Chipped diamond?

[Blown2CV]

Mrs 2CV said she'd spotted a funny mark on the main diamond on her engagement ring, and popped in to a local jeweller to have it looked at. Turns out there is a small-ish chip in the stone. Thinking this is something which just shouldn't happen (diamonds being hardest material in the world etc) i immediately complained to the ring supplier. After a bit of a to-and-fro and some research, it does appear that diamonds can chip, and they don't have to be contacted against a similarly hard material to do so, due to planes inside the diamond.

My options are:

• re-engineer the stone which will cost £££ and make it smaller, maybe significantly
• buy a new stone and replace it, maybe re-engineering the original and selling it (somehow) to offset the cost
• tell her she will unfortunately have to suck it up and be more careful!!

has anyone else had this happen?! What did you do?

cheers

[13m]

Blown2CV said:

Mrs 2CV said she'd spotted a funny mark on the main diamond on her engagement ring, and popped in to a local jeweller to have it looked at. Turns out there is a small-ish chip in the stone. Thinking this is something which just shouldn't happen (diamonds being hardest material in the world etc) i immediately complained to the ring supplier. After a bit of a to-and-fro and some research, it does appear that diamonds can chip, and they don't have to be contacted against a similarly hard material to do so, due to planes inside the diamond.

My options are:

• re-engineer the stone which will cost £££ and make it smaller, maybe significantly
• buy a new stone and replace it, maybe re-engineering the original and selling it (somehow) to offset the cost
• tell her she will unfortunately have to suck it up and be more careful!!

has anyone else had this happen?! What did you do?

cheers

What shape is the stone and what is the setting? If it's a prong setting it may be possible to rotate the stone and hide the chip under a prong.

[Blown2CV]

13m said:

Blown2CV said:

Mrs 2CV said she'd spotted a funny mark on the main diamond on her engagement ring, and popped in to a local jeweller to have it looked at. Turns out there is a small-ish chip in the stone. Thinking this is something which just shouldn't happen (diamonds being hardest material in the world etc) i immediately complained to the ring supplier. After a bit of a to-and-fro and some research, it does appear that diamonds can chip, and they don't have to be contacted against a similarly hard material to do so, due to planes inside the diamond.

My options are:

• re-engineer the stone which will cost £££ and make it smaller, maybe significantly
• buy a new stone and replace it, maybe re-engineering the original and selling it (somehow) to offset the cost
• tell her she will unfortunately have to suck it up and be more careful!!

has anyone else had this happen?! What did you do?

cheers

What shape is the stone and what is the setting? If it's a prong setting it may be possible to rotate the stone and hide the chip under a prong.

cut is "round brilliant" and there are 4 clasps. The chip isn't really in a place where it might be covered by a clasp unfortunately.

[13m]

Blown2CV said:

13m said:

Blown2CV said:

Mrs 2CV said she'd spotted a funny mark on the main diamond on her engagement ring, and popped in to a local jeweller to have it looked at. Turns out there is a small-ish chip in the stone. Thinking this is something which just shouldn't happen (diamonds being hardest material in the world etc) i immediately complained to the ring supplier. After a bit of a to-and-fro and some research, it does appear that diamonds can chip, and they don't have to be contacted against a similarly hard material to do so, due to planes inside the diamond.

My options are:

• re-engineer the stone which will cost £££ and make it smaller, maybe significantly
• buy a new stone and replace it, maybe re-engineering the original and selling it (somehow) to offset the cost
• tell her she will unfortunately have to suck it up and be more careful!!

has anyone else had this happen?! What did you do?

cheers

What shape is the stone and what is the setting? If it's a prong setting it may be possible to rotate the stone and hide the chip under a prong.

cut is "round brilliant" and there are 4 clasps. The chip isn't really in a place where it might be covered by a clasp unfortunately.

Get a decent jewellery repairer to look at it. You may be able to swap for a 6-prong setting and lose it that way, or disguise it one way or another. Diamonds can chip and the majority have inclusions (litte bits of carbon) in them. Decent jewellers can hide all manner of problems.

[Salesy]

You could always try this

http://www.frost.co.uk/glass-chip-repair-kit.html?...

[ecsrobin]

Speak to ecain63 (Eddie) http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Blown2CV]

ecsrobin said:

Speak to ecain63 (Eddie) http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

extremely good point... i follow his thread too no idea why i hadn't thought of that! Cheers

[soad]

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

[Blown2CV]

soad said:

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

is it wrong of me to think that sounds like a reward for her not being careful with it?!

[DonkeyApple]

Blown2CV said:

soad said:

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

is it wrong of me to think that sounds like a reward for her not being careful with it?!

But now you both know they chip you can just get glass and not worry about getting busted.

[Blown2CV]

DonkeyApple said:

Blown2CV said:

soad said:

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

is it wrong of me to think that sounds like a reward for her not being careful with it?!

But now you both know they chip you can just get glass and not worry about getting busted.

true. Here you are dear check out this massive rock (of cubic zirconium) i got you to replace the naughty one!!!

[davek_964]

Blown2CV said:

soad said:

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

is it wrong of me to think that sounds like a reward for her not being careful with it?!

Sounds reasonable thinking to me. Which is why you should just get it re-engineered to get rid of the chip, and when she ends up with a miniscule speck of a diamond you can say : That'll teach you to take more care.

[FredClogs]

Stop being so tight and get her a new one, Elizabeth Duke at Argos would be my recommendation.

[jamoor]

Blown2CV said:

true. Here you are dear check out this massive rock (of cubic zirconium) i got you to replace the naughty one!!!

I'd just do that, Diamonds are one big scam anyway.

[GroundEffect]

jamoor said:

Blown2CV said:

true. Here you are dear check out this massive rock (of cubic zirconium) i got you to replace the naughty one!!!

I'd just do that, Diamonds are one big scam anyway.

:yep:

[geeks]

Blown2CV said:

soad said:

Perfect operatunity for upgrade to a bigger stone!

is it wrong of me to think that sounds like a reward for her not being careful with it?!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c82z_bxy60E

[Robbo 27]

Just checked my insurance stuff and they said that they would repair or replace a chipped diamond. This may be because it is a specified item on the contents, it may be worth asking the question

[TheBALDpuma]

Blown2CV said:

Mrs 2CV said she'd spotted a funny mark on the main diamond on her engagement ring, and popped in to a local jeweller to have it looked at. Turns out there is a small-ish chip in the stone. Thinking this is something which just shouldn't happen (diamonds being hardest material in the world etc) i immediately complained to the ring supplier. After a bit of a to-and-fro and some research, it does appear that diamonds can chip, and they don't have to be contacted against a similarly hard material to do so, due to planes inside the diamond.

My options are:

• re-engineer the stone which will cost £££ and make it smaller, maybe significantly
• buy a new stone and replace it, maybe re-engineering the original and selling it (somehow) to offset the cost
• tell her she will unfortunately have to suck it up and be more careful!!

has anyone else had this happen?! What did you do?

cheers

Covered under the house insurance?

Also... You gave her the ring... it's her ring... she broke it... she should pay?

[Melman Giraffe]

First world problem!!!

Buy a new rock

[Snails]

If you have contents insurance with accidental damage and it occurred in the home it will likely be covered. The accidental damage cover for most contents insurance policies applies to in the home only.

If you have (unspecified) personal belonging cover (cover away from home) it will be likely be covered regardless of where the damage occurred up to the single item limit.

If you have the item specified on your policy it will covered against accidental damage regardless of where it occurred up to the limit.