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liz1264 said:
Hello everyone !! I accidentally posted wrong the first time so hopefully I do it right this time...

I was wondering if anyone has ever come across a Tiffany & Co. platinum with diamonds eternity band that happened to have a four digit number inside? Long story short, I just inherited a Tiffany & Co. platinum eternity band but have not actually seen it first hand. The reading of the will was this past week and I only got to see the GIA report for insurance purposes because the ring is still in the safety deposit box and will not be delivered to me until next week or so along with the other items that I had inherited. On the GIA report that I received it stated that the hallmarks on the inside were the copyright symbol Tiffany & Co. PT950 and then the four digit number. Originally I had only thought that Tiffany used serial numbers on their engagement rings but while browsing ebay I saw other vintage Tiffany platinum and diamond eternity bands that also had four digit numbers after the typical copyright signature. Obviously I hope that this is an authentic piece of jewelry but like I stated before I have no idea. Please let me know what you think since I honestly have no experience on this topic.
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I think with a piece like this, your best option is to take it to a good appraiser and get a professional opinion.
 
#9,077
tranquilsoul said:
Hi everyone! My mother purchased this secondhand for me the other day and I'm not sure if it's a real Tiffany & Co piece. I've tried looking up info and found some ebay listings for it but none of them match with mine 100% so I'm a bit worried since she spent a lot on it.

It's an 18k white gold T&Co atlas diamond bar necklace. Mine is 6.7 grams total but the ones I found were around 3.6grams only. =\ I noticed the stamps (and location) are all different as well. Even the clasp is a tad different. Can someone help me out? I've never owned a T&Co piece so I have nothing on hand to compare it to.

I've attached 8 photos.
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I'm not an expert of this particular piece as I have not owned any before, but I have checked it out on some other places and it does seem like 6.7 (plus minus 0.1) is the correct weight. It would alert me even more if the weight is only half of that despite the size...Overall, the hallmark looks really good with fine craftmanship (depth of stamping, details of font etc.). To my knowledge, copies have not come to the level of being able to product such fine quality of marking yet (I am referring to the pendant, not the chain). The 2003 and clasps (lacking the copyright mark) do appear different from those I saw (and was quite certain of authenticity), but marking on clasp does change from time to time. Hope this helps :)
 
#9,078
liz1264 said:
Hello everyone !! I accidentally posted wrong the first time so hopefully I do it right this time...

I was wondering if anyone has ever come across a Tiffany & Co. platinum with diamonds eternity band that happened to have a four digit number inside? Long story short, I just inherited a Tiffany & Co. platinum eternity band but have not actually seen it first hand. The reading of the will was this past week and I only got to see the GIA report for insurance purposes because the ring is still in the safety deposit box and will not be delivered to me until next week or so along with the other items that I had inherited. On the GIA report that I received it stated that the hallmarks on the inside were the copyright symbol Tiffany & Co. PT950 and then the four digit number. Originally I had only thought that Tiffany used serial numbers on their engagement rings but while browsing ebay I saw other vintage Tiffany platinum and diamond eternity bands that also had four digit numbers after the typical copyright signature. Obviously I hope that this is an authentic piece of jewelry but like I stated before I have no idea. Please let me know what you think since I honestly have no experience on this topic.
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Would you mind sharing the photos after receiving it?
 
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tranquilsoul said:
Hi everyone! My mother purchased this secondhand for me the other day and I'm not sure if it's a real Tiffany & Co piece. I've tried looking up info and found some ebay listings for it but none of them match with mine 100% so I'm a bit worried since she spent a lot on it.

It's an 18k white gold T&Co atlas diamond bar necklace. Mine is 6.7 grams total but the ones I found were around 3.6grams only. =\ I noticed the stamps (and location) are all different as well. Even the clasp is a tad different. Can someone help me out? I've never owned a T&Co piece so I have nothing on hand to compare it to.

I've attached 8 photos.
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Bebetter said:
I'm not an expert of this particular piece as I have not owned any before, but I have checked it out on some other places and it does seem like 6.7 (plus minus 0.1) is the correct weight. It would alert me even more if the weight is only half of that despite the size...Overall, the hallmark looks really good with fine craftmanship (depth of stamping, details of font etc.). To my knowledge, copies have not come to the level of being able to product such fine quality of marking yet (I am referring to the pendant, not the chain). The 2003 and clasps (lacking the copyright mark) do appear different from those I saw (and was quite certain of authenticity), but marking on clasp does change from time to time. Hope this helps :)
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I would recommend that you take this an actual Tiffany expert if you want to be certain as to what you have.
 
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Would anyone possibly be able to tell me if this ring (10k gold) has a real ruby? I have been to 2 jewelry stores and got different opinions. Peoples told me it is real, Charm diamond centre told me it wasnt real. Opinions?
 

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#9,082
justeen said:
Would anyone possibly be able to tell me if this ring (10k gold) has a real ruby? I have been to 2 jewelry stores and got different opinions. Peoples told me it is real, Charm diamond centre told me it wasnt real. Opinions?
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There is no way to authenticate a gem stone (or glass) from a photo like this but I would be very surprised if a decent quality ruby was to be found in a ring like this. It could be heat treated/coloured low quality corundum; it could be spinel, garnet or pyrope. Or it could be glass (easier to tell with a loupe as there would likely be small air/bubble inclusions). It could be synthetic.

Ruby is very hard (9 on the Mohs scale) and would have specific gravity a good gemologist or appraiser could check.
 
#9,083
justeen said:
Would anyone possibly be able to tell me if this ring (10k gold) has a real ruby? I have been to 2 jewelry stores and got different opinions. Peoples told me it is real, Charm diamond centre told me it wasnt real. Opinions?
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Unfortunately , you cant tell if a ruby is real just by looking..its better to send it to a lab but i bet its gonna be expensive to do so..if the price is close to the actual price of the ring it wont be worth checking it out...
 
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