Antique Jewelry Fair: Vintage Jewelry Buyers
Should I do something about this or not?
We bought my wedding band from the estate section of a local jewelry store. I have an affection for antique jewelry and since my engagement ring is an antique, I wanted a wedding band that went with it. I fell so much in love with the ring that I didn’t even notice until I got home that there is engraving inside the band. I can’t read all of it, but the date is 4-12-51. Honestly, I’m not really sure how I feel about it. I know they can remove the engraving and engrave our wedding date if I want, but I can’t decide if I want to leave it or have it removed. It is kind of neat to have history behind it, but its also a little creepy to know that the most likely reason the ring was in the estate section is because the person who owned it died. I love the ring, and I don’t want a new one. I’m just not sure what to do with this one.
First of all, yet again, I don’t want a different ring. From what I can read of the engraving, I don’t think it was originally used as a wedding band, I think it was a birthday or present or something. The only name I can read is "PaPa" and I can’t make out the other name. There isn’t room for anymore engraving, and when I said it creeps me out a little, its not just because the person is dead, its because seeing the names there kind of makes it a little more real that it belonged to someone else and I don’t know their story. I know that that’s where antiques come from, obviously. Seeing names and a date there just made it a little more personal. Its more sad, I guess, than creepy. That was a poor choice of words on my part. Thanks for all the advice. I hope this clears it up a bit.
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so my winter formal is in like 2 weeks, and i still dont know how im doing my hair, and what shoes to wear, and how to do my makeup, and what jewelry to wear. My dress is a knee length, black, boxy, lace dress with a wide neck collar. My hair has long layers(its about5 inches below my shoulders). I have 2 options for necklaces: pearls(real!) and this antique silver rose choker necklace. Usually for makeup i go pretty dramatic, mostly playing up my brown eyes. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Maybe if you go bakc to the store where you purchased it they will be able to trace where the ring came from. By the date you really can’t tell what era it is from (1951, 1851 etc.), so it could have some value to it. Don’t feel creeped out that it use to belong to someone in the past that is dead. Feel good about having a piece of history in your life. I think the person who use to own the ring would be happier having you have it, then having it sit on the shelf just collecting dust.
If your comfortable…just add your date. That way you honor the previous owner and your marriage as well. Just because it was worn preciously…its not gross. Your engagment ring was also more than likely worn by someone else. Good Luck to you.
If there is no room for more…then have them file it and add your own. You will always know it was there…but you wont be so creeped out "seeing" it. Are you religious?? Your priest/pastor/ect. can bless it as well.
leave it…….that’s cool!
You like antiques right!!! Look at it as history. Maybe this person that passed away had a beautiful love with this man and this ring will then also be good luck to yourself and your new hubby. Leave the engraving and use your imagination to create this beautiful love story that will now flow through yourselves.
I’d keep it, or if there’s room, put your wedding date on it as well. The history is charming. Don’t be creeped out by the fact that the owner died – we all die eventually. I think keeping the date is cute.
You should keep the engraving, it’s part of the history. Don’t be too creeped out by the person dying, we’re all going to die one day. Maybe if there was a name with the ring then you could start to research the history of the wedding ring.
you want something original to call your own,if its creeping you out keep it as a momento and get your own.
What do you think happened to the previos owners of what are now antiques? That’s how it goes. Use the ring if it’s the one you want. You can fill in the inscription, or add one to it. Or, just leave it on it.
Creepy? What did you expect when you get something from the estate section?
One practical view that may help is this ….does the fact that there is a date on the back of the ring add any value to it? If not, why keep it? You are not marring the previous owner of the ring…begin your own tradition….change the date….unless that specific date brings great intrinsic value to that particular kind of ring.
Ask an antique dealer…you won’t have nay trouble finding them.
All the best!
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IS THERE ROOM OT JUST ADD YOURS I DO THINK THAT IS NEAT AND U KNOW ABOUT THEM BEING DEAD AT LEAST YOU KNOW MORE THAN LIKELY IT WASN’T CUZ THEY GOT DIVORCED AND WHAT AN OUTLOOK TO HAVE FOR UR MARRIGE THAT IT WOULD LAST AS LONG AS THEIR MARRIAGE DID
keep it the way it is for the previous couples memories and have your date engraved as well to preserve the history of your ring
Could have been a divorce instead of a death. If you like the ring keep it. This is NOW your ring. Make your own memories. Remove the old date and add your own. I would only leave the old date if it was a family heirloom (but that is just my own opinion) and add my date next to the old one. I would keep the ring.
It’s all part of the piece, I’d keep it there and add your date and continue the story of the ring. Look at it positively, you knew it was antique before you saw the date on it, and there is always the possibility that second hand things were the property of someone who has died, if you want antique I think that is something you just have to accept.
Well, I would leave the date and if you want, have your own date added. I would consider it a bit of good luck for your own marriage. Seriously, that ring probably belonged to a woman who was happily married for quite a long time, which you don’t see so often now-a-days. Don’t dwell on the fact that the person died for you to have, look at the positives of what that ring meant to that person for all those years.
Good luck on the wedding.
Keep the date on it. It might pass on the love she had for her loved one. Nobody knows its there but you. Well they do now because you told everybody lol. I’m sure she loved the ring as you do and she would feel it was a honor that you are wearing it. Why is it so creepy? Everybody wants heaven but nobody wants death. Leave the date she would be honored.
keep the old date on it to show the history of the ring. the person still may be living, you never know. that could just be a birth date.
I’m a romantic so I would probably leave the date on the ring. I know that you don’t know exactly who had the ring or what happened to them, but it’s neat to imagine who they could have been and how loved they were by the person who originally gave it to them. If it really does bother you, that’s something you probably won’t get over until you have the engraving changed.
Since you purchased the ring from the estate section of a jewelry store, you clearly knew that its owner was most likely deceased. Why make a big thing about it now? If you want to add your date to the engraving inside, do so. If not, accept the fact that the ring was previously engraved and get on with your life. There is nothing creepy about it at all. It’s an antique wedding band, nothing more.
If it won’t jeopardize the ring, get the engraving removed.
Maybe you could take the ring to a jeweler and see if could be customized while still retaining the original style/design.