| There are some who when looking for a wedding | | | | stone is genuine. Many jewelry stores will perform |
| ring set for their upcoming wedding decide that | | | | a free heat test to your diamonds. During this |
| they want simply the most affordable wedding | | | | test, they will heat it up for a few seconds and |
| ring they can find. There's nothing wrong with | | | | see if it holds the heat. A real diamond disperses |
| that, and especially with the troubled economy of | | | | heat quickly and won't heat up during such a test. |
| the past few years, this is extremely justifiable. | | | | There are also tools available such as a is with the |
| Even though a wedding is a presumably once in a | | | | use of a diamond tester and a hardness test. |
| lifetime event, it is becoming more acceptable | | | | Also, a cubic zirconia and most other fake |
| today to try to find cheaper alternatives to | | | | diamonds typically weigh 40-70% more per carat |
| traditional rings that cost over $12,500. However, | | | | than a real diamond, a difference that is |
| it is generally agreed upon that an engagement | | | | immediately obvious when you weigh the stone in |
| ring should have real diamonds, and not fake | | | | question and compare it to what a real diamond |
| stones such as cubic zirconium. Even though there | | | | of that carat size should weigh. |
| are a few who believe a Cubic Zirconia diamond is | | | | Since the above methods may be difficult for |
| good enough and indistinguishable from a real | | | | most people to check the diamonds in their rings |
| diamond, there are many differences and ways | | | | personally, there are some easier ways to check |
| to tell them apart quickly and easily. | | | | if a stone is real. A simple fog test can help you |
| Diamonds have been a staple of wedding rings for | | | | figure out if a stone is real. This can be |
| over a century now, and a diamond ring is almost | | | | performed by fogging the stone with your mouth. |
| synonymous with a wedding or engagement. A | | | | If it's a real diamond, the fog won't stay very |
| diamond is the hardest and toughest stone in the | | | | long and will evaporate almost immediately. |
| world, and nothing can break it. The only way to | | | | Another way to test a diamond is by placing it |
| scratch a diamond is with another sharp diamond. | | | | under a UV light or a black light, since a real |
| However, many who are looking for cheaper | | | | diamond will reflect medium to dark blue |
| alternatives tend to look at cubic zirconium | | | | fluorescence. Finally, fake diamonds tend to seem |
| diamonds as a cheaper alternative. While the price | | | | dull when looked at from the side, while a real |
| difference is huge, Diamonique and other fake | | | | diamond will have equal shine and brilliance from |
| diamonds have been known to cloud up or scruff | | | | every angle. |
| up, and many consider fake diamonds to be bad | | | | There are many other ways to test a stone, but |
| luck for a wedding. More so, most jewelers and | | | | the best and most certain way to test if a |
| others familiar with diamonds can immediately tell | | | | diamond is real or not is to ask the retailer to give |
| the difference because a fake diamond will have a | | | | you a certificate of authenticity for the diamonds |
| tell-tale rainbow like sparkle from it, while a real | | | | used in the item. Most prominent jewelers will |
| diamond has a trademark white shine, also known | | | | provide a detailed certificate from a diamond lab |
| as its brilliance. | | | | such as GIA, the Gemological Institute of |
| While most jewelers and people who are familiar | | | | America, or EGL, the European Gemological |
| with real diamonds can almost immediately tell if a | | | | Laboratory. Both are independent and unbiased |
| diamond on a piece of jewelry is real or fake, | | | | and will give you a proof without a doubt whether |
| there are many objective methods to tell if a | | | | the diamonds in question are authentic. |