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<p>[QUOTE="Phaik Hooi, post: 312775, member: 5831"]dear all</p><p><br /></p><p>am i right to think that this is garnet? it is very dark red, almost black, but the red is obvious when angled in daylight. the ring itself has no mark but it has a thin layer of gold. is the design of the ring old or new?</p><p>the last is a photo with the lens on the stone against the light.</p><p><br /></p><p>regards</p><p>phaik hooi</p><p><br /></p><p>PS: i was recently told by some jeweller friends that 14K and 18K is not considered gold and has no real value, e.g. most of mum's stuff are junk <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":p" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]103653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103655[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103658[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103659[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Phaik Hooi, post: 312775, member: 5831"]dear all am i right to think that this is garnet? it is very dark red, almost black, but the red is obvious when angled in daylight. the ring itself has no mark but it has a thin layer of gold. is the design of the ring old or new? the last is a photo with the lens on the stone against the light. regards phaik hooi PS: i was recently told by some jeweller friends that 14K and 18K is not considered gold and has no real value, e.g. most of mum's stuff are junk :(:p:facepalm::D:hilarious: [ATTACH=full]103653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103655[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103658[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]103659[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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