{"id":13456,"date":"2016-01-13T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=13456"},"modified":"2016-02-07T23:22:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T04:22:37","slug":"everyone-skips-fluorescence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/everyone-skips-fluorescence\/","title":{"rendered":"EVERYONE SKIPS FLUORESCENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Everyone-Skips-Diamond-Fluorescence.gif\" alt=\"Everyone Skips Diamond Fluorescence\" title=\"Everyone Skips Diamond Fluorescence\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13459\" \/><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s <strong>Amazing <\/strong>to me that most Stores, Websites, Sales Representatives, and Customers <strong>Skip such an Important Topic as Fluorescence<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p><h2>What? WHO?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Exactly!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Diamond Fluorescence<\/strong> is a Term that people hear of, <strong>but usually Ignore<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s not a Big Deal, right?<\/h2>\n<p>\nFluorescence can&#8217;t really affect how a Diamond Looks, <strong>let alone the Price<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Bull Crap!<\/h2>\n<p>\nFluorescence can often make a Diamond look <strong>Foggy. Cloudy like a Low-Clarity Diamond<\/strong>. It can <strong>CHANGE <\/strong>the Look of a Genuine Diamond in Natural Light, and make it <strong>Glow-In-The-Dark<\/strong> under UV Light.<\/p>\n<p>\n(Buy yourself a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00ESJ80NS\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Black Light<\/a> and see if your Diamond Glows)<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd that&#8217;s because Fluorescence is a Real Conversation that <strong>should never be Passed Over<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s Important to the <strong>Overall Beauty<\/strong> of the Stone.<\/p>\n<p>\nBecause if you Bought yourself a VVS1 Diamond, with E Color (<strong>Top Notch Quality<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=E&#038;Clarity=VVS1&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;advancedParameter=Sort&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">like These Diamonds HERE!<\/a>), and that Diamond Face up <strong>BAD<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Then that&#8217;s a lot of Money to Blow!<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou could have gotten a Low Grade Stone instead and <strong>Saved yourself Thousands of Dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>REALLY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>So What is Fluorescence?<\/h2>\n<p>\nFluorescence is a <strong>Natural Phenomenon<\/strong> that can occur in Diamonds due to Radiation when the Diamonds were Created. <\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>33% of all Diamonds<\/strong> have Fluorescence to some Degree. This &#8220;<strong>Glowing<\/strong>&#8221; Effect (<strong>Fluorescence<\/strong>) is usually <strong>Blue<\/strong>, but it can <strong>Glow other Colors<\/strong> like White or Yellow as well. The UV Light will make it Glow, but this Glow will slowly Fade away until it&#8217;s submitted to UV Light again.<\/p>\n<p>\nFluorescence can be Harmless, <strong>it may NOT affect the Look <\/strong>of a Diamond in the Least&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>But then again&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt could make it look like a <strong>Hazy, Blurry, White, Foggy Chunk of Salt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Not Very Pretty!<\/h2>\n<p>\nAnd, it could also make a <strong>Low Colored<\/strong> Diamond (Like <strong>J-K-L-M<\/strong>) look <strong>BETTER <\/strong>than it really is, giving <strong>False Readings!<\/strong> (And <strong>Misrepresented <\/strong>Color Grades can <strong>Affect Price Greatly!<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Fluorescence has 5 Different GIA Grades:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>None<\/li>\n<li>Faint<\/li>\n<li>Medium<\/li>\n<li>Strong<\/li>\n<li>Very Strong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSee the Fluorescence Chert below for a More Accurate View of this <strong>Crazy Diamond Characteristic<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-Fluorescence-Grades.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Fluorescence Grades\" title=\"Diamond Fluorescence Grades\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-Fluorescence-Grades.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-Fluorescence-Grades-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd like I said, it could make the Diamond look <strong>BAD <\/strong>(<strong>Regardless of the Cut, Color or Clarity<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>Compare these Diamonds Below&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-With-Fluorescence-Diamond-Without.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond With Fluorescence Diamond Without\" title=\"Diamond With Fluorescence Diamond Without\" width=\"640\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-With-Fluorescence-Diamond-Without.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Diamond-With-Fluorescence-Diamond-Without-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>See how Blurry it Looks?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>OR&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt may look like every other Diamond that <strong>doesn&#8217;t have Fluorescence<\/strong>. You just never know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nSo to find out if a Diamond has Fluorescence, <strong>Check the Certificate<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GIA-Diamond-Report-Showing-Strong-Blue-Fluorescence.jpg\" alt=\"GIA Diamond Report Showing Strong Blue Fluorescence\" title=\"GIA Diamond Report Showing Strong Blue Fluorescence\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GIA-Diamond-Report-Showing-Strong-Blue-Fluorescence.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GIA-Diamond-Report-Showing-Strong-Blue-Fluorescence-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nOr Buy yourself a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B00ESJ80NS\/?tag=jewelry-secrets-20\">Black Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s a Cool thing to see if it Glows, but if the Diamond looks <strong>Milky or Cloudy<\/strong>, then <strong>WHY BOTHER?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIf you don&#8217;t see Fluorescence listed on a Website, <strong>INQUIRE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nIf the Sales Person doesn&#8217;t mention it, <strong>INQUIRE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Ask if it has Fluorescence!<\/h2>\n<p>\n(Especially if <strong>the Price of the Diamond is LOW<\/strong>&#8230; This could be the reason why!)<\/p>\n<p>\nFor Fluorescence can be a <strong>Beautiful Diamond Sparkle KILLER!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nYou just won&#8217;t know until you see it with your very own eyes.<\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s why I usually advise folks to just <strong>Buy Diamonds WITHOUT Fluorescence<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Just to be Safe!<\/h2>\n<p>\n(<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/?CaratFrom=1.00&#038;CaratTo=15.00&#038;Color=F,E,D&#038;Clarity=VS2,VS1,VVS2,VVS1,IF&#038;Cut=Ideal,Excellent,TrueHearts&#038;PriceFrom=200&#038;PriceTo=999000&#038;Sort=Price,%20DefaultOrder&#038;ViewsOptions=Images&#038;showAdvanced=show&#038;Polish=EX,ID&#038;Symmetry=EX,ID&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None,Negligible&#038;DepthFrom=45.0&#038;DepthTo=80.0&#038;TableFrom=50.0&#038;TableTo=83.0\">Like these Diamonds HERE at James Allen<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\nBecause Beauty is <strong>a Sad thing to Waste<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It&#8217;s Amazing to me that most Stores, Websites, Sales Representatives, and Customers Skip such an Important Topic as Fluorescence. 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