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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2016 8:28:18 GMT -5
Let's put it this way, don't take grandma's heirloom ruby ring to find out if its real!#! Might be a big surprise !! Found this out the hard way. My "heirloom" ring, an 8 carat old mine cut Kashmir sapphire smuggled out from Russia ~1910 (although the ring was much older) was a shattering disappointment when I had it appraised for insurance. Man made. At some point there was a real Kashmir sapphire in there but maybe they needed the money as the reasons they left Russia for the US weren't happy ones. The old mine cut diamonds are real, but only .25ct each. Also, it had once been set in platinum, but my grandmother had it reset in white 14k gold for some unknown reason in the 40s. So much for my inheritance. And no one in the family knew this, so it was done a long, long time ago. I hope the appraiser doesn't have a nice Kashmir sapphire in his collection now. That is a lot of doctoring to one ring! The only thing original are the diamond chips!
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Post by roy on Oct 7, 2016 10:10:38 GMT -5
Oops forgot how much I love your Elk Steaks on the grill!!! Manage should be so noted I aggree!! come get some ![(:))](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/ninja.png)
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Post by orrum on Oct 7, 2016 14:22:43 GMT -5
Trying brother Roy I am trying Sciatic nerve in my back got me on the floor dude!!!
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Post by icatz on Oct 9, 2016 7:12:03 GMT -5
Found this out the hard way. My "heirloom" ring, an 8 carat old mine cut Kashmir sapphire smuggled out from Russia ~1910 (although the ring was much older) was a shattering disappointment when I had it appraised for insurance. Man made. At some point there was a real Kashmir sapphire in there but maybe they needed the money as the reasons they left Russia for the US weren't happy ones. The old mine cut diamonds are real, but only .25ct each. Also, it had once been set in platinum, but my grandmother had it reset in white 14k gold for some unknown reason in the 40s. So much for my inheritance. And no one in the family knew this, so it was done a long, long time ago. I hope the appraiser doesn't have a nice Kashmir sapphire in his collection now. That is a lot of doctoring to one ring! The only thing original are the diamond chips! I watched him, he never took it out of the setting. It wasn't set like an old mine cut should be, so he could look right through it. And they did want it to be real because they were drooling when I brought it in and wanted to buy it. Very high end jewelers. Oh, the ring also once had Burmese rubies next to the diamonds, but they were "lost". Stupid ring.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Oct 15, 2016 5:14:50 GMT -5
I have not had any problems with this material thus far. I have a few more but this one by far is my favorite so far. Here is another one that I cut ![](http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp59/christopherlesso/Cabochons%202016/38mm%20x%2018mm%20x%206.3mm%207.26%20grams%20048.jpg)
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Post by orrum on Oct 15, 2016 8:15:36 GMT -5
Hope you bring some to Q this year Chris so I can see the cabs in person!!!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 15, 2016 9:43:04 GMT -5
HOLY MOLLY... Very nice!
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Post by christopherl1234 on Oct 19, 2016 2:35:33 GMT -5
I am hoping to have a tub full of rough and a bunch of cabs for the Pow Wow! We will be in the same place, space #275 stop by and say hi!!
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