| Whether you presently own a retail or web based | | | | appearance of diamonds that have black inclusions |
| business and are looking for an additional profit | | | | or pots. A laser beam is aimed at the inclusion. |
| center or you are thinking of starting a business, | | | | Acid is then forced through a tiny tunnel made by |
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| women) never tires of jewelry as the choices in | | | | require special care.While a laser-drilled diamond |
| color, materials, finishes and styles are endless and | | | | may appear as beautiful as a comparable |
| innovations are continual. Every generation | | | | untreated stone, it may not be as valuable. That's |
| reinvents jewelry for itself in much the same way | | | | because an untreated stone of the same quality |
| that it reinvents music and fashion. Styles change | | | | is rarer and therefore more valuable. Jewelers |
| but the basic facts remain the same. If you are a | | | | should tell you whether the diamond you're |
| seasoned professional, please consider the | | | | considering has been laser-drilled.Imitation |
| following a refresher course. To the new comer, | | | | diamonds, such as cubic zirconia, resemble |
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| ongoing jewelry education.The Facts About | | | | Certain laboratory created gemstones, such as |
| Diamond JewelryAs with other gems, diamond | | | | lab-created moissanite, also resemble diamonds |
| weight usually is stated in carats. Diamond weight | | | | and may not be adequately detected by the |
| may be described in decimal or fractional parts of | | | | instruments originally used to identify cubic zirconia. |
| a carat. If the weight is given in decimal parts of | | | | Ask your jeweler if he has the current testing |
| a carat, the figure should be accurate to the last | | | | equipment to distinguish between diamonds and |
| decimal place. For example, ".30 carat" could | | | | other lab-created stones.A diamond's value is |
| represent a diamond that weighs between .295 - | | | | based on four criteria: color, cut, clarity, and carat. |
| .304 carat. Some retailers describe diamond | | | | The clarity and color of a diamond usually are |
| weight in fractions and use the fraction to | | | | graded. However, scales are not uniform: a clarity |
| represent a range of weights. For example, a | | | | grade of "slightly included" may represent a |
| diamond described as 1/2 carat could weigh | | | | different grade on one grading system versus |
| between .47 - .54 carat. If diamond weight is | | | | another, depending on the terms used in the scale. |
| stated as fractional parts of a carat, the retailer | | | | Make sure you know how a particular scale and |
| should disclose two things: that the weight is not | | | | grade represent the color or clarity of the |
| exact, and the reasonable range of weight for | | | | diamond you're considering. A diamond can be |
| each fraction or the weight tolerance being | | | | described as "flawless" only if it has no visible |
| used.Some diamonds may be treated to improve | | | | surface or internal imperfections when viewed |
| their appearance in similar ways as other | | | | under 10-power magnification by a skilled diamond |
| gemstones. Since these treatments improve the | | | | grader.Sam Serio is an Internet Marketer, musician |
| clarity of the diamond, some jewelers refer to | | | | and a writer on the subject of jewelry and |
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| been fracture-filled.Another treatment - lasering - | | | | jewelry and gemstones, but were afraid to ask. |
| involves the use of a laser beam to improve the | | | | |