My mother recently gave me an old ring setting that has been in the family over 100 years. It originally had a ~1.5 ct. diamond in it, but my grandmother lost that stone about 50 years ago. Here''s the setting:
Because the piece is very special to me, I didn''t want to let just anyone work on it. I had heard so many good things about Quest here, so I thought I''d give them a try. Luckily, they''re local to me, so I could take it in and talk with Pete about it. He''s great!
AND, here''s the ring set with a 1.45 purple spinel (from Daniel Stair):
OMG Clio what a treasure your ring is. I LOVE that purple spinel!!! The detail of your ring is absolutely gorgeous!!!! What a wonderful heirloom to have. Quest did a wonderful job. So, so beautiful!!!!!!!! Love your engagement ring too, very beautiful..
Oh My Gosh, what a treasure!! I absolutely love your grandmother''s setting and it looks fantastic with the purple spinel. How very lucky you are to have such a beatiful piece of family history!!!
One thing I really love about Quest''s work is how well they matched the gold. It''s slightly redder than modern yellow gold, but not as red as rose gold. They did a fabulous job - you can''t tell at all that it was repaired.