| It is a fact that the demand for diamonds is steadily on | | | | easily prone to scratches. Before buying a diamond, |
| the increase and this has led to several unscrupulous | | | | carefully check the stone for scratches and ask the |
| persons selling fake diamonds to unsuspecting and less | | | | jeweler for a small magnifying glass. |
| knowledgeable customers to get rich overnight. There | | | | Another easy way is to draw a small dot with a pen |
| is a proliferation of imitation diamonds and there are | | | | on a piece of white paper. Place the unmounted |
| traders who try to pass them off as real diamonds. | | | | diamond over the center of the dot. Look directly |
| While the best option is to have the diamond appraised | | | | down on it and if your stone is not genuine diamond, |
| by a gemologist you trust, it may be a costly process. | | | | you will be able to see a circular reflection in the stone. |
| The best way to avoid becoming a prey to such | | | | It is also good to know that an authentic diamond's |
| traders in spurious diamonds is to learn some simple | | | | reflections usually manifest in various shades of gray. |
| ways on how to tell if diamonds are fakes or not. | | | | Several diamonds that create rainbow reflections are |
| Fake diamonds are not durable natural diamonds, on | | | | either a cheap quality diamond or a decidedly fake |
| the other hand, are the most durable stone on the | | | | diamond. |
| planet. First ask for a certificate and verify if it from a | | | | Fake stones are typically set in substandard metals. |
| reliable and reputed diamond grading authority like the | | | | While a jeweler may claim a stone's genuineness, they |
| Gemological Institute of America or an independent | | | | may unknowingly acknowledge an inferior metal. |
| appraiser who is affiliated with a professional | | | | Cheap settings usually mean a cheap diamond stone |
| organization like the American Society of Appraisers. If | | | | and high quality diamonds can be set only in high quality |
| a diamond is real, the jeweler or dealer will be readily | | | | pure metals. |
| willingly issue a certificate. | | | | When you put the diamond under a UV light, many |
| If the diamond is not already mounted, then you can | | | | diamonds will exhibit blue fluorescence and the |
| turn it upside down and place it on a piece of | | | | presence of a medium to strong blue confirms that it is |
| newspaper. If you can read the print clearly through | | | | real diamond. If you instead see a very slight green, |
| the stone or even see distorted black smudges, then | | | | yellow, or gray fluorescence under ultraviolet light, it is |
| chances are the diamond is fake. If the stone shows | | | | likely to be Moissanite. A very simple test is to put the |
| any sign of double refraction, it may be Please know | | | | diamond in some water. If it is real diamond, it will sink. If |
| that Moissanite (silicon carbide) is a gemstone that | | | | it is fake diamond,it will float. |
| almost identical to a diamond that even professionals | | | | If you are a regular buyer of diamonds, it is better to |
| find it difficult to distinguish. If the stone shows any sign | | | | buy a Diamond Testing equipments that are readily |
| of double refraction, it may be Moissanite. Check stone | | | | available in the market and they quickly indicate if a |
| for scratches. Diamonds do not easily admit of | | | | diamond is true or fake. |
| scratches. On the other hand, Moissanite stones are | | | | |