CTX does it again...

[Loco Raindrops]

Hit the oldest city park in my area today with the CTX.
1hr in and boom.

Old gold with rubies.

Gotta clean the crud from behind the smaller stones...

 

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[Erik in NJ]

Hi Loco,

Do you still have the stone that broke? There is a world-class jeweler in my area who is so high-end they have security guards in their store. I'll PM you his contact info. You may want to have the stone evaluated by a top-notch jeweler. Did your guy give you an estimated age on the ring? Beautiful find!

So, had a retired jeweler look at the ring. The 2nd small stone has a chip in it and it is loose.

Here is where it gets good. The center stone may very well be a burmese ruby which if it is it's worth a small fortune.

Good quality ones go for $10,000usd a carat and go up from there dependent upon quality.

The small stones are not near the quality of the center/main stone.

 

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[GaRebel1861]

That's nice!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Beautiful ring recovery, congrats!

 

[Loco Raindrops]

Estimated age is late 1800s early 1900s. The small stone that came out in pieces is trashed. Would need a new stone.

It may be quite costly to get it back up to snuff.

I'm on the fence about what way I want to go with it. I have it so time isn't so much an issue as to what I end up doing.

Most likely I will get it repaired.

Just not in the spot to commit the kinda cash it would take atm.

 

[mddavis3]

Very cool ring!