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Dear Calla, I was in the Southwest on a vacation and we bought an odd shaped turquoise piece. I feel like it needs to be re-cut in order to get it into a mounting. But I don’t want to just cut it down until it randomly fits into some setting. I’d like to preserve more…

Dear Calla, I’ve been married for twenty years and my little diamond ring doesn’t look as good now that my hands have, shall we say “matured.” My sweetie of a husband said we could upgrade my diamond to a bigger one. I don’t want a bigger one, I like the diamond I got married in. My…

Dear Calla, My grandad left me his wedding band and my super irresponsible, but lovable, brother wants to know why he didn’t get it. I suspect it’s because he wrecks cars, loses keys, leaves his wallet all over the place, and is the reason they invented “find my iphone.” Anyway, what can I do to…

Dear Calla, In my teens my grandmother gave my mom an old pendant from 1910 or something to give to me when I was older. I’m in my thirties now, and my mom just gave it to me recently. I have been married for eight years and have two kids. What was she waiting for?…

Dear Calla, My purple and blue tanzanite ring was looking really dirty, so I took it to the mall jewelers for a cleaning. They ultrasonic cleaned it, but I wasn’t happy with the results. I was told that it was the best they can do and that the ring is too scratched. Maybe I wasn’t…

Dear Calla, I’ve got my grandmother’s diamond and ruby ring. It looks like it used to have more detail. I also remember it seeming really pretty when I was young. I considered getting it changed, but my best friend said that if I change it, I’ll ruin its value. Truthfully, it looks pretty wrecked from being…