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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 307754, member: 2844"]A lovely ring, skerry, and nicely made in spite of a bit of unevenness. Just look at the way the underside of the bezel is shaped to allow for comfortable wear, and as Holly said, the tapering of the shank towards the bezel.</p><p>The stone itself doesn't seem to be damaged, just a bit dirty. It could be a real stone, do you have a diamond tester? Otherwise best to have it checked, as Marie suggested.</p><p>Assuming it is a real stone, when you move it around, do you see flashes of other colours in the facets? If so, it is likely to be topaz rather than aquamarine. Aquamarine seldom has that effect, topaz usually does. Both are beautiful gemstones, and the gold sets the colour off beautifully.</p><p>The ring has age, difficult to say how much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 307754, member: 2844"]A lovely ring, skerry, and nicely made in spite of a bit of unevenness. Just look at the way the underside of the bezel is shaped to allow for comfortable wear, and as Holly said, the tapering of the shank towards the bezel. The stone itself doesn't seem to be damaged, just a bit dirty. It could be a real stone, do you have a diamond tester? Otherwise best to have it checked, as Marie suggested. Assuming it is a real stone, when you move it around, do you see flashes of other colours in the facets? If so, it is likely to be topaz rather than aquamarine. Aquamarine seldom has that effect, topaz usually does. Both are beautiful gemstones, and the gold sets the colour off beautifully. The ring has age, difficult to say how much.[/QUOTE]
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