I'll probably catch crap for this but....

CandyRain

CandyRain

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Jameo said:
Yeah, inapproriate is a better word than tacky. Just doesn't seem right to me. Everytime you look at your wedding ring, you should think of your new hubby, not your ex and where the diamonds come from. New man = new diamonds :yay:
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Nickel

Nickel

curiouser and curiouser
pixiegirl said:
They're bqugettes (sp?). I have a diamond necklace that B gave me and earings from my ma. It's just my thinking that we were already planning on resetting my ring and I have these on-hand and they're free, why pay a couple grand to buy new ones.

When I had it appraised when we were still together the totaly was right around $4K. Over half of it was in the setting. It's worth more than the center stone.
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Okay. :shrug: I'm just saying I wouldn't do it.
 
itsbob

itsbob

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Jameo said:
Yeah, inapproriate is a better word than tacky. Just doesn't seem right to me. Everytime you look at your wedding ring, you should think of your new hubby, not your ex and where the diamonds come from. New man = new diamonds :yay:
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Find a jewelry store that will let you trade up.. USUALLY they will let you, but they may require that you go 50% or 100% higher.

If they appraise your diamonds at $1500 then you would have to buy a new set worth between 2200 (you'd owe $700) or 3000 (you'd owe $1500)..
 
Nanny Pam

Nanny Pam

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Jameo said:
Yeah, inapproriate is a better word than tacky. Just doesn't seem right to me. Everytime you look at your wedding ring, you should think of your new hubby, not your ex and where the diamonds come from. New man = new diamonds :yay:
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If it were me, I'd get a necklace made.

Just my 2 cents.
 
citysherry

citysherry

I Need a Beer
I wouldn’t use them in a new wedding/engagement ring but that’s just my personal opinion. I would sell the ring and put the money in a bank account the child...it could be the best thing he ever gets from his bio-father.
 
BadGirl

BadGirl

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itsbob said:
Find a jewelry store that will let you trade up.. USUALLY they will let you, but they may require that you go 50% or 100% higher.

If they appraise your diamonds at $1500 then you would have to buy a new set worth between 2200 (you'd owe $700) or 3000 (you'd owe $1500)..
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Since you poked your nose into a "ring" thread, I have to ask:


Where is my ring, fool?


Make it a big 'n. :yay:
 
pixiegirl

pixiegirl

Cleopatra Jones
itsbob said:
Find a jewelry store that will let you trade up.. USUALLY they will let you, but they may require that you go 50% or 100% higher.

If they appraise your diamonds at $1500 then you would have to buy a new set worth between 2200 (you'd owe $700) or 3000 (you'd owe $1500)..
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Maybe I should clarify more. The setting and center stone are now seperated. I threw the ring at him, he threw it in the street. So I have the center stone which I have no clue what to do with and I have the setting.

I also have a VERY good quality solitaire from B. We got it knowing we'd re-set it. So the trading up thing really doesn't work. I have a carat stone now and the setting off the old ring is about a carat. If I traded up just for the setting from over $2K I'd end up with a huge setting that I don't want. I'm not even talking about using the same setting, just taking the stones out and having them reset.
 
Oz

Oz

You're all F'in Mad...
I definitely wouldn't consider using the big diamond at all.

I think its bad karma to go mixing a symbol from a failed marriage with the current one.

Now, if your jeweler were to acquire your old engagement ring in exchange for credit towards what you are doing with the new ring, I might explore that possibility.

Personally, I don't think asking B is a good idea. If you have to ask, you should already know what the right answer is.
 
cattitude

cattitude

My Sweetest Boy
pixiegirl said:
Is it tacky to take the diamonds out of my old engagement ring and use them when we reset my new one. For those unfamiliar, divorced and that's the ring I'm talking about. I'm not seeing too much wrong with it; they're just sitting in a jewelry box and I have no intention of ever giving them to N as his father is absent from his life. There is almost a carat worth of very nice side stones. The current and I bought my ring knowing we'd re-set it after we were married. Our wedding rings weren't on hand and are rather wide. We just got a solitaire as to ensure that the rings would sit flush against each other. I tried to give the old ring back to the ex when we split but he refused.
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Your momma did that. :biggrin: IMO, you will never get what the stone is worth if you sell it or trade it. Reset it. It's ring... a piece of jewelry. What is more important is your non-tangible commitment to each other.

Hey Oz..my bad karma marriage is going on 25 years. :lol:
 
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pixiegirl

pixiegirl

Cleopatra Jones
Oz said:
I definitely wouldn't consider using the big diamond at all.

I think its bad karma to go mixing a symbol from a failed marriage with the current one.

Now, if your jeweler were to acquire your old engagement ring in exchange for credit towards what you are doing with the new ring, I might explore that possibility.

Personally, I don't think asking B is a good idea. If you have to ask, you should already know what the right answer is.
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He's the biggest tightwad ever. I swear I could stick some coal up his butt and he could make new diamonds. I can hear him now... "This is going to save me how much money?" "Hell yeah!" I already do know the answer. :lmao:

I'd never use the big diamond for anything. It's not very pretty just big.

I just look at it as the old mounting means nothing to me and it's just sitting around collecting dust, why not put it to good use?
 
kwillia

kwillia

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pixiegirl said:
I just look at it as the old mounting means nothing to me and it's just sitting around collecting dust, why not put it to good use?
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You must be somewhat uncomforatable with the idea if you are seeking opinions from others? What is bothering you about it?
 
pixiegirl

pixiegirl

Cleopatra Jones
kwillia said:
You must be somewhat uncomforatable with the idea if you are seeking opinions from others? What is bothering you about it?
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Not a thing. I was simply seeing what the popular opinion on it was. :lmao:
 
migtig

migtig

aka Mrs. Giant
My two cents - if B doesn't have a problem with it, then go for it.

I own mine and my ex's rings and will do whatever I want with the diamonds and platnium in both.

I'm an extremely superstitous gal, and I see your new ring as more of being reminded not to repeat the mistakes of the past when looking to the future whenever you look at your wedding ring - rather than bad luck from a bad diamond from a bad marriage.

There is no such thing as a BAD diamond.

:huggy:

Plus you'll have a prettier ring than the rest of the biddies.
 
cattitude

cattitude

My Sweetest Boy
desertrat said:
Like Oz and itsbob suggested, trade in, get credit or trade up.
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She will get screwed. You NEVER get what the value of the diamond is. It's worse that trading in a car.
 
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