It's coming off everywhere else, but I'm now beginning to have a distant memory of being just over 8 st 7lbs, between around ages 17 and 22. Even then, I am now starting to recall, I had hefty, stout looking thighs. I had wiped that out of my memory, but it's creeping back...

Ah well, they're all me, gotta love em!

Jen

If you have preteens, you are stuck in Claires 

I love Claire's. I once found a pair of earrings that I loved so much I had recreated in sapphire and diamond (well, they will be finished one day. Bit of a long story!). I'll look for some little tubes at the weekend. Great tip, thanks.

Jen

Hi Titania,
Did the seller agree to take any responsibility should the stones come loose? My felling is , they should.

While it's true that "all the way around" rings may be a bit more prone to stones loosening, it's certainly NOT a given- nor should anyone be expected to pay thousands of dollars for a ring to have it become unstable in a matter of months.

What's the seller saying?

Hi Titania,
I'd say that if you have to have this done again in the next year- I'd make a pitch for a new ring.
They may or may not give it to you- however it's NOT unreasonable to expect better performance than you're apparently getting.
Of course one needs to be careful when wearing a ring- but it should NOT be a constant worry ( IMO)

I'd more scared of wearing a ring if the stones kept falling out.  I had that happen once with a band, and eventually they had to remake it (not dbl, this was before I knew of DBL!)

But it's very scary none the less!

Fortunately the stones haven't fallen out - I just noticed a rattling a few weeks ago and put it away til I can get to the jewelers. If they fell out, I'd freak out!

I wish I'd known of David prior to getting the ring. It was only after I became smitten with sparklies that I found similar maniacs on line!! Now I feel I have a personal jeweler to consult, even though I've yet to buy DBL (although I check the stuff every day...sigh).

Some time, hubby and I will drive down to the City to check out the goods in person! I'll time it with a birthday or somesuch. Maybe a half-birthday?

I'm bad - we've never insured my jewelry. Do most of you guys get your stuff insured? We just lock stuff away in our safe when traveling.

I have four items insured with State Farm, who covers my other "stuff" (house, cars).  It's $250-$300 a year for about $20K worth of coverage.

DH and I were just talking about this last night-- I asked if he thought I should cancel the coverage on some of the items.  His reasoning was that having the insurance enabled me to enjoy my jewelry worry-free.

For instance, I wore all my "good" pieces on my trip last weekend.  DH said, "If someone tries to rob you, just GIVE THEM YOUR JEWELRY!"  I said, "No worries; they're insured.  Then I could get bigger ones."

So, since I'm a chronic worrier, it's been worth it for me.

Been meaning to post and ask about insurance, so I'm glad this discussion started.  I recently sent off my asscher for its remake and wanted to insure it for its replacement value.  I have a personal articles policy under my homeowners insurance, which I've used principally to insure the art I own.  I was shocked to find out that the premium quoted was a whopping 3% of the replacement value of my ring and then further shocked to hear that if my ring were lost, damaged or stolen, I would either have to accept a replacement stone from their network of jewelers OR a cash out of approximately 33% of the replacement.  The latter, I'm sure, is supposed to act as a disincentive to opt for the cash out. 

I've now called 2 other companies and basically was told similar things and the premium rate was about the same.  I  also looked into Jewelers Mutual Insurance company, but again, rates are similar.  So do any of you use a reputable insurance company that has better rates and options?