Archive for June, 2008

How To Distinguish Between Fake VS Real Diamond

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

A diamond is a girl’s best friend! It is a beauty and unique nature makes it easy to admire. Diamond rings, diamond earrings or diamond pendant purchasing is a great task and an exciting pleasure. There are various types of diamonds so when buying wholesale diamond jewelry, you should learn about fake diamonds so that you will be able to distinguish between the fake vs. real diamond. Here are the methods to do so :

1. Acquire knowledge from a diamond professional. If possible take the diamond stud earrings along with you to the shop and get all the details from the jeweler. The best fake diamond looks so similar to the real diamond that even a professional diamond jeweler may get confused and may have hard time to finding out whether it is a fake or the real diamond.

2. Check the diamond with the help of diamond tester as it will help you to differentiate between real diamond and best fake diamond.

3. Transparency test in which the diamond is placed up side down on the news paper and if the written matter from the newspaper is legible then be sure that the diamond is not the real one and it can be a best fake diamond. (more…)

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Pay Less And Get More for Clarity Enhanced Diamonds

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Whenever people think of diamonds they associate polished, non-enhanced diamonds that cost a fortune. Consumers think that the have to spend a fortune to get the best diamond. This is not true and there are options available that consumers don’t know exist. Now you can get the most for your money and a bigger diamond too.
Have you ever heard of clarity enhanced diamonds before? These diamonds have been in the industry for over 2 decades. They provide customers with options. On a limited budget you can have twice the size of a diamond for half the cost, since they are at least 50% off the current Rapaport list. You have more room to play with price for what you may want. These are hand selected natural diamonds that come from the ground that have visible inclusions. Not all diamonds are suitable for treatment and the ones that are go through a diligent process. Where the inclusion is removed by being vacuumed out and replace with a diamond like substance. As a result the diamond’s clarity will improve by one grade and correcting the refraction index of the diamond, thus affecting the overall brilliance of the diamond. When purchasing a non-enhanced diamond you will pay more and get less. You will also be more limited to choose carat size over clarity over color over cut because of the Rapaport list, which is the current market value list, versus what is in your pocket. Now you don’t have to spend a fortune on a diamond and take a hit in the pocket.

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