[Jewelry making - Article 00367] - Re: [Orchid] Jeweler chipped my padparadscha

[diamondeddy2]

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    In regards to seeing problems in a stone at a later date, several
    years ago(aprox. 10) a good friend/ customer brought me a ring she
    had purchased from an estate auction, with 2 larger diamonds. One
    diamond was about 1.40ct and the other about 1.60. She had me place
    the 1.6 in a ring for herself, and the 1.4 in a ring for her husband.
    About a week after picking them up, she called me  and said there was
    a problem with the diamond in Bill's ring. She said there was a black
    spot close to the center that wasn't there before. I was stunned
    because this is a lady that I have restored, repaired, manufactured
    literally thousands of pieces for her over the past 20 yrs or so,
    with  nary a problem-ever! She brought it back in a few days(she
    lives about 2 hours away) and when I looked at it, there it was, a
    blck spot that was easily visible with the naked eye. Since it wasnt
    there when she picked it up , I didnt have a single explanation for
    it. Hoping it was a speck on the pavillion surface that was
    reflecting in some way that caused its odd appearance, I placed it in
    the ultrasonic for a few minutes. When I took it out the spot was
    gone, and everybody was happy- for a few days. In a few days, she
    called back again- the spot was back. She brought it back and again
    the ultrasonic got rid of it- for a few days. We found that if the
    stone was wet from the ultrasonic, the spot wasn't visible , even
    with a GIA scope. But every few days, apparently after the diamond
    would dry out, the spot would come back. We suspicioned that the
    stone had been lasered or drilled  to remove an internal carbon spot,
    yet normally a tunnel will be visible under 10x magnification, but
    there was none. Fortunately, I have a long term, well established
    relationship with this lady, a hardcore antique jewelry collector,
    and she never suspicioned me of any wrong doing. She probably has 
    the largest collection of vintage and Victorian jewelry in the
    Midwest. She will soon be liquidating most of it, after her husband
    passed away in January, and then she was injured in a head on
    collision in March. She was just released from the hospital only 2
    weeks ago and is now in a rehab apartment.  

Ed in Kokomo

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