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How To Identify Diamonds
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How to Identify Diamonds...
So a red gemstone is a Ruby, a blue one is a Sapphire and a white clear gemstone is a Diamond right!
- Errrrrr! Sorry wrong answer.
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Yet how many of us think that way, especially when we are looking at Estate Jewelry. And just because it's an Antique makes it no easier when we try to Identify Diamonds.
They were pretty smart and very cunning those Victorian and Edwardian dealers (Remember Fagin and Ikey Solomon the 'Prince of Fences')? If not - read on...
So there you are, standing outside an Antique shop in the middle of a city, or looking at a ring in the window of a Pawnbroker and you see this old, dirty ring with a white gemstone, about the size of a button on your remote control, and you think "Fifty bucks..... Might be a diamond."
- Errrrrrr! Second wrong answer!
So what could it be and how can you know? Well pretty much anyway.
Two things to remember when you need to identify diamonds...
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One is to always deal with someone you trust, and if possible get a valuation done on the item from someone other then the people you purchased the item from (because Fagin still lives somewhere).
The second is to buy a small eyeglass or Jewelers Loupe.
These range from the fantastic plastic at about ten dollars, up to a Triplet lens Jewelers' Loupe at several hundred dollars.
For me, I use both types.
But generally the plastic one is fine for general observations and is more than adequate for general observations when you are completing your jewelry appraisals online form . And that is the key!
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December 28th, 2006 at 8:00 pm
Re identifying diamonds. Using a jewelers loupe what do you look for that separates a real diamond from say a cubic Zirconia?
Thanks
December 29th, 2006 at 9:49 am
G’day Millie and many thanks for your query.
I have to say that it can take years to get it right because experience only comes with time.
With the loupe I certainly look for inclusions which are NATURAL to the Diamond as opposed to a LACK OF INCLUSIONS in gems like Cubic Zirconia.
It is as if they are TOO GOOD.
You will be able to read more about diamonds in our new sister website at http://gemstone-appraisals.com/ which is coming out of beta testing this week.
All Gemological information will come from there.