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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George Chaney, post: 4260562, member: 19137&quot;]Edit; I apologize, I missed the fact that this was a 4 page thread so I missed I believe a ton of responses.....so if I duplicated or got off topic, I sincerely apologize!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>White gold was a very new thing at the time frame noted for the date the stamp is indicating and its use in jewelry was initially a very rare thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>The diamonds in the ring could very well have been repurposed from another older piece of jewelry, which is not uncommon even today. I think using such a new metal someone would probably have chosen to have a more &quot;lustrous&quot; OMC or OEC diamond mounted in a new fangled metal. Unless the stones mounted had significant meaning.</p><p><br /></p><p>All assumptions of course.... That is the great thing about antique pieces with no story, you can decide what that story could of looked like.</p><p><br /></p><p>It does help to have the piece in hand. (outside of date codes) Dating it would start with wear, as that alone can tell a lot about a piece. It could simply be a knock off design out of southeast asia (and I believe out of china now as well) where &quot;antique&quot; pieces seem to be reproducing like bunny rabbits.</p><p><br /></p><p>A closed back is not alone an indication of a piece being antique. I had a custom designed ring made by my jeweler and all of the diamonds &amp; gemstones are closed back bezel set white gold. Quality stones tend to show well regardless of how you mount them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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