Keeliamira
Brilliant_Rock
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- Oct 30, 2016
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Please help with any and all Sage advice. I purchased a beautiful antique rose and yellow gold ring with a very large forest green tourmaline in it. The tourmaline had a scratch in the top of the stone and I took it to my jeweler to have it repaired and sized. The stone was a cab on top and faceted on the back and was just lovely.
When I went to my Jeweler's to check on whether my ring was done, he told me the ring had been damaged. Apparently, his apprentice was in the last few minutes of polishing the top of the stone once it had been recut and shaped when he accidentally allowed the ring to get too hot. The tourmaline flew out of the ring while it was on the polishing wheel and has gone into Oblivion. They have spent days looking for it and are unsure both where it is and if it's survived its trip without damage.
The stone is 22mm x 13mm x 10.5mm or so , approx. 22+ carats.
So... Two dilemmas:
Where should I look, or who should I ask about custom cutting a stone to fit the setting for me? I have already reached out to Dana at master cut gems.
My second dilemma is that I feel really bad about the apprentice's role in the destruction of my ring. While he is at fault for allowing the ring to get too Hot I know he doesn't make a whole lot of money and the responsibility for paying for the replacement stone is falling on him. What would you do?
When I went to my Jeweler's to check on whether my ring was done, he told me the ring had been damaged. Apparently, his apprentice was in the last few minutes of polishing the top of the stone once it had been recut and shaped when he accidentally allowed the ring to get too hot. The tourmaline flew out of the ring while it was on the polishing wheel and has gone into Oblivion. They have spent days looking for it and are unsure both where it is and if it's survived its trip without damage.
The stone is 22mm x 13mm x 10.5mm or so , approx. 22+ carats.
So... Two dilemmas:
Where should I look, or who should I ask about custom cutting a stone to fit the setting for me? I have already reached out to Dana at master cut gems.
My second dilemma is that I feel really bad about the apprentice's role in the destruction of my ring. While he is at fault for allowing the ring to get too Hot I know he doesn't make a whole lot of money and the responsibility for paying for the replacement stone is falling on him. What would you do?