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Diamonds, 12 Suprising Facts
A diamond is forever
A diamond will only last forever if you take care of it. Diamond is the hardest substance in the world, but its not the toughest. It can chip, fracture, break, or fall out of its setting. Even diamonds should come with care instruction tags
Diamonds are very rare
Nope.The shortage is more man made than natural. The number of diamonds put on the market each year is highly regulated. There are really enough diamonds to give each man, woman, and child in the United States a whole cupful.
Woman are more size conscious than quality conscious
This one is almost true, but not quite. Although many women believe bigger is better, quite a few know that size does not equal quality, and prefer the latter
A diamond is the most expensive gemstone
Wrong, there are several more expensive gemstones on the market. For example, a top quality ruby can be worth over R250 000 a carat
A large diamond is worth more than a small one
Size is only one criterion by which a diamond can be judged. A small, high clarity, high colour diamond can cost more than a large, low clarity, low colour diamond.
After a diamond has been cut, little diamonds can be cut from the shavings
Usually there are no shavings, because a diamond is ground down, not whittled down to size. All that remains is dust.
A fancy shape diamond is more difficult to cut than a round diamond
All diamonds, to a certain degree, are difficult to cut, and some very large diamonds take more time and effort to cut than smaller diamonds. But one diamond is not harder to cut than another just because of shape.
Diamonds are a good investment
This is true only if you have the education and training to buy diamonds that will appreciate in value over time. If you buy a diamond at the right price, it will certainly hold its value
An emerald cut is the most expensive
Au contraire. An emerald cut diamond is the least expensive shape because it is most like the natural shape of the raw material.
No diamond is perfect
The definition of a perfect diamond is a diamond free from inclusions and blemishes when viewed under a 10 times loupe, with no trace of colour D colour, that is perfectly proportioned. Even though they are rare, such diamonds do exist.
It is difficult to differentiate between a diamond and a cubic zirconium.
Choose wisely
A diamond will only last forever if you take care of it. Diamond is the hardest substance in the world, but its not the toughest. It can chip, fracture, break, or fall out of its setting. Even diamonds should come with care instruction tags
Diamonds are very rare
Nope.The shortage is more man made than natural. The number of diamonds put on the market each year is highly regulated. There are really enough diamonds to give each man, woman, and child in the United States a whole cupful.
Woman are more size conscious than quality conscious
This one is almost true, but not quite. Although many women believe bigger is better, quite a few know that size does not equal quality, and prefer the latter
A diamond is the most expensive gemstone
Wrong, there are several more expensive gemstones on the market. For example, a top quality ruby can be worth over R250 000 a carat
A large diamond is worth more than a small one
Size is only one criterion by which a diamond can be judged. A small, high clarity, high colour diamond can cost more than a large, low clarity, low colour diamond.
After a diamond has been cut, little diamonds can be cut from the shavings
Usually there are no shavings, because a diamond is ground down, not whittled down to size. All that remains is dust.
A fancy shape diamond is more difficult to cut than a round diamond
All diamonds, to a certain degree, are difficult to cut, and some very large diamonds take more time and effort to cut than smaller diamonds. But one diamond is not harder to cut than another just because of shape.
Diamonds are a good investment
This is true only if you have the education and training to buy diamonds that will appreciate in value over time. If you buy a diamond at the right price, it will certainly hold its value
An emerald cut is the most expensive
Au contraire. An emerald cut diamond is the least expensive shape because it is most like the natural shape of the raw material.
No diamond is perfect
The definition of a perfect diamond is a diamond free from inclusions and blemishes when viewed under a 10 times loupe, with no trace of colour D colour, that is perfectly proportioned. Even though they are rare, such diamonds do exist.
It is difficult to differentiate between a diamond and a cubic zirconium.
Choose wisely