Is your Diamond for REAL ?

Well, talking about diamonds, a women’s favourite piece of conversation, ultimately leading to bitch troll neck and neck fights over their diamond and solitaire neckpieces, the topic has a hidden relevance to it .

Although, we all aspire to buy a diamond studded jewellery, and we often do purchase it from our trusted jewellers, but for the fact, have we ever thought that the diamond we get so easily, is it real ? May be not.

The diamond that we bought may be a MOISSANITE – far cheaper than the real thing, but with properties that could fool an expert. A diamond lookalike, moissanite ( silicon carbide), has been in India for two years now. Even after couple of checks by well known jewellers of Delhi, they declared it to be a diamond. So, finding that perfect solitaire is no easy task. Unlike Gold, for which we know the daily price almost to the fourth decimal point, with solitaires we may find ourselves quite clueless. The various different parameters can seem mind boggling and most jewellers take advantage of this lack of knowledge.

So for your insight, here are a few parameters, a diamond’s price is decided upon ….

CUT, POLISH AND SYMMETRY – These specifications are used to judge the brilliance and sparkle of a diamond. Keeping all other parameters same, a diamond with excellent grades across all three is likely to be 50% – 60% more expensive than a diamond with lower grade cut, polish and symmetry.

COLOUR – It is the measure of colourlessness in a diamond. Nearly colourless (classified as F grade) diamonds will cost significantly less (15%-30%) than colourless diamonds (D grade) . However, the difference is not even visible to an expert’s naked eye.

CLARITY – Clarity is the measure of flawlessness in a diamond. Most diamonds have inclusions- natural imperfections visible to the naked eye. A flawless (IF grade) diamond is likely to be twice as expensive as a similar diamond with minor inclusions.

FLUORESCENCE – It is the light a diamond emits when examined under UV light. Light to medium fluorescence in diamonds is not noticeable, whereas strong fluorescence can give diamonds a hazy appearance. A diamond with very strong fluorescence can be up to 20% cheaper than a diamond with no fluorescence.

CERTIFICATION – Insists on certificate only from reputed labs like GIA, HRD and IGI, which follows stringent guidelines. Also ask for certificate number to verify the same online.

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