dancingmelimel
Shiny_Rock
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- Jun 23, 2003
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When I walked into the local maul jeweler''s yesterday for a little trying on fun, I never imagined I''d come out of there with anything interesting to report, but......
I went in there with a friend to whom I''d shown my loose diamond earlier in the day. We''d also spent a little time looking at her ering, discussing the inclusions in her diamond, the color, etc. Her diamond has eye visible inclusions, although they''re not easy to spot. So at best it''s an si2, probably i1. She is under the impression that her diamond is in the D-F range, but it''s not certed, so who really knows. I can''t tell that it isn''t. It is whiter than my I color diamond.
All is going as you''d expect....we''re looking at poor quality stones...even their best have inclusions I can easily see. The saleswoman takes a look at my friend''s ring and ventures that it''s a vs1. Obvious bull or stupidity. Offers to clean our rings for us. Fine.
My friend asks her opinion of the color of her stone....the saleswoman says, G, then maybe H or I. She also says that the top of my friend''s diamond is scratched and that she should get it repolished at some point....that this is why it''s not as bright as some of their diamonds. (My friend''s only had her ring for two years....there are no scratches on it....I checked later to be sure.)
So I''m trying on stones for size, then I ask to compare two different quality one carat rounds side by side. I ask if they have anything better than the best one they''re currently showing me, since I can still see an inclusion without benefit of magnification....
She says that''s the best they sell, and that I wouldn''t want a flawless diamond anyway because in addition to being way more expensive, they BREAK!
(At this point my jaw nearly dropped.) Apparently other minerals mixed in with the diamonds are needed to give them strength.
And furthermore, she says flawless diamonds don''t actually exist....all diamonds have inclusions, or as she likes to call them, "birthmarks".
I was shocked and appalled at what was either complete lack of knowledge, or blatant lying! If she knows that little, she''d do better to keep her mouth shut, and if she knows more, Oh My God! Either way, for shame!
-Melissa
I went in there with a friend to whom I''d shown my loose diamond earlier in the day. We''d also spent a little time looking at her ering, discussing the inclusions in her diamond, the color, etc. Her diamond has eye visible inclusions, although they''re not easy to spot. So at best it''s an si2, probably i1. She is under the impression that her diamond is in the D-F range, but it''s not certed, so who really knows. I can''t tell that it isn''t. It is whiter than my I color diamond.
All is going as you''d expect....we''re looking at poor quality stones...even their best have inclusions I can easily see. The saleswoman takes a look at my friend''s ring and ventures that it''s a vs1. Obvious bull or stupidity. Offers to clean our rings for us. Fine.
My friend asks her opinion of the color of her stone....the saleswoman says, G, then maybe H or I. She also says that the top of my friend''s diamond is scratched and that she should get it repolished at some point....that this is why it''s not as bright as some of their diamonds. (My friend''s only had her ring for two years....there are no scratches on it....I checked later to be sure.)
So I''m trying on stones for size, then I ask to compare two different quality one carat rounds side by side. I ask if they have anything better than the best one they''re currently showing me, since I can still see an inclusion without benefit of magnification....
She says that''s the best they sell, and that I wouldn''t want a flawless diamond anyway because in addition to being way more expensive, they BREAK!
I was shocked and appalled at what was either complete lack of knowledge, or blatant lying! If she knows that little, she''d do better to keep her mouth shut, and if she knows more, Oh My God! Either way, for shame!
-Melissa
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