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Sounds a little like around here. My wife got an old engagement ring from one dead grandmother and the same thing went down. Fast forward to about two years ago and my son is getting married. I showed him two rings I had to fight for that were my other grandmothers, that is a story for when I am not on the phone. It had one large diamond and two smaller ones on the edge with a couple more itty bitty ones in there two.My only diamond story:
My wife wears a 2.7 carat flat princess cut that was cut in 1907, so very few facets compared to today. It graded F flawless, and 1c loop clean clarity. Came off my great aunts dead finger in the mid 80s and sat in a safety deposit box till I told my mom I was going to propose. It was dingy and nasty. I know nothing about diamonds and asked, “Is it any good? My mom said, “It’s very good.” So I took it to have it cleaned and when it came out all the sales people in the jewelry store were crowding around and looking at it with their loops. They said it was the finest one they had ever seen. They said if it wasn’t cut so long ago with so few facets it could be worth a hundred grand. Paid $0, insured for $40k. Flawless might be rare but they must exist, because my wife has one.
NEVER leave the store while they clean it..... NEVERSounds a little like around here. My wife got an old engagement ring from one dead grandmother and the same thing went down. Fast forward to about two years ago and my son is getting married. I showed him two rings I had to fight for that were my other grandmothers, that is a story for when I am not on the phone. It had one large diamond and two smaller ones on the edge with a couple more itty bitty ones in there two.
The thing that shocked me is his wife had to have it sized up quite a bit, and she is about 100lbs, think college distance runner. I don't remember my grandma having that small of fingers but WOW it was tiny, only pic I have
Yea, well, except that today the labs can grow them in sizes and quality that once would literally have ransomed royalty.…unlike rubies, emeralds, or sapphires which are actually rare.
If you have a safety deposit box..get rid of it. The laws changed a while ago, they aren’t for your eyes only anymore.My only diamond story:
My wife wears a 2.7 carat flat princess cut that was cut in 1907, so very few facets compared to today. It graded F flawless, and 1c loop clean clarity. Came off my great aunts dead finger in the mid 80s and sat in a safety deposit box till I told my mom I was going to propose. It was dingy and nasty. I know nothing about diamonds and asked, “Is it any good? My mom said, “It’s very good.” So I took it to have it cleaned and when it came out all the sales people in the jewelry store were crowding around and looking at it with their loops. They said it was the finest one they had ever seen. They said if it wasn’t cut so long ago with so few facets it could be worth a hundred grand. Paid $0, insured for $40k. Flawless might be rare but they must exist, because my wife has one.
but women love diamonds, like men love guns/hunting.My wife's is really flat and thin so it looks humongous. I said it was "princess cut", but that is a square (I just learned from googling). The issue is I don't know WTF I'm talking about. It is more of a cross between a pear shape and a trillion, but not so round, because so few facets.
The one below is a modern 6 carat which is about the same size if you look at it from the top. There is very little depth to it though. Not that it isn't a "big diamond", but it looks more than twice the size of what a modern one of the same weight looks like. It has flats on the sides where the one below is rounded, and has probably 1/4 as many facets. They just did it all by hand back then and didn't have the tech to cut them so many times. My guess is that so many facets give it more "fire".
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But really, fuck diamonds. Spend as little on them as you can, because there are so many of them they're worth very little. They only have value because they occur in so few places, and in those places cartels control the supply. They are artificially expensive unlike rubies, emeralds, or sapphires which are actually rare.
Decades ago I gave a run to a lady with her birth stone and side diamonds.NEVER leave the store while they clean it..... NEVER
shady Jewlers will replace the diamond. happened to my mom
the best gif that's in the comments on articleLucky bastard!
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So very true, and with the nature of this forum I would be more then a few of us have sonic cleaners. This is all they will do.NEVER leave the store while they clean it..... NEVER
shady Jewlers will replace the diamond. happened to my mom
Scoliosis can start at any time. It can be corrected somewhat with upper cervical chiropractic. That and good body work can reduce it, but never even close to zero.Besides the obvious..once your spine “grows” crooked it stays that way unless there’s surgery.
Scoliosis ends approx 24 months after girls first period..that’s when the usually stop growing. Boys can grow until approx 21 on some cases.
Beating it with a hammer lol..will do nothing but break a vertebrae and make things worse
New trend is Lab Grown DiamondsNEVER leave the store while they clean it..... NEVER
shady Jewlers will replace the diamond. happened to my mom
If you know anything about jewelry you can look at it and know it’s not natural.New trend is Lab Grown Diamonds
cost half as much. Young folks these days buy them for 45% of engagement rings. They can only be detected by special machinery which costs about $8600. And, they do not increase in value, but like a car after a few years drop to half paid cost.
Sadly, Scoliosis can progress as an adult. An adl=ult can have new onset scoliosis as well from degenerative spinal disease. Sad...Besides the obvious..once your spine “grows” crooked it stays that way unless there’s surgery.
Scoliosis ends approx 24 months after girls first period..that’s when the usually stop growing. Boys can grow until approx 21 on some cases.
Beating it with a hammer lol..will do nothing but break a vertebrae and make things worse
However, because LGD’s are made in very different environments to natural diamonds, there are notable variations in their crystal structure. This difference means trained gemologists and jewelers can confidently identify one from another using advanced machinery, which measures the absorption or emission of light from crystals. Thermal conductivity tests as well.If you know anything about jewelry you can look at it and know it’s not natural.
A lot of lab stuff looks off when you look at diamonds all day. I used to be a hell of a jewelry buyer/seller. Wasn’t even my job just wanted to piss off someone else and got good at itHowever, because LGD’s are made in very different environments to natural diamonds, there are notable variations in their crystal structure. This difference means trained gemologists and jewelers can confidently identify one from another using advanced machinery, which measures the absorption or emission of light from crystals. Thermal conductivity tests as well.
If U don't know diamonds better know your jeweler![]()
I was gonna @ you but I knew you’d see it, like some sort of reverse voodoo dollThis must be for me
STFU
A week of unintentional celibacy will be good for you.That is f’ing obscene. And now I can’t unsee it.
I felt a calling “Come and see”I was gonna @ you but I knew you’d see it, like some sort of reverse voodoo doll
It’s primarily when your spine growing especially when young. As you get older you may twist but it’s not from bone growth which is the primary issue. Especially if young twist enough for rib / lung contact.Scoliosis can start at any time. It can be corrected somewhat with upper cervical chiropractic. That and good body work can reduce it, but never even close to zero.
Toookyoooooo drift drift
As a class A commercial driver, I feel attacked!!
I bought my wife's ring from an estate sale on Ebay. Paid $200 for it. Got it appraised before I gave it to her just to make sure it was real. Diamond alone was worth $7000 at the time. I wasn't even trying to cheap out. She likes older style cuts that people don't do anymore.My wife's is really flat and thin so it looks humongous. I said it was "princess cut", but that is a square (I just learned from googling). The issue is I don't know WTF I'm talking about. It is more of a cross between a pear shape and a trillion, but not so round, because so few facets.
The one below is a modern 6 carat which is about the same size if you look at it from the top. There is very little depth to it though. Not that it isn't a "big diamond", but it looks more than twice the size of what a modern one of the same weight looks like. It has flats on the sides where the one below is rounded, and has probably 1/4 as many facets. They just did it all by hand back then and didn't have the tech to cut them so many times. My guess is that so many facets give it more "fire".
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But really, fuck diamonds. Spend as little on them as you can, because there are so many of them they're worth very little. They only have value because they occur in so few places, and in those places cartels control the supply. They are artificially expensive unlike rubies, emeralds, or sapphires which are actually rare.