Chip in month-old JUC ring
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That's not a chip. Its a french hallmark. It appears to be the tete d'aigle hallmark (for 18k gold).
Feel a bit silly but as it's on the outside of the band and it wasn't there before this morning, still think it's a chip. Unless I honestly didn't notice it for the passed month.
For some reason, in France, they regularly place the hallmarks (2 of them - an eagle's head and a makers mark in a diamond) on the outside back of the band, when the ring has a clear "front" side. I have seen this on many vintage Cartier and VCA pieces in particular. I have also seen them regularly placed on the back of JUC rings. Here are a couple examples where you can see that the hallmarks on the back of a JUC. If you took a very high def picture of that mark on your ring, you will see it is either the eagle's head or the makers mark in a diamond.
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Yes. This is not a chip. When I first noticed mine, I thought it was a chip too. I took it to Cartier, and they explained it to me. Breathe a sigh of relief. If it helps, I have hit my JUC ring really hard on multiple things, and it has yet to chip or ding.
I think it's a French eagle head marking for 18k gold. You can see it in the closeup pic below.
Oh thank goodness! And thank you for sharing photos and your knowledge in this area -- certainly feel so much better now! Appreciate your time on the matter 
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Feel so silly but so appreciate everyone's responses -- also that you have had such good wear and tear on your ring is good to know as well thx for the feedback!
thx for the feedback!
Oh wow looks like defect ,but after reading I see it's not wow .could be new way they are marking there jewelry to stop counterfeit goods
Oh wow I didn't know that good information to know thank you for sharing
Update: want to thank everyone for calming me down initially with the info re: hallmark. My Cartier SA also called me to re-confirm that information. Thx all!!
haha. when I first noticed this "chip" - I was so disappointed, not at the store, but at myself - Why did not I inspect it carefully when I bought it in store? I really hated myself for this! But after asking in this forum, I was totally relieved.Thanks to all!