How not to cut yourself with diamond blade: tips for choosing diamonds.
Sometimes we face a situation, when it is difficult to choose between 2 diamonds. However, our set of tips will help you to do this and to eliminate these difficulties.
First of all, an opportunity to compare two diamonds, you are choosing from, will give you a certain handicap. It is recommended to examine both stones at the same time, taking into consideration, that light and examination conditions must be equal for both gems. You can change the distance between the gems and your eyes, first looking at them closely, from the distance of 25-35cm, and then stretching the hand with the gem. You van also enlarge the distance and examine the diamonds, that are 2-3m far from you, for this is the distance, at which people examine jewelry, another person wears, but actually in this case you’ve got more chances to be mistaken.
Waving the stones from side to side produces an interesting effect – the patches of light change their direction, colour and number, sometimes flashes of light appear within the gem. This phenomenon is called scintillation, and it is said, that the better cutting a diamond has, the brighter and beautiful the scintillation is. Although difficult to measure exactly, scintillation can help you to choose a better glittering or “playing†diamond.
When comparing two diamonds, one has not only to point out their advantages, but also to notice the disadvantages, that lower the price or quality of a diamond. These are, for instance, faded brightness, dark zones within the gem or the “fish-eye†effect. Some specialists also consider it a disadvantage, when a diamond has a non-standard picture or proportions, or cut badly with the purpose to save the weight of the stone.
Generally, it is for you to decide, which diamond looks the most attractive for you. However, we do hope, our tips will help you one day.