Diamonds: The Real Deal

Diamonds: The Real Deal

'Diamonds' reminds us of the number one single from 1963 by Terrence (Jet) Harris MBE and Tony Meehan, where Jet rather unusually played the lead on a Fender Bass VI. Jet joined Tony in a young Cliff Richard’s backing group, ‘The Drifters’ in 1959, who along with Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch later changed their name to ‘The Shadows’ at his suggestion in the same year, so they were the ‘real deal’ back then. Or maybe more contemporarily, the word conjures up party animal, Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ world tour.

What has all this got to do with the Diamonds we put into Diamond Engagement Rings?Well, probably very little in fairness other than our tangential reference to the ‘real deal’, however contrived, to link back to real diamonds as opposed to fake ones, which is a very ‘big deal’ to us. Why? Because we only sell ‘Certificated Diamonds' and all is revealed

Watching out for fake diamonds

You will no doubt have heard of the ‘scratch test’ where you scratch a pane of glass with your diamond. Well – just do not do it!!! Why not? Because other stones will also scratch glass so it will hardly prove to be a definitive and unequivocal test and most importantly of all, you may even cause slight damage your precious Diamond (if it is one)!

What about the so-called ‘black light test’? Well, whilst almost 100% of ‘non-diamonds’ will not show up fluorescent blue under a black light, up to two thirds of real diamonds will also not show fluorescent blue under a black light which also renders this test inaccurate in the opinion of us at ComparetheDiamond.com (formerly diamondgeezer.com). With an unmounted diamond if you are able to place it upward facing over print (e. g. a newspaper), ensuring that the stone is perfectly clean, the print should appear blurred as a real diamond will diffuse the light, if however the print is clear, there is a strong likelihood that your diamond may not be genuine. A very simple test may be to breathe on the diamond so that it ‘fogs up’ a real diamond with its light diffusion should clear immediately whereas a fake may well not do so.

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Also, real diamonds should not contain any blemishes or ‘inclusions’. Diamonds can sometimes be treated artificially or fracture filled, usually with silicone and still sold legally although it is implicit that you must be so informed. You really need to avoid these and to avoid any with ?clarity enhanced?. The best and most reliable way of simply avoiding these traps is buy your Diamond Engagement Ring from reputable jewellers who supply certified or certificated Diamonds. Back to the ‘real deal’ – and the very best way to ensure reality is to visit the ComparetheDiamond.com (formerly diamondgeezer.com) site today and choose your Engagement Ring from the huge collection of guaranteed certified Diamonds we have to offer. Designed and manufactured in house in our award winning workshop, you will also benefit from much lower prices and greater value than the High Street by buying from the supplier, ComparetheDiamond.com (formerly diamondgeezer.com) directly.