[Jewelry making - Article 01725] - Re: [Orchid] Possible defective engagement ring

[Jesse Hsu]

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    Thanks again for all the suggestions. Here is the update so far.. The
    store owner is agreeable to remaking the whole ring from scratch.. I
    suggested a palladium-iridium alloying, and it took them awhile to
    find iridium (since not many metalsmiths use iridium apparently)...
    According to the original designer, he has never had any problems
    with this design (though I'm not sure how many of them has been
    sold), and the store and designer is not comfortable using iridium as
    they feel it lowers the image/value of the product and the store, so
    they are now suggesting using a "super-hard platinum"-alloying.. The
    owner didn't know the exact alloying, but he said that it used
    sometimes for wedding rings. Perhaps they are similar to Steven K's
    alloys? 

    About the design, after numerous talks about the designs
    stability/instability, what I gathered is that the original designer
    feels hesitant about changing the design b/c of its aesthetic
    beauty--i.e. the "airy" look / floating, exposed diamond...
    (although two claws to support the diamond underneath have been
    previously suggested)... They said that an thin bezel underneath
    would not do much to protect the diamond b/c the force would be
    shifted to the diamond slipping up instead of down or sideways..
    Therefore a thicker underbezel would be needed which would in turn
    change the appearance of the ring to drastically in their opinion... 

    While I did relay Neil the Jeweler's and Johns detailed instructions
    for fixing the ring, the owner said that some sort of pictoral sketch
    of the suggestions would be helpful.. 

    So I'm wondering if this proposed fix of using "super-hard platinum"
    would be sufficient, and as I'm guessing that a structural addition
    would be needed, would it be possible to somehow look at a rough
    sketch, or if anyone knows a similar ring with the underbezel and has
    access to a photo? 

    Thanks again.. 

Cheers,
Jesse
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