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<p>[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2138496, member: 13814"]Here's another from Rubylane.</p><p><a href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/988213-PH1736/Gentlemans-14Kt-rose-gold-Victorian-garnet" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/988213-PH1736/Gentlemans-14Kt-rose-gold-Victorian-garnet" rel="nofollow">https://www.rubylane.com/item/988213-PH1736/Gentlemans-14Kt-rose-gold-Victorian-garnet</a></p><p><br /></p><p>To answer your question:</p><p>It doesn't hurt to ask, but usually a jeweler won't work on a stone that is still in the setting. He/she would tell you that the stone needs replacing. And that would be more $$$.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would have the loose stone tightened, and the gold polished. It will be really shiny and wonderful, and the abraded stone will not be a big deal. It shows wear, and that's OK for an antique ring!</p><p>Maybe the original owner changed a flat on a Model-T and that's how it got damaged![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2138496, member: 13814"]Here's another from Rubylane. [URL]https://www.rubylane.com/item/988213-PH1736/Gentlemans-14Kt-rose-gold-Victorian-garnet[/URL] To answer your question: It doesn't hurt to ask, but usually a jeweler won't work on a stone that is still in the setting. He/she would tell you that the stone needs replacing. And that would be more $$$. I would have the loose stone tightened, and the gold polished. It will be really shiny and wonderful, and the abraded stone will not be a big deal. It shows wear, and that's OK for an antique ring! Maybe the original owner changed a flat on a Model-T and that's how it got damaged![/QUOTE]
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