Jeweller to replace diamond in ring

[maggiethecat]

Diamond from engagement ring fell out and I would like to have it replaced. I have concerns about the possibility of the diamond being swapped - is this an unreasonable thought?
How could I be sure that my diamond is inserted back in my ring?

(Have not identified a jeweller yet who might be able to do it so just thinking in general terms)

Does your diamond have a serial number on it? Mine does, so I could always ask for the glass to look through and check. Wonder if that would work for you?

I think you have to go on recommendation of a reputable jeweller and trust them. A serial number lasered onto to it gives no guarantee as someone who was in the business of swapping diamonds would easily replace it with another stone and just laser the same number onto it. Lasered serial numbers are helpful if it gets stolen as they give some traceability.

Mine does have a number but I was concerned about what you say Ruby.

To find a reputable jeweller....

Firstly, why would a jeweller go to the fuss of swapping a diamond?!

I've been in the trade all my life and have never heard of this happening.

If the stone was chipped or they were having issues refitting they'd have to contact you first to get authorisation for a replacement... Normally we get a batch of suitable stones in and get the client to come in and choose their preferred gem.

Whereabouts are you and maybe a MNetter can recommend a local jewellers?

is the idea of a swap for obvious reasons so inconceivable, unreasonable?

Any reason you can't take it back to the jewellers you got it from originally? Where are you (for recommendations)?

I agree with mrscumberbatch - why would a jeweller bother to swap a diamond? Unless you are talking about a 3ct flawless pink diamond from Graff. But a swap like that would be quite hard to pull off successfully. (And in any case you'd just go back to Graff.)

Not wanting to be off or anything, but once you factor in the very considerable retail mark-up, what's a valuable diamond for you, may very well not be that impressive from a jewellers point of view. So why bother swapping?

I can recommend Eric Ross, a jewellers in Hatton Garden who's done a lot of work for me. Very honest and trustworthy and provides a great service.

Maggie it would be highly irregular and I'd imagine would only happen in a back alley pawn shop jewellers (which may or may not exist!)

I have genuinely never heard of it happening. As per prev poster- unless it's a true one off and completely ostentatious (in which case it's immediately identifiable anyway) the jeweller would probably not even give it a second glance.

We play with diamonds all day, why would we want yours?

Cumberbatch, you've clearly taken this quite personally.

Thank you Cardamom.

Not easy to take back, Lady, it was bought in the US.

Sorry Maggie I was trying to be lighthearted and put your mind at rest.

I hope you find somewhere that can put the stone back in for you. (And check over the setting to make sure it won't happen again!)

Hope so too, thank you

You could buy a loose diamond & ask a jeweller to fit it.
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when I very briefly worked in hatton garden, one of my colleagues told me how in her first job she'd been sorting very tiny diamonds and had eaten a jam doughnut during her break. she hadn't quite managed to brush off her hands thoroughly enough before eating the doughnut and mistakenly ate some of the diamonds thinking they were bits of (very sparkly!) sugar. she resigned before they had a chance to fire her.