Replacement jewelry (Ladies Please)

I have to agree about the burglar on a spit part. 

I am 50/50 on the ring.  Personally, I would want THAT ring back and not a copy of it. Personally, a copy would remind me of the loss in the first place.  However, I am sure there are others out there that feel differently.

Thats so sad...
People are so cruel!

Not sure what i would want/do either...
I'd say..maybe another ruby ring.. but maybe a different style?? So she'll still have the ruby for her memories of that ring,...but something new that showed you love her and are thinking of her.
I dont think i would want an exact replica of the ring..because its simply NOT the same ring that had all the sentimental attachment to it..
I'd probably want a new ring..but with a nice ruby in it to rememebr my other ring...

That's so sweet of you!

My mom had a ring stolen years ago, and then bought a very similar one to replace it.  EVERY time she wore it, she'd mention that her "real" ring had been stolen.  So, I'm in the camp of those that say, a replica will just remind her of the other one, and the fact that a knucklehead stole it.

If rubies are her favorite, stick with that for the stone, but if not, choose a different stone.  I think it will be the loving thought behind this that counts the most!! 

Get her a small ruby necklace and tell her that you wanted her to have a reminder of the sentimental ruby to wear close to her heart!   

I would not really want a replica, but how about something new that can become an heirloom years from now. I would agree with a ruby necklace or maybe a small ruby ring (I am not a big ring wearer myself)

Maybe search some Pawn shops for something unique for her?

Truthfully I like the idea of a replica, but I guess others don't. I've been trying to get a reproduction of something made for me decades ago and can't find anything close without doing it myself and can't anymore.

So how about a replica with something added so it can be carried down again later? Just similar, but different. Still I'd be one of those people that would be thrilled with the exact style. And I'm weird too. I'd rather be surprised that asked, because I'm not good at saying what I want when it is truely an issue.

I would give her a new engagement ring but don't give it as a replacement for the stolen one. I would probably approach it as giving her a ring that maybe someday will be a family treasure itself.  Maybe the last one was for the first ?? years and this one is for the next 50. I am sure you can find one similar but maybe make it just different enough where it doesn't look like you were trying to replicate. The other ring had sentiment behind it, a replica would come up short no matter how close.

I think a custom ruby ring, made by someone who does unique work would be a very nice gift.  It will have multi-layered meaning, showing that you love her, feel bad for the loss of an heirloom, that you know it can't be replaced, and that you are willing to make a new heirloom.  Finding someone who will make you something special might be the hardest part of the whole thing.

If she particularly likes vintage jewelry, not just the heirloom, finding a cool vintage piece at an antique store or a store that specializes in old jewelry might be appropriate.

This is the sort of shop that comes to mind for me.  Wonderful, unique items, made by artists....

http://www.originalsjewelryandgifts.com/

I like the idea of a replica also.  I'm a sentimental fool and live by my fond memories of the past. (Oh to be young again)
Anyways, to have a new one made that she can pass down and continue the tradition would be really cool in my book.  Something akin to what mom's folly said would be special.