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IGI Certified LG705532678

Marquise Brilliant

20.32 x 10.15 x 6.24 mm

2.0 ratio

7.15 carats

G color

VS1 clarity

Excellent Symmetry

Excellent Polish

Flourescence None

59% table

61.5% pavilion

14.5% crown

43.5% pavilion

35° crown angle

40.8° pavilion angle

Medium to slightly thick Girdle (4%)

Culet pointed

CVD

Type IIa

Price $612.77

I'm curious as to whether or not this is a well cut diamond 🤔 I would love some outside opinions please. AI can be wrong so I want some human perspectives to help me stop being so nervous that I made a bad decision to buy this. it has a 30 day free return window. the price just has me all messed up. thinking SOMETHING gotta be wrong with it. I don't expect it to be an elite tier precision cut worth thousands of dollars. but is it halfway decent? good for the price? I can't get tweezer videos until the 14th when they actually get the diamond in headquarters. they said they would send it out that day so I should have it by the 16th. This is the biggest diamond I've bought. I really wanted a huge ring but 10 carat ovals are too expensive at 1.2k$ minimum. 7.15 marquise is just fine to me. Thank you for all the help! 😊

Ring specs: Size 7 (as seen in the pics, before it was resized), oval red spinel center stone, old mine cut diamond side stones. 14k yellow gold. Measures 6.5mm x 10.2mm at the front. Band is 1.9mm wide. Circa 1870. In Good Antique Condition.

The Issue: I had to send my new-to-me antique engagement ring back to the jeweler for repair after only 4 days of gentle wear. When I first started wearing the ring, I immediately noticed that it was snagging very easily on terry cloth hand towels and clothes. (I was careful with the ring and never wore it while sleeping, showering, exercising, etc.) After 4 days, I decided to look at the ring through a 10x loupe and was surprised to discover that nearly all the prongs were lifted, the center stone was loose, and one of the side diamonds was crooked in the setting.

The jeweler was very responsive and has since repaired the ring at no charge. They are ready to send it back to me, but I am not convinced that the same issues won’t continue to occur. I have expressed my concerns to them, but they say it will be fine and not to worry. Am I overreacting or are my concerns valid? I would be very grateful for any advice.

Question 1: Is it normal for a ring of this age and setting type to snag so easily and require repair after only a few days? I told the jeweler that I didn’t think that a properly set ring should snag on things. (That is my understanding based on the research I have done--even regarding older rings.) The jeweler replied, “The nature of prongs are more likely to catch on materials etc especially on daintier pieces like yours.” Are they correct? Does my understanding not apply to a 150-year-old ring?

Question 2: If the ring was this prone to snagging, and all that the jeweler did was to return the ring to the condition that I received it in (I’m assuming they just tightened the prongs), won’t the same thing just happen again? I asked the jeweler this question and noted that they seemed to be suggesting that this ring is too delicate to withstand common daily activities. Their response was that the ring “can absolutely withstand daily wear.” I don’t understand why they don't see a problem here. Clearly the ring can’t handle daily wear, since I had to send it back to them after only 4 days. Unless they think I'm lying about not wearing the ring to sleep, or something? (I'm not.) That's the only reason that I can think of to explain why they think it will be fine.

Question 3: Based on the pictures of the ring and how quickly it required repair, what do you think about the setting and prongs? Does it look secure and well-constructed? Can you see any problems? Does this ring look like it has been sufficiently restored to be marketed and sold as an engagement ring, where one has the expectation of being able to wear it daily? (These pictures are all from when the ring was in “optimum antique condition” per the jeweler. They said that they had retipped the prongs where needed.)

Question 4: I purchased the ring while traveling out of state. The jeweler resized the ring and shipped it across the country to me. Is it possible that the prongs could have loosened in transit? The jeweler didn’t think so.

Question 5: Should the jeweler have known that this ring would snag so easily? When I was browsing in their store, I specifically told them that I was looking for an engagement ring that was low-profile and smooth, with no sharp edges, because I work with my hands and wash them frequently. This was one of the rings they suggested to me.

Question 6: Ultimately, I want an engagement ring that I can wear daily without having to stress about it snagging on everything that I touch. Is that possible with this particular ring? If not, can it be modified to make it more robust? Can anything be done to make this ring snag-proof? Should I ask the jeweler to replace the prongs? Modify the setting somehow? Completely remake the ring with a different type of setting, like a bezel setting? Or, should I just ask if I can exchange or return the ring? I really love this ring, so I’m hoping I won’t have to do that, but it’s more important to me that I have a ring that is going to work for my lifestyle for the rest of my life.

Thanks very much in advance for any insights or advice you can provide!

i am a silversmithing student and i am so confused. the ring is sterling silver, should i soak it in something? im almost tempted to go at it with sandpaper. it kind of looks like it's inside the ring. whats going on. should i take it apart?