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The Diamond: Its Total Personality

By: Derek Dashwood

You can never hope to have the depth of knowledge about diamonds held in the heart and soul of an honest and able jeweler, who are the great majority. But you can learn much, and with patient studying of the diamond, also with discussions with those expert in the field of gemology you learn much. The more you learn and are more capable of making a wise purchase, you will eventually translate into a wise investment. The gemologist learns to study the total personality of the stone, its size, shape, lack of defects, streaks of weakness, and other markings of a superior gem.

Learn to ask questions and visit jewelry stores. Do not be intimidated into not asking questions. Where was the diamond from? Learn what the critical factors are; color, clarity or perfection, cut, brilliance and weight and then the issue of how to balance them to measure the value of the diamond. Seek every avenue to find out about your diamond, or any diamond. You may never be a complete qualified gemologist with scientific training, but you can check at your local community colleges which offer varieties of courses on natural history.

Some on line searching will likely nowadays connect you to some excellent sources of knowledge to deepen your understanding. In your visits to jewelry stores, if there seems a wide disparity between two similar seeming diamonds, ask why. Has one been treated? Let the jeweler explain to you the reasons in differences being due to color, cut, or brilliance. If you find limitations in the ability of your jeweler to answer more detailed questions as you learn, go to another jeweler.

Jewelers and on line stores abound these days, there are many on line as well that can often lower prices with out a sales agents fees which can provide lower prices.There are five basic considerations you must make when you are considering buying a diamond. These are in the following order. Is the color what you really want? Is it the shape you want? Is it lively, with sparkle from within? Do you like the diamond, and are you excited by it? Can you afford this one of many loose diamonds, at this time?

If you can answer yes to all these questions, you may need to want to pull out your loupe and inspect this diamond one more time. This specific stone may be the one you have been feeling was right for you. There are six main steps in the examination of a stone. First of all, whenever possible, examine the stone unmounted. Mounted portions may have flaws hidden the mount. Make sure the gem is clean. If being from a jeweler, ask him to clean it in front of you.

Thirdly, hold the unmounted stone in a way that your fingers touch only the girdle, the widest point around the diamond. Make sure you view under proper lighting. Rotate the stone in order that you view it from various angles. If you are using a loupe, focus it both on the surface, and then into the interior of the diamond.

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Derek Dashwood enjoys noticing positive ways we progress, the combining of science into the humanities to measure life at
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