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Many years ago I purchased a very high quality, 2.5+ carat diamond solitaire engagement ring for the one and only who said she'd try to tolerate me for the rest of her life.:blush:

About two weeks ago, the diamond actually fell out of the setting due to a claw being worn and no longer secure. Luckily it happened at home on the tile floor and she heard it fall and hit the floor, and was able to find and retrieve the stone.

My question is this...How do I know for sure that when I send the ring and the stone for repair, the same exact stone will come back, as opposed to something close, but lesser in quality and value as a dupe, or even a lab grown fake?

It took a long loooooooooog time to pay for this ring and in all honesty, I really don't want to get fucked over by some unscrupulous jerkoff repair guy simply out to rip me off because I can't tell the difference myself.

Is there some technical way to protect myself and be sure beyond going to what someone might call a reputable jeweller?
 
Louis XIV said:
Many years ago I purchased a very high quality, 2.5+ carat diamond solitaire engagement ring for the one and only who said she'd try to tolerate me for the rest of her life.:blush:

About two weeks ago, the diamond actually fell out of the setting due to a claw being worn and no longer secure. Luckily it happened at home on the tile floor and she heard it fall and hit the floor, and was able to find and retrieve the stone.

My question is this...How do I know for sure that when I send the ring and the stone for repair, the same exact stone will come back, as opposed to something close, but lesser in quality and value as a dupe, or even a lab grown fake?

It took a long loooooooooog time to pay for this ring and in all honesty, I really don't want to get fucked over by some unscrupulous jerkoff repair guy simply out to rip me off because I can't tell the difference myself.

Is there some technical way to protect myself and be sure beyond going to what someone might call a reputable jeweller?
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You can bring it too me and I will treat it with kid gloves. I'm a diamond specialist and would never dream of a switcharoo.





LADIES, I will be booking many of you soon......
 
Madman said:
You can bring it too me and I will treat it with kid gloves. I'm a diamond specialist and would never dream of a switcharoo.





LADIES, I will be booking many of you soon......
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You were, in fact, EXACTLY the type of 'unscrupulous jerkoff' I am worried about MM! Thanks for ensuring I don't get a wink of sleep the entire time the ring is 'in the shop'. :grrrrrr:
 
You can't go wrong with Birks. Don't go to any other Mickey mouse shop, better to pay more now than to get ripped off.
 
Oakley said:
You can't go wrong with Birks. Don't go to any other Mickey mouse shop, better to pay more now than to get ripped off.
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Thanks. I guess my problem (being somewhat anal retentive) is: how exactly can I be sure? I have this fear of getting the ring back, and finding out at some later date that the stone has been changed or it's a fake, taking it back to the repair place, and having some dude say 'Can't help you. Trust me, WE put the same stone back - this must've happened somewhere else. Unless you can prove it was us, you're out of luck pal!'
 
How confident are you about the place you originally got the "high quality" diamond from? Can't you take it to them again?

Anyhow, I would go with your gut. Keep looking until you find a jeweler that you feel is trustworthy upon meeting him.
 
It's actually a Winston diamond originally purchased in southern California, but I no longer live in that state. I could send it there by mail/courier I suppose, but that introduces a whole new level of concerns. Are you aware of any technical/scientific method of uniquely identifying a diamond?
 
I have someone here in Buffalo who works on custom stuff.

I would trust him to do a great job and even return the same gem you sent.
 
papasmerf said:
I have someone here in Buffalo who works on custom stuff.

I would trust him to do a great job and even return the same gem you sent.
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I would consider him, but I can't wait six months for the city to dig him out from under the 100 feet of snow he's probably still buried under. (too soon? sorry...my bad!)
 
Louis XIV said:
I would consider him, but I can't wait six months for the city to dig him out from under the 100 feet of snow he's probably still buried under. (too soon? sorry...my bad!)
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PM me and I will talk to you and him about it
 
Here you go, you are welcome.

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Before you have work done, have the stone reappraised and confirm it matches the original appraisal when you purchased the diamond. After having work done, go to an another independent appraiser to confirm it still matches.
 
Update: I took Amy's advice and called the original jeweller I purchased the ring from. They asked if I still had the paperwork that came with ring when I bought it - of course the wife fished it out of some hidey hole in the house somewhere. For this quality of diamond, there is apparently a certificate number etched on the stone somewhere not visible to the naked eye, which matches the paper certificate of authenticity issued by the gemologist who cut the stone. The certificate also describes the stone itself in gory detail in terms of specific and unique weight and dimensions. So although they said someone could polish off the certificate number and put it on another stone, it would apparently be impossible to find another stone with exactly the same specs, which prevents fraud.

He said the only way to know for sure would be to have an independent gemologist certify the stone post-repair, but prior to taking possession back from the repair shop, but that for the value of this ring, that practice is apparently quite commonplace.

Question answered! Thanks Amy, for the nudge in the right direction. Transient - you were also spot on! Thanks~
 
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