I have had several appraisal clients in the past week who were just back from crusing. They should have read this first!
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Cruise Ship Shopping: Tips for Buying Gems & Jewelry
4Cs of Diamond Quality by GIA
October 10, 2018 at 12:01 PM ·
Prior to booking your dream cruise ship vacation, you probably spent time researching your options to find the travel package with the most value. The same logic holds true when buying diamond jewelry or colored gemstones while on a cruise ship or in port. Read more: http://bit.ly/2O7GwLH
4Cs of Diamond Quality by GIA
October 10, 2018 at 12:01 PM ·
Prior to booking your dream cruise ship vacation, you probably spent time researching your options to find the travel package with the most value. The same logic holds true when buying diamond jewelry or colored gemstones while on a cruise ship or in port. Read more: http://bit.ly/2O7GwLH
I wonder how appraisers will value these!? Hopefully I won’t see any at my office.
George Takei
February 3, 2018 at 2:31 AM ·
Let me be crystal clear.
via In The Know
It's false that diamonds can't chip. There can be an internal stress fracture that is hit just the right way. If the girdle is too thin (often called a "knife edge"), especially on Old European cut diamonds, it is an easy mark. Here is what one looks like under the microscope.
Here is another diamond photo. It isn't an inclusion, but a photo of an extra thick faceted girdle. This would have all of the carat wieght around the center of the stone. Therefore, the diameter would be small and it would look smaller. The second photo is the top view of that diamond (right) and another of the same weight with the correct girdle size. Can you see the difference?
I thought I'd post some interesting inclusions that I have found in diamonds. These are garnet inclusions.
Alpha Gem Lab updated their website address.
