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Whitehall Jewelers

reviewed by thewatchfuleye

Whitehall Jewellers, Inc. was founded in 1895 and boasts more than 350 retail locations in 38 American states. The company also operates stores under the Lundstrom Jewelers and Marks Brothers Jewelers brands.

thewatchfuleye
04/12/2009

Whitehall Jewelers 4

One of the bridal sets I bought set in platinum for under $400 had to be taken in the other day as my wife pushed it against something and spread the prongs, rendering the center diamond loose. Upon taking it in they had to give a rough estimate of the value for insurance purposes. The stone was a approx. 3/8 carat about VS1 clarity and they estimated a similar ring would be $2000. That wasn't even the best deal I found there. Goes to show there were some decent deals at the going out of business sale, just had to be looking for the right stuff and shopping smart.

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mary26 commented 264 days ago.
you're right!!!!!

fashun3 commented 187 days ago.
Did you check to see if it is a diamond ring or moissanite (lab created diamond). When I took mine to a jeweler he did a diamond test on it and found it was a fake. Good clarity, but a cubic zirconia has good clarity, is cheaper and is not a real diamond either.

thewatchfuleye commented 185 days ago.
They tested it when I took it in, but I had already examined it myself. The other diamond ring I bought there for $399 I had appraised for insurance purposes and they said it would be about $1900 to get a comparable ring. They had some good deals. Generally speaking you can spot a natural diamond just by looking at it with a 30x pocket microscope. If I go diamond shopping I take one with me and I had examined both these rings before purchase as it was. CZ will flouresce differently than a diamond under UV (but not all diamonds flouresce at all and I have a few better ones that don't). I can spot CZ with the naked eye most of the time, I find it tends to look whiter than a real diamond a real diamond will be more clear. The pocket microscope will be your best friend.
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