“Switching” stones may not be as uncommon as you would like to think. Jewelers that you would normally consider reputable and working out of well known reputable jewelry stores have been accused of switching out stones with much less valuable stones or even fakes. How would you ever know that a switch has been made and how would you prove it if it had been done?
SUPPLEMENTAL SOURCE: ABC-TV PRIMETIME LIVE JULY 9TH 1997