THE #1 REASON NOT TO BUY A FLAWLESS DIAMOND

Ok let’s break this down.

Flawless Diamonds (FL) are the best and cleanest diamonds on Earth.

This means there are no flaws inside the diamond at all under ten powered (10x) magnification. It’s perfectly clean.

Flawless is rare and quite expensive.

Check out the prices below of both Earth-made diamonds and lab-grown diamonds.

Lab-grown is much cheaper for a similar quality stone, but when compared to other 1 carat diamonds, it’s much higher in price.

Now, you could certainly buy these stunning, jaw-dropping diamonds if you desire, after all they are the best of the best.

But there is actually one very good reason not to:

FLAWS!

Flaws, which are inclusions and blemishes, are identifying marks on, or outside of a diamond. Sort of like a fingerprint on a person.

Each and every diamond is different. And these flaws will never change. They will never grow, shrink, diminish, fade, shift or move ever. They have looked like that forever, and will look like that forever more.

Flaws are the best way to recognize your diamond.

You can look at your stone under a microscope, see your flaws, and know that that diamond is yours.

You can also verify these flaws with your diamond plot, which resides on most diamond reports, as so:

You can locate and find your unique flaws and traits and know, without a shadow of a doubt, that the diamond you bought is still in your possession.

Also, meaning, that a jeweler didn’t swap out your stone and steal it.

All diamonds have flaws that you can confirm and view under magnification. Every diamond, except for flawless and internally flawless (IF) diamonds that is.

Flawless stones don’t have any marks, like lines, clouds, feathers, black spots, cracks, nothing, no way to pinpoint any source of reference or characteristic on a perfectly clean diamond.

In fact, you could put a flawless diamond up against a cheap CZ knock-off, and they would actually look the same.

Granted, you may not be able to to to tell if a flawless diamond has been swapped out, but there is one other identifying way to check.

INSCRIPTIONS!

If your diamond is laser inscribed, you can look at that tiny etching on the outside of your girdle, under 10x magnification (or higher), and match up your certificate numbers to the actual numbers on your diamond report. Like so:

So you may not be able to tell from the flaws in a flawless diamond, but if you’re lucky and bought a laser inscribed diamond, then you still have proof that you got your diamond back. Because no one wants their diamond to be switched.

So when you drop your diamond off at the jeweler for a repair, sizing, or cleaning, view your diamond before you hand it over (use their microscope so they can see too), and when they finish and you pick your diamond back up, view it again (still in the store), just to be sure and safe.

So my recommendation is, either by a diamond that has flaws (like SI1, VS2) that you can identify, or buy a flawless diamond that’s laser inscribed.

And while you’re at it, buy yourself a 10x jewelers loupe so you can memorize and view your flaws anytime you want.

These are the best two ways to protect yourself, your diamond, and your pocketbook.

Cheers! :)