Featured Diamonds are forever

Years ago I was getting my nails done with a friend she took her rings off to go wash her hands came back & they were gone. We looked everywhere for them, we never found them. Hence I won’t wear them to a nail salon.

 

I'm talking about engagement rings with high set stones... not my gold wedding band...



& I won't wear my Dads Eilat stone , for fear of it catching on something and being pulled from it's setting...or cracking...

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I wouldn't wear an eilat out where it could get bashed either. I love wearing big rings, but big rings and solid cart handles don't mix well. It hurts.

 

(LOL) if it was me I might have found it again six months to two years later.

 

I wear them almost all the time, take them off at home. I do have many wedding bands hubby bought me for past anniversaries, sometimes I wear them.

 

ooh, my...I'd let a jeweler hand it. You can chip diamonds.

 

You got one of them jumpin' stones!

It's just cursed. This is the way. It has to be free.

 

severe ..?

 

Hmmm...

Carat Size Charts:

• Many jewelers and online retailers provide carat size charts that visually display different carat weights alongside their corresponding approximate sizes in millimeters or as a percentage of a finger's width.
• You can compare the diamond's appearance to the chart to get a rough estimate of its carat weight.
• Keep in mind that these charts provide estimates, not precise measurements, and can vary slightly depending on the diamond's shape and cut.

https://diamondsizecharts.com/

 

I generally used a calipers and a measurement chart. It's not exact, but it gets the job done.

 

If a diamond is cut to correct proportions, the chart works. Off cuts, like a smaller girdle and more depth in the stone throw off the chart a bit, but that stone is of lesser quality. Davey's stone, set in platinum, would be a better quality stone, I am sure.

 

With the usual jokes attached. Those are gem scales, but we all know what they're used for in the wild.

 

Better diamonds are cut to specifics-girdle and depth measurements being just two. I imagine the measurement chart relies heavily on industry standards....extra diamond depth is somewhat a liabity...I think you got a healthy carat plus!

 

it occurs to me that 8 prongs.... is a lotta prongs for a wedding band..

does the 8 , say something in general about the age of the ring..... if indeed this came from a ring.....and not a pendant or brooch...???

 

When I exchanged my diamond out I was told more prongs for larger diamonds = more secure.

 

Yes, more prongs, more diamond protection, but some prefer the setting of 8 prongs....still used today on various carat weights.