Damage to Engagement Ring

HelterSkelter

Just wondering if anyone has a similar situation or has heard of anything like this...

My fiancee's engagement ring keeps getting damaged. There are lots of nicks and scratches on the ring. It is yellow gold. We bought it from a supposedly reputable jeweller in the Grafton Street area. We brought it back a couple of months ago and the jeweller said they can get damaged like that. He said that the scratches were quite deep and that she must be doing some kind of repetative action such as tapping her finger off something which is damaging the ring. He repaired it but now the ring is damaged again. My fiancee can't think of anything she is doing that could be damaging the ring though. She has been extra careful since she got the ring back and but it is damaged again.

Do you think he is trying to fob us off? Has anybody else had this experiece. My parents have had their rings for 30 years and there is nothing like that kind of damage on theirs.

I should add that this is not a cheap ring, it cost me quite a lot!!!

hullaballoo

Yellow gold is substantially softer than white gold, and that's probably the most likely explanation for the damage. It's a tricky one to mitigate for, I mean, understandably she wants to wear it all the time, but it appears to be getting damage from day-to-day wear and tear.

If you're worried about the quality of the ring, then get a separate opinion. I know a very reliable goldsmith in the South Dublin area if that's any good to you. Just drop me a PM.

rubadub

The higher the quality the more pure the gold and gold is a very soft metal. In metals, soft refers to how hard it is to indent/scratch. So glass can be described as a very hard material, though it is not tough (i.e. shatters easily but wont mark easily.

Gold is recognised as being very inert, i.e. will not react with acids or oxidise over time.

Thats why you see pirates biting gold coins to check how pure/soft they are.

what carat is it

HelterSkelter

hullaballoo> I've just been talking to a bloke I know who has a family member in the business. He is going to get the ring tested for me. He said there are some jewellary shops in Dublin have been caught selling "18 carat" gold that is not really 18 carat. Thanks for the offer anyway :-)

rubadub> It's 18 carat.

Dave!

you got it in the middle of a Barn Brack, yeah?



Just messin

Hopefully it'll get sorted out!

arctic lemur

My one is white gold and i have it two years with no probs. the first one fell off my finger in the pub and got stood on by a friend who thought it was money! White gold is pretty resilient though.