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Keep original engagement ring or buy a new one?

I got my engagement ring almost 8 years ago, been married for 7. It has a center stone, and baguettes surrounding it. Saturday morning I noticed one of the baguettes was missing, my husband checked the others & none seemed to be loose at all. Well later that day I went to put it on and the other one right next to the hole was also missing, we checked everywhere. We have often talked about getting a bigger diamond put in over the years. I had the ring insured & filed the claim this morning. I have two options: 1.Get an estimate for replacing the 2 baguettes and they will pay that. Or 2. give them the ring, and they will pay me the $4051 its insured for. (I believe 7 years ago when we bought it we paid around $2000 for it, just starting out didn't have a lot of money. ) Of course what girl doesn't want a bigger diamond or new ring, but i am attached since this is the one he proposed with. Eventually 20yr annv etc we would get new ones anyways.

What would you do?

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  • yyyyyy
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    tell your husband that of course the ring means more to you than the size of the diamonds . . . that is what I would know my wife would say if this ever happened (going on 30 yrs )

    Suggestion: have a jeweler check the stones because i don't think ordinary people know how to do that

    Also: think about what kind of setting you have and what your lifestyle is like because if you have small children you may be knocking the ring around a lot in the course of daily activity and the setting that looked so beautiful when you were younger might not be practical

  • 1 decade ago

    I believe keeping the original is the better option. I'm sure you have a lot of memories attached to the ring. You wouldn't want to give it all away simply for another bigger ring right? Rings can come and go out of your life, but what will happen to those memories surrounding that engagement ring? Besides, someday you might wish to pass that ring on to the next generation, so keeping the original is best. However the decision is yours to make.

  • LAL
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    You could always get this ring re-designed.....and if you wanted to add a larger diamond, you could. This way you could keep the setimental feeling towards the original ring and get the larger stone that you want. Take the stones out of this ring, use the metal towards the new style. I think that might be a win win situation.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    maximum jewelers won't ask for a receipt, as a results of fact shall we face it, extremely numerous jewellery is given as a cutting-edge, and how lots of those presents relatively comprise receipts? i think of its clever. you will get so lots extra bang on your greenback jointly as nonetheless making the hoop uniquely yours and your fiance's. as long as you're the two gentle with the placement, this is all that fairly concerns. there'll unavoidably be in-regulations or kin who think of it relatively is merely atrocious, there consistently is that one person, yet merely delight on your ring and ignore with regard to the haters! p.s. you have been exact to maintain the hoop. while he cheated, he broke off the engagement. while he breaks it off, its your option to maintain the hoop or no longer. good success!

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  • 1 decade ago

    Fix the ring. You can always find room on your finger for more later.

  • 1 decade ago

    I would get the original one fixed, I would like to keep the sentimental value.

  • 1 decade ago

    It really depends on how attached you are to this ring. How is it going to affect you if you get another. (Emotionally).

  • 1 decade ago

    i would get the one you have fixed it means more to you

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