Hi all,
I am a frequent lurker. In another thread someone had posted a link of Ross-Simons and there are several setting there I am very interested in purchasing for a reset, however, I have a complication.
As mentioned in a previous thread, I am planning on getting my mother's 1.07 ct diamond (G/G/G) recut but BG. I haven't had a chance to travel to the US yet since I don't want to ship it across the border in case it gets "lost". I am wondering how much of the diamond will be lost in the recut. I know it is hard to say but I need a good guess so that I know which setting to purchase. The settings come in a .75 ct or a 1 ct size. I don't want to buy anything too big or small. Can a jeweler manipulate the setting to make it fit?
My plan is to send the diamond for a recut next week and also to purchase a settings from the sale next week. The setting will be shipped to me and I'll get the diamond reset by my jeweler. Hopefully BG will ok the diamond for a recut and I'll have it back soon. I have read alot of posts about recuts and some loss a bit and some more.
Is this a bad plan? The prices on the settings are incredible (I think). I would hate the chance to give my mom a GREAT setting vs an ok setting. Bigger bang for buck, so to say.
Thoughts? What would you do?
I am a frequent lurker. In another thread someone had posted a link of Ross-Simons and there are several setting there I am very interested in purchasing for a reset, however, I have a complication.
As mentioned in a previous thread, I am planning on getting my mother's 1.07 ct diamond (G/G/G) recut but BG. I haven't had a chance to travel to the US yet since I don't want to ship it across the border in case it gets "lost". I am wondering how much of the diamond will be lost in the recut. I know it is hard to say but I need a good guess so that I know which setting to purchase. The settings come in a .75 ct or a 1 ct size. I don't want to buy anything too big or small. Can a jeweler manipulate the setting to make it fit?
My plan is to send the diamond for a recut next week and also to purchase a settings from the sale next week. The setting will be shipped to me and I'll get the diamond reset by my jeweler. Hopefully BG will ok the diamond for a recut and I'll have it back soon. I have read alot of posts about recuts and some loss a bit and some more.
Is this a bad plan? The prices on the settings are incredible (I think). I would hate the chance to give my mom a GREAT setting vs an ok setting. Bigger bang for buck, so to say.
Thoughts? What would you do?
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