How to know a real Diamond

How to tell a real Diamond?. How to know my Diamond is real?. These are questions asked by many while purchasing Diamonds or planning to purchase Diamonds. Not too many websites tell all the information about Diamonds. This hub gives you all the information about Diamonds. 4 C's related to Diamond. Cut of the Diamond, Clarity of the Diamond, Color of the Diamond, Carat weight of the Diamond.

1) CUT

When a rough stone discovered from a mine, how it is CUT determines the value of the Diamond. CUT is unique to each and every stone. CUT refers to the shape of the Diamond. When we put the quality of the Diamond in relation to CUT in a scale, the scale starts from poor to excellent. Poor CUT means too shallow CUT Diamond. Too deep CUT is Fair. Well CUT is good. Excellent CUT denotes maximum precision and accuracy in the CUT. CUT is unique to each stone. Better the CUT, better the Diamonds excellence, fire and scintillation. CUT shows the value of the Diamond.

Different type of CUT in Diamond are Round CUT, Oval CUT, Square CUT, Emerald CUT, Pear CUT, Marquise CUT. To maximize sparkle, brilliance, and fire of a Diamond, the rough stone must be cut to specific parameters and correct angles and pin point precision.

Select the Diamond whose CUT is very good to excellent. Avoid bad to poor CUT Diamonds.

No color of your Diamond means more valuable your Diamond is. Pure color Diamond is also most valuable. Color is the second most attribute of the Diamond. Diamonds with no traces of color is rarest. Diamonds with pure color is also rarest. The presence or absence of color of Diamond is due to the presence of certain elements and also due to the chaos of extreme pressure and temperature through which the Diamond come into existence.

Normally the scale to determine the color of your Diamond is like this

colorless/////// Near colorless////////Faint color////////Very light color/////Light color

 D- E- F/// G- H -I///////// J- K- L--- M/// N- O- P----Q-R- S--Z

Polished diamonds are graded from D which is exceptionally white and Z which is tinted color. Pinc and Blue colored Diamonds are very much expensive.

Clarity of your Diamond means the extend to which the Diamond is free from impurities. Clarity of Diamond determines its purity. Impurities present in Diamond are often called as inclusions which may included in the Diamond from its formation in the nature. Minute traces of other minerals may get trapped during the formation of the Diamond in the nature. The number, sizes and positions of these inclusions determines the purity or clarity of the Diamond. Lesser the presence of inclusions in the Diamond, more valuable the Diamond is. It is rare to find such flawless Diamonds.

Diamonds with inclusions which can't be seen with naked eye are considered for buying. The scale ranges from Flawless which is considered excellent Diamond and Pique and imperfect 3 which least or should never considered for buying. Diamonds with up to SI2 can be considered for buying.

Carat is used to measure the weight of Diamond. One carat is equal to 0.20gm. Each carat is divided into 100 points. So one carat means 100 points. 0.5 carat means 50 points. Two Diamonds of equal carat weight can have different values because of the change in cut, color and clarity. This quality of Diamond is considered to be the last in judging the quality of a Diamond. Usually carat weight of 20 points to 100 points are considered for buying by diamond enthusiastic.

While selecting a Diamond a confusion may come. How much I should pay attention to all the C's about Diamonds. It is natural doubt. All the C's of Diamond like Cut of the Diamond, Clarity of the Diamond, Color of the Diamond, Carat weight of the Diamond should be considered, but its proportion can vary according to the taste and preference of the person concerned.

If you want to get larger Carat weight Diamond, they you have to compromise on Color, Cut, and Clarity of the Diamond for a fixed price.

If you want to choose a rare quality Diamond, then you have to select a smaller sized Diamond for a particular price.

Remember Carat weight of the Diamond affects price by about 15% to 20%, and Cut quality affects the price by about 30% to 60% and the Color and Clarity of the Diamond affect its pricing by about an average of 10%. We can see that it is the Cut quality of the Diamond, which determines the price of the Diamond. The percentage can increase or decrease depending on whether we pay more or less attention to the 4C's of Diamonds.

Some supporting facts and ways by which one can determine whether a Diamond is real or not.

1) Ask for certificate and appraisal from the jeweler with regard to Diamonds.

As described in the earlier sections, there are mainly two international agencies who are certifying the Diamonds. 1)AGS- American Gem Soceity, 2) GIA - Gemological institute of America. Other agencies include European gemological Institute, IGI, HRD. Certificate shows weight, carat, quality, cut, and other specification. Appraisal shows the monetary value of the Diamond. The thing to look in the certificates issued by these agencies is how consistent they are.

2)Place your Diamond upside down and place it on a Newspaper. If you can read the News paper, then it is not a Diamond.

3)Place the Diamond in front your mouth, and fog it. Force breath out in front of the Diamond. If it fogged for more than 2-4 seconds, then it is not a pure Diamond.

4)If Diamond tester is available with the Jeweler from where you are going to buy the Diamond, then ask for it and test the Diamond.

5)With Ultra violet or black light on its body, Diamonds show florescence of blue. This test is not genuine as better quality Diamonds, sometimes not produces blue fluorescence.

6)On looking through a Magnifying lens, from the top, the facets of the Diamond should be sharp. It facets should not be rolled. If the girdle is faceted or frosty, then the Diamond is original. If the facets or girdle is waxy and slick, then the Diamond is fake. If there is inclusions when you look through the magnifying lens, then it can be assumed that it is a Real Diamond. It is very hard to put inclusions inside the Diamond.