In this situation, I would have looked for a third opinion.
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Originally Posted by lmcelwee
Just reporting the facts.... I went to Jewelry Design at Spanish Springs (near Belk's) - a trusted jeweler I had used over the past few years! I needed to get a diamond chip replaced in my wedding ring. I had a replacement diamond to use. They could do it of course but the jeweler warned me 12 more prongs were bad and lots of other diamonds were in danger of falling out. They advised me not to wear the ring - and all could be fixed to the tune of $550. I got a second opinion - after the jeweler at Southern Trace examined my ring closely he found only one other prong broken. Replacement and prongs fixed for a total cost of $50. My recommendation - always get a second opinion!
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