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Wearing rhinestones is one alternative to diamonds. Rhinestones are generally made of glass and some from crystals. The drawback is that some don’t reflect light well so the stones may appear as black dots in photographs.

Swarovski crystals look better in photos and are even worn by celebrities.. You can search online for bridal jewelry dealers that specialize in Swarovski crystals. Many sell jewelry at more affordable prices and some at or near the wholesale.

Tests to Spot a Fake Diamond

by Angeline Tang

Many fake diamonds can scratch glass and cubic zirconia has improved and even can jewelers can befooled. So how do you spot a fake?

Cubic zicronia is optically flawless. A diamond always contains some a flaw.

A cubic zirconia may display a gray tone when exposed to prolonged amounts of sunlight.

Do the grease test. Mark the stone with a grease pencil or felt-tipped pen. A fake repels grease. Real diamonds attract grease .

It is probably not a real diamond if you can read though it. But, some real diamonds are cut shallow and will fail this test.

It may not be a real diamond if the edges are not sharp or they are chipped.

Create fog on your gem like you would with a mirror. If it stays fogged for two to four seconds, it may be cubic zirconia because. A real diamond disperses heat instantly. However, dirt and oil on a diamond will affect the reliability of this test.

A high percentage of diamonds look blue under a black light (ultra violet light). But 99% of all diamond fakes do not. However, if you do not see blue fluorescence, you have a diamond with higher value. Diamonds with blue fluorescence are sometimes 20% less in value than those that do not.

Have the stone weighed. Cubic zirconia weighs about 1.7 times more than diamonds.

Have a jeweler analyze it through a magnifying lens. They should look for the cuts of the diamond (facets), check the girdle (frosty and faceted means diamond, waxy and glossy means it is a fake), spot small cracks and pinpoints (characteristics of a diamond), and locate setting stamps. Stamps that show 10K, 14K, 18K, 585, 750, 900, 950, PT, Plat increase the chances of possessing a real diamond because cubic zirconia is not often set in real gold or platinum.

Not all the tests are 100% reliable, but a diamond that passes several tests can often be trusted as a real diamond.

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