My fiance and I were really excited about finding jewelry for our engagement rings - and although we didn't find one for him... i found a perfect ring. I had walked in not wanting gold or diamonds - and left with a white gold ring with five small diamonds - but I love it! It's amazing.
Unfortunately, a week and a half after buying the ring, one of the diamonds fell out. When we brought it into a local jeweler to find out how much it would be to replace - they found all of the diamond settings to be severely worn, and also found a fissure in the gold that needed repair. We paid the same price to repair the ring as we did to buy it. I only wish the sales person at gilt had told us there might be repairs needed - we would've taken that into account in our purchase decision. I'm really happy I got a vintage ring, and I love it, but I just want other people that might also be new to jewelry shopping to know that repair may be a hidden cost in your purchase.
Pros: beautiful jewelry, nice local art
Cons: vintage jewelry in questionable shape
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