This might seem like a very random and unusual question... but please bear with me.
I have noticed over the last three days that my diamond looks different to how it looked before. Specifically the arrows are not lighting up when I twizzle it around. No matter how I angle the stone, it's just not happening.
Other lower facets are lighting up fine, and overall it's just as scintillating as it was before. Just no arrows! They used to light up one by one under the right lighting, like clock-hands, as I rotated the stone.
My diamond hasn't been out of my sight, so I know it's definitely the same stone. The lighting is the same, i.e., same place, same lights.
I've cleaned it thoroughly in an ultrasonic and soaked it in a solution; I've brushed and polished it - but it has made no difference.
I can see the arrows are there, because they show up black when I'm looking down on the stone. They are just not reflecting light.
Has this happened to anyone else?
I'm concerned it might have been damaged in some way (although, I don't know how), but then I can't see anything through a loupe, and I have one that magnifies 10x and 30x.
Could it be a bit loose in the setting?
I feel a bit stupid posting about this, because I know it sounds ridiculous, but I thought I would see if anyone had experienced this before?
I have noticed over the last three days that my diamond looks different to how it looked before. Specifically the arrows are not lighting up when I twizzle it around. No matter how I angle the stone, it's just not happening.
Other lower facets are lighting up fine, and overall it's just as scintillating as it was before. Just no arrows! They used to light up one by one under the right lighting, like clock-hands, as I rotated the stone.
My diamond hasn't been out of my sight, so I know it's definitely the same stone. The lighting is the same, i.e., same place, same lights.
I've cleaned it thoroughly in an ultrasonic and soaked it in a solution; I've brushed and polished it - but it has made no difference.
I can see the arrows are there, because they show up black when I'm looking down on the stone. They are just not reflecting light.
Has this happened to anyone else?
I'm concerned it might have been damaged in some way (although, I don't know how), but then I can't see anything through a loupe, and I have one that magnifies 10x and 30x.
Could it be a bit loose in the setting?
I feel a bit stupid posting about this, because I know it sounds ridiculous, but I thought I would see if anyone had experienced this before?