Is it bad luck if...

[Lizk23]

The ring is not a lemon! Although someone who knows nothing about diamonds and fine jewelry might think that.

 

I know this is an old post but I just had a similar situation happen and was searching to see if anyone else had the same thing happen to them...

 

The probelm with the pave design is that they aren't held in place by a prong at all. A small dot of white gold is put between the diamonds to hold them in place. Obviously this isn't as secure as a prong so they become loose and can fall out far too easily. Why do I know this you ask? WELL..

 

my FI got me a beautiful engagment ring with three large diamonds and pave diamonds all around the side. Love it, gorgeous. 3 weeks after I got it I look down at my hand, there's a diamond missing. My FI takes it 2 hours to the store he got it from the jeweler cleans it and says 2 more fell out while doing so. He fixes it and explains what I explained above, wow you should probably tell people BEFORE they buy a ring that it is likely to lose diamonds. If my FI knew that he would have never bought that ring because it's lack of durability totally doesn't fit my lifestyle. Anyways, the jewler said it should not happen again. I was really paranoid after that and extra careful with it. Then about 1 1/2 weeks later I look down at my hand in the shower and what do you know ANOTHER diamond is missing. I just about freaked out. So now I have been without an engagment ring for a week and we are driving 4 hours roundtrip AGAIN this saturday to to go get a new ring. It's a very expensive ring from a well known, respected jeweler in my state and I honestly don't even think it's the jeweler's fault when it comes to these rings, it's just a poor design.

 

I hope everything worked out with you ring.