{"id":29033,"date":"2019-07-30T10:32:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T14:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=29033"},"modified":"2023-04-17T11:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T15:16:42","slug":"what-do-your-inclusions-look-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-do-your-inclusions-look-like\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT DO YOUR INCLUSIONS LOOK LIKE?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"What<\/div>\n

It’s a test…<\/h2>\n

\nA quiz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nBut more importantly, it’s how to not get ripped off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nIt’s learning your flaws… Your diamond flaws<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nAnd it’s the #1 way to prevent diamond switching<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Know your stone!<\/h2>\n

\nMany people think they know their diamond, but once it’s clean, it looks totally different<\/strong>. This is because they’re used to seeing it dirty<\/strong>, and aren’t familiar with their diamond or their flaws (get yourself a jewelry cleaner<\/a>). Some people hand over their ring for a sizing, and then scrutinize it when they get it back and say it looks totally different… It’s all because they don’t know their own stone.<\/p>\n

\nSo I suggest microscoping your diamond<\/strong>, or using a 10x jeweler’s loupe<\/a> to see what’s inside. View all your unique flaws and imperfections. Each and every diamond has a different layout<\/strong>, a different fingerprint<\/strong>, a different set of identifiers. Whether it be a speck, a cloud, a line, a black spot, there’s always something to identify it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nFlaws are like moles and freckles on people, everyone is different<\/strong>. And if you look hard enough, you’ll see their uniqueness. Plus, some of the flaws are so unique and odd, they’re quite easy to spot.<\/p>\n

Take this diamond below for an example:<\/h2>\n

\n\"SI2<\/a><\/p>\n

\nI’m sure there’s a couple of flaws in there that you could identify.<\/p>\n

\nThat diamond is an SI2<\/strong> and it does have some pretty obvious flaws<\/strong> under magnification. You can see these same flaws as well on the GIA diamond report<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\n\"SI2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
CARAT, CLARITY, COLOR, CUT, POL, SYM, FLUOR<\/strong><\/td>\nPRICE<\/strong><\/td>\nVIEW<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3.31, SI2, J, EX, EX, EX, NONE<\/strong><\/td>\n$25,832<\/strong><\/td>\nVIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

See how unique they are?<\/h2>\n

\nNow take a look at these diamonds below<\/strong>. Do you think you could identify some of the dots, lines, carbon spots or clouds later, if you viewed them again?<\/p>\n

\n\"Every<\/p>\n

They’re all different.<\/h2>\n

\nThe key to protecting yourself and your diamond purchase is to become familiar with your stone<\/strong>, and memorize the placement<\/strong> of those flaws (also noting the fact that you could be looking at the diamond from a different angle, or upside down).<\/p>\n

\nMemorizing your flaws can be done with practice and experience<\/strong>. You can’t view your diamond once during purchase and never look at it again<\/strong>… It’s something you have to do often, like once or twice a year, just to cement those flaws<\/strong> into your head. You want to be able to view your stone again (if you drop it off for repairs, sizing, retipping…) and see those exact same flaws again<\/strong>. Flaws never change. They will look like that forever. 50 years from now you’ll see the exact same set of marks (they’ve already been in there for a billion years). It’s amazing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nDo it once or twice a year <\/strong>(do it at the same time you have your ring inspected, view your stone under a microscope — just make sure it’s perfectly clean<\/strong>, or you’ll be seeing dirt, dust or debris), and find your unique fingerprints. Match them up with your diamond plot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Protect yourself.<\/h2>\n

\nBuy yourself a microscope<\/a> or a 10x jeweler’s loupe<\/a> and inspect your diamond at home<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It’s peace of mind.<\/h2>\n

\nOnly you can do preventive medicine and know your diamond<\/strong> inside and out. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Because many people do think that a simple cleaning makes their diamond look different (this only means that you don’t clean your diamond enough<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

So tell me, what do your inclusions look like?<\/h2>\n

\n\"Diamond<\/p>\n

Do you even know?<\/h2>\n

\nLet me know in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s a test… A quiz. But more importantly, it’s how to not get ripped off. It’s learning your flaws… Your diamond flaws. And it’s the #1 way to prevent diamond switching. Know your stone! Many [Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,29,3,10,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-clarity","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-loose-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29033"}],"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=29033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}