{"id":11424,"date":"2011-09-17T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T15:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=11424"},"modified":"2015-08-27T11:16:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T15:16:51","slug":"was-my-diamond-switched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/was-my-diamond-switched\/","title":{"rendered":"WAS MY DIAMOND SWITCHED?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Was-My-Diamond-Switched.gif\" alt=\"Was My Diamond Switched?\" tiitle=\"Was My Diamond Switched?\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11426\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/questions-and-answers\/\">A Reader Writes in<\/a> and <strong>Asks Me a<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>QUESTION:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>DEBBIE IN CLINTON, MS, WRITES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nHow can I <strong>be Sure<\/strong> the Diamond I Receive in a Reset is<strong> really the one I Left<\/strong> with the Store to be Reset?<\/p>\n<p><h2>ANSWER FOR DEBBIE:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Hi Debbie<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>There are a Couple of things you should do<\/strong>. But sadly, you should have Done Most of them <strong>Before you Left your Ring at the Jeweler<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nLike for Example, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B005MZ7BQY\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Microscoping your Diamond<\/a> and looking at the Inclusions and Identifying Marks inside your Stone. Each Diamond is Different, it&#8217;s like a Fingerprint of Nature. <strong>Knowing what your Stone looks like will Help you Identify it Later<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nAlso things like Chips or Nicks on the Side of your stone can Help Identify it as well. Measuring the Width of the Diamond with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00VKSXB66\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">MM Gauge<\/a> can Help Identify the Size too. And of course Great Things like Appraisals, <strong>Certification and Laser Inscriptions<\/strong> are some of your Best Protections in <strong>the Prevention of Diamond Switching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut, normally, most people don&#8217;t think about any of these things until they get their Diamond back, <strong>and then it&#8217;s too late<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nYour Diamond will also Look Different when you get it back as well because your Ring and Diamond will be Professionally Cleaned and Polished. Plus, people have a tendency to just hand their Ring over to a Jeweler without looking at it, <strong>but then Scrutinize it when they get it back<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><h2>It Looks Different<\/h2>\n<p>\nI would Guess that the reason you&#8217;re asking about this is that your Diamond Looks Different to you. <strong>Or it could be that you&#8217;re just Worried<\/strong> because you always hear about Shady Jewelers doing Shady things. <\/p>\n<p>\nBut I&#8217;ll tell you, the Chances are Very Good that the Diamond you get back from the Jeweler <strong>IS the Diamond<\/strong> you Left with the Jeweler! If your Jeweler has been around for a long time and has a Great Reputation, then I wouldn&#8217;t Worry about it. But if you still Feel Worried, take it to another Jeweler just to have them Scope it and tell you the <strong>Clarity and Color<\/strong>. Those will be the Biggest Indicators. You can always <strong>have an Appraisal done<\/strong> that lists these things out in Detail.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Does it Look Smaller?<\/h2>\n<p>\nIf you Feel that your Diamond looks Smaller in Size, then the Jeweler may need to Remove your Diamond from your Ring and <strong>Weigh it to get the Exact Carat Weight<\/strong>. Just so you know in advance, <strong>this is the only way to truly get the Exact Weight!<\/strong> Everything Else is <strong>Guessing<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><h2>All Good Things to Consider<\/h2>\n<p>\nI wrote a Post about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamonds-and-diamond-switching-jewelers\/\">Diamond Switching<\/a><\/strong>. If you haven&#8217;t Read it, Please do. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>I Hope this Helps!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/questions-and-answers\/\">Ask Your Question HERE!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>I&#8217;ll do my Best to Answer it! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>RELATED ARTICLES:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/diamonds-and-diamond-switching-jewelers\/\"><strong>Prevent Diamond Switching!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/gia-the-best-diamond-certificate-ever\/\"><strong>Learn about Diamond Certification!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A Reader Writes in and Asks Me a&#8230; QUESTION: DEBBIE IN CLINTON, MS, WRITES: How can I be Sure the Diamond I Receive in a Reset is really the one I Left with the Store <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/was-my-diamond-switched\/\" title=\"WAS MY DIAMOND SWITCHED?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,11,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-questions","category-repairs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11424"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11424\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}