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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2192967, member: 5833"]This is from the link AJ provided:</p><p><br /></p><p>Red flag: I have seen hundreds of crudely made rose-cut diamond cluster rings and 5-stone rings for sale in the past few years. These rings usually have poor quality diamonds and crudely made, lumpy, crimped silver settings. Most of these have been made in the last 20 years or so. Think about how cheap it is to make a ring like this relative to how much they sell for because of their purported age, and you will understand why there are so many around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also:</p><p><br /></p><p>Collets holding stones are made from very thin metal; heavy collets and castings are a clue that a piece might be a reproduction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2192967, member: 5833"]This is from the link AJ provided: Red flag: I have seen hundreds of crudely made rose-cut diamond cluster rings and 5-stone rings for sale in the past few years. These rings usually have poor quality diamonds and crudely made, lumpy, crimped silver settings. Most of these have been made in the last 20 years or so. Think about how cheap it is to make a ring like this relative to how much they sell for because of their purported age, and you will understand why there are so many around. Also: Collets holding stones are made from very thin metal; heavy collets and castings are a clue that a piece might be a reproduction.[/QUOTE]
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