http://www.diamondsnews.com Ever wondered if your diamond is the genuine thing or a fake? Aside from taking your ring in the jewellery store, there actually are some methods you can tell yourself. We are going to show some of them to you. Have you ever wondered if the diamond is the real thing or a fake? Aside from taking your ring in to the jewellery store, there are actually some ways you can tell yourself. We will show a few in the above video and some more tips below
Step 1: The Scratch Test
You've heard that a diamond can scratch glass. That's true, but many other gemstones do as well. So even if your diamond is genuine, you may damage it by scraping it across glass. So leave this authenticity test for MacGyver.
Step 2: The Fog Test
Real diamonds propagate heat instantaneously. You can tell if your rock is the genuine thing by fogging it up like a mirror. When it stays fogged for 3-4 seconds or longer, it's really a fake. A real diamond would clear quickly.
Keep in mind, though, for this test work, you have to be sure that your diamond is completely clean and free from oil or dirt.
Step 3: The Transparency Test
This do-it-yourself examination only works in case your diamond is unfastened.
After first making sure it is clean, place your umnounted diamond on top of newspaper with the pointy side, the pavilion, facing up. If you can read the newsprint clearly through the stone, then this diamond is usually a fake (probably a Cubic Zirconium, or C.Z.). Genuine diamonds spread light as it passes through them, making the newspaper look a little burry.
Step 4: The Inclusion Test
All fake diamonds have one thing in common, none have any inclusions or inner blemishes. So if you didn't pay an arm an a leg for the diamond, yet it has perfect clarity...chances are you have a lemon on your hands.
Step 5: The U.V. Test
While it's true that about a third of diamonds turn fluorescent blue when set under an uv light, and 99% of fakes don't, this test isn't that accurate since not all diamonds have fluorescent characteristics. So while you could do this test yourself at home with store-bought black light, it wouldn't tell you much unless your diamond has fluorescent qualities.
Step 6: Detecting Treated Diamonds
Some real diamonds have imperfections, that jewelers fix by injecting liquid silicone in to the stone. This "clarity enhancement" is comparable to the way chips in car front windshields are fixed.
However , these diamond fixes aren't long term. Experience of sun, heat, as well as some household cleaners will turn the silicone different colors or make it drop out altogether. It is possible to spot filled diamonds with a 10 power loupe, but employing a binocular microscope is a lot easier. In most states, it is against the law to sell you a treated diamond without first telling you.
Again, using this test, you will have to view your diamond unmounted. Turn the diamond onto its face, point side up, and examine it carefully. If you see flashes of single shades, then you are looking at a fracture filled, treated diamond. If you see flashes with many rainbow colors at once, then you're probably looking at a fracture of the untreated diamond.
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Pawn Stars How to Spot a Fake Diamondby MetallurgistTube4,701 views
Great video. Good tips, thanks for sharing. EP
greenwooddesign 1 week ago
why dont i just get my girlfriend a man made diamond? I thought imperfections were bad
hackingtime88 1 month ago