Over the last ten years I had my original setting, plain thin band, enlarged 2 complete sizes for swelling. I was so worried when at Zales having it cleaned they showed me how flat my prongs were. I took it off and spent two weeks looking for my new setting.

When I looked with a magnifing glass, the two side prongs have NO prong tips,. They are as if filed down. I once had a claim for insurance that the woman had a cleaning done. Within a short time her diamond fell out but was found in a tea cup. The claim from the diamond, was not hers. The original insurance appraisal was a $10,000 diamond. The one that fell out was junk....

The scam was the tips were filed down. The cheap diamond fell out; thus the plan would be the insurance would pay for the claim...but the store had replaced the stone.

By the woman finding the stone in the tea cup she had the proof. The odd thing I kept telling dh that it did not look like mine. I had a high mount, this was short, so he said it looked differing. But I told him when I got back from the trip I wanted the original high mount placed. THis made the stone look like it was not as wide, and at almost a carat should have been more brilliant.

I hope that is not what happened as we have dealt with this store since his Dad was the owner, 40 years ago.

Update on return home syndrome...I still stand in front of the sink weaving for balance from side to side. We had sandwiches for late supper when I got in from work, and everyone wanted to know where supper REALLY was.

Off to bed, have to start work early AM.
sleep well all. Give you the update tomorrow about the ring.
Di