: "It is weired, it has no inclusion. Looks like a piece of plastic". I thought to myself:" Oh no, it is true that it is not real". But then he pulled out a diamond tester and tested it - it was tested as a diamond. So he said:"wow, it is a really nice stone".
So I went to another place just to be sure. This time, the guy was more sure of himself and verified both the diamond and the platinum setting for me. So finally I got my answer.
After I got home, I found this expierence pretty funny and couldn''t believe that the first jewler would mistake a real diamond for a CZ. For a necklace, it is probably not a big deal. But what if it was an e-ring?!!! To blur out to someone that their e-ring was not a real diamond and TO BE WRONG about it, he could really get someone into trouble, or someone''s relationship into trouble! What an irresponsible thing to do!
Also, BTW, of all the jewlers I went to ask for help from, Baily Banks and Biddle was the one that rejected me flat. I found them to be pretty obnoxious even though they have really nice jewelry. I have bought things from them before and would probably not going back any more.
A couple of years ago, I receive a nice wedding gift from a relative. The gift was a diamond necklace. Since the relative lived overseas, they had a different way of presenting gifts, so I got not only the gift itself, but all the information about the diamond necklace, such as grade, metal (platinum), price and even the receipt. It is a lovely piece and I wear it very often. The diamond is about 1/4 ct and it has a great sparks to it.
A few weeks ago, the chain tangeled up and in the process of untangle it, I broke the necklace
Today, I finally found some time to go into a local mall and try to find a jewler who can fix it, and that''s where it gets interesting:
I walked in, the guy in there was very friendly. He first untangled the necklace and told me about the price range of the fixing cost. I accepted the cost and he then started to evaluate the necklace to jog down the information...
He first examined the chain and told me that it was a 18kt white gold. That was odd because I seem to remember it being platinum. But then I thought to myself that I may have remembered wrong - the chain might be white gold, but the pendant should be platinum.
He then started examine the pendant and left to some other room to see if it is a really diamond. Before long, he returned and said to me - "Miss, the stone is a CZ and the setting is sterling sliver! Do you remember where you got it and for how much?"
I was shocked! Ok, I knew that the necklace is from overseas, but it was from a national chain retailer and I''ve never heard of them selling fake things! Did my relative got cheated? How can it be silver when it hasn''t tarnished?
By the time I left the store, I was feeling pretty weired and upset. Then I said to myself, I had to get an second opinion.
So I went around the mall and to the different jewelers to grab anyone who is available to check my pendant out.
The first place I went to, the salesperson looked at it under a telescope and said: "It is weired, it has no inclusion. Looks like a piece of plastic". I thought to myself:" Oh no, it is true that it is not real". But then he pulled out a diamond tester and tested it - it was tested as a diamond. So he said:"wow, it is a really nice stone".
So I went to another place just to be sure. This time, the guy was more sure of himself and verified both the diamond and the platinum setting for me. So finally I got my answer.
After I got home, I found this expierence pretty funny and couldn''t believe that the first jewler would mistake a real diamond for a CZ. For a necklace, it is probably not a big deal. But what if it was an e-ring?!!! To blur out to someone that their e-ring was not a real diamond and TO BE WRONG about it, he could really get someone into trouble, or someone''s relationship into trouble! What an irresponsible thing to do!
Also, BTW, of all the jewlers I went to ask for help from, Baily Banks and Biddle was the one that rejected me flat. I found them to be pretty obnoxious even though they have really nice jewelry. I have bought things from them before and would probably not going back any more.
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