[Jewelry making - Article 00238] - Re: [Orchid] Finding lost diamonds

[Jim Zimmerman]

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Hi All,

>     I renamed the thread of diamond setting prices in this case,
>     because the reply was about finding a lost diamond with a headlamp
>     when the power went out. We have flashlights scattered all over the
>     place for that very reason, and the power doesn't need to be out,
>     and the lights 

    Besides working in Zurich, On. land of the faulty hydro towers,
    where electricity goes out with the slightest puff of air. 

    I also work in the Detroit area in larger shop with lots of
    jewellers. I'm a diamond setter usually and by choice. I was given a
    large to make a pendant and set. As usual another job came up, so I
    handed off the diamond to another jeweller. Later in the day I wanted
    to see his progress. He had made a nice double under bezel platinum 4
    claw head. I wanted to check it for fit. "Where's the diamond"? 

    "It's right ?!?!???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Oh, no". He was
    bald and the top of his head turned red. 

    "OK. calm down." 

    "Did it fall into your pan?" 

    "No, it was right here in the middle of my bench." 

    "Do a patterned search (a complete search)." 

    No.1 search the pan. 

    No.2 search the bench top. 

    No.3 sweep the floor in a 10 ft. circle. 

    "Any luck?" 

    "Nothing" 

    "Shucks!" 

    "OK, do a total search." 

    No.1 take everything off the bench, and examine it top to bottom, &
    inside out. 

    No.2 sweep the whole shop, and sieve everything that comes off the
    floor. 

    No.3 look on top of shelves and light fixtures. 

    We are talking a 2.50 carat Diamond. 

    "Any luck." 

    "Nothing." 

    "Shucks, shucks." 

    "OK, walk me through the job." 

    This is showing exactly what you did to do the job in every detail.
    EXACTLY. 

    I took the Diamond out of the paper. Etc.Etc.Etc. 

    "I finished the head and move the third arm over there." 

    This was a old third arm and wedge neatly in the hole that only this
    third arm had. YES! The Diamond. 

    We carefully extracted the semi set Diamond that could not be shaken
    out. I handed the Diamond back to the jeweller and he did a nice
    bail. I engrave the bale, set the diamond. 

    Just another day in the shop. 

Jim
Jim Zimmerman
Alpine Custom Jewellers & Repair
http://www.handengravingcanada.com
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