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« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2016, 06:04:15 pm »
Did it say Gold plat or gold plated ??

I think it said gold plat, whatever that means. I am guessing the 20k price was for that 5 carat diamond, not the ring itself

Mmmm,,  Have you ever known a jeweler that would put a five carat diamond in a cheap plated mount ??  If I were the buyer I would have that stone checked in a hurry !!
Thats like putting a Timex band on a Rolex !!  It just isn`t done !!

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« Reply #16 on: September 02, 2016, 02:42:18 am »
 It just isn`t done !!

LOL, there she goessssssssssssss again. I post a story about lamps and Mart is focused on some ring, reaches for my smite stick! You could be right though, i don't even know why they would include a ring in a story about lamps. I never even noticed the ring til you said something! And the prices for some of those lamps? geeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzz zzzzz, i knew they were expensive but not THAT expensive.

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« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2016, 06:55:16 am »
Well,, I do not see those prices for something to light your way to the toilet !!  But some people have more money than sense !!

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« Reply #18 on: September 02, 2016, 09:40:55 am »
Lol!  Mart you are hilarious!!!  Would love it if we lived close and could spend time together!  I just love your sense of humor!
I should have been born in another era!

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« Reply #19 on: September 02, 2016, 06:16:46 pm »
Well,, come on down to Texas !!  Would be glad to have you join us !!  Would be fun !!

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« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2016, 04:29:19 am »
Could gold plat mean gold+platinum? If so, that probably wasn't a cheap mount. SMITE!!!

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« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2016, 05:05:59 am »
A Google search for "gold plat" resulted with ............

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Gold-plated jewelry is created using an electro-chemical process that places a layer of Gold on copper, brass, or some other base metal. The thickness of the Gold used in plating usually determines the price of the piece.

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« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2016, 05:18:45 am »
Thing is, in description of ring it says "This woman’s platinum and light yellow Cape diamond ring with a center stone of about 5.15 carats "

Another thing is, your google search added 2 letters, "ed" turning plat into plated, kind of a big difference there.

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« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2016, 08:53:57 am »
Could be gold and platinum but still shouldn`t scratch !!

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« Reply #24 on: September 03, 2016, 09:16:25 am »
Is that a scratch or makers mark?

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« Reply #25 on: September 03, 2016, 09:19:46 am »
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"This woman’s platinum and light yellow Cape diamond ring with a center stone of about 5.15 carats "

Well "DUH", I really don't think that the abbreviated "gold plat" notation is in fact defining a "gold plated platinum ring" ...... simply because it would have been utterly silly for anyone to "plate" a solid gold ring with platinum @ todays price of $1,064.60/oz ...... or to "plate" a solid platinum ring with gold @ todays price of $1,327.95/oz

But it gets even more sillier iffen that ring was made 10+ years ago, say in 2002 because those metal prices were quite different then.

The price of gold in 2002 was around $342.00/oz ........ whereas the price of platinum was around $500.00/oz.

Whether that ring was made yesterday or yesteryear, ..... it makes no sense to "plate" one of those metals with the other metal.  ;D ;D ;D


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« Reply #26 on: September 03, 2016, 09:24:34 am »
I do not think it is plated at all, it is either a platinum ring or a gold AND platinum ring. There is no plated involved at all.

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« Reply #27 on: September 03, 2016, 10:26:46 am »
Is that a scratch or makers mark?

Well,, its on the bottom of the band and along the edge !!  Sure looks like a scratch !!

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« Reply #28 on: September 03, 2016, 10:47:24 am »
lol, reaches for my SMITE stick again, WACK WACK WACK. Mart leading poor old dad down the garden path again!

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« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2016, 10:56:36 am »
And, THAT'S the GOOD NEWS! The bad news is, i keep following her down the path!