People are always concerned about their Diamonds. They are in fear that they've
cracked the Diamond, or that a
Jeweler sold them a cracked Diamond or even chipped the stone during the mounting process!
Let me settle this whole mess right now. 9 times out of 10, the answer is "No, your Diamond isn't cracked!" Trust me, it isn't! Let me explain...
In over 20 years of looking at thousands of Diamonds, I think only 2 of them have actually been what I would call "a real crack"! When you purchased your Diamond, it was new and shiny and beautiful and you were filled with excitement by the sparkle, fire and life it gave you.
Weeks later, after hand lotions, soaps, powders, perfumes, gels & shampoo, your Diamond has lost some of it's sparkle! When the Brilliance doesn't shine like it used to when it was clean, you'll be able to see inclusions inside the Diamond easier. The inclusions are more noticeable because they don't have sparkles of light hiding them anymore.
People always mistake an inclusion for a crack. If the Jeweler sold you a Cracked Diamond, Chipped Diamond or Broken Diamond, you would have been able to see it immediately. Chips or Cracks don't suddenly show up weeks later like a magic trick. It doesn't work that way. Cracks don't rise up and expand like bread in the oven. Plus it's very rare to actually crack a Diamond, and usually when it really does happen, it's caused by striking the Diamond with just the right amount of force and pressure at just the right angle.
And if you did hit it that hard to actually break it, believe me, you'd know it! You'd look down at your hand and see that your lovely little Diamond ain't so lovely anymore. Once you see a Cracked Diamond, you'll always be able to spot one. It's that apparent!
So what does a Cracked Diamond look like? Read on...
