Does wood enhance a diamond''s sparkle?

[FlyfishermanMike]

This sound a little odd and the person was probably pulling my leg but I was told that in a room with a lot of natural wood a diamond appears more lustrous with more sparkle to it. Can some on confirm this? It appears to be true with a little testing but I could be wrong. Why would this be true or is it just some sort of illusion?

^^ike

 

[JulieN]

no?

in the exact same lighting.

 

[valeria101]

Can''t imagine in what context this may have come up.

Could it be that aside the darkish wall color the respective environment would also have some sort of candlelight illumination (like a bar would at night - small dispersed sources in overall low light). Something like that would make diamonds look quite fiery and flattering, unlike most other kind of materials used for jewelry (colors fade in very low light etc.). Relative dark walls may have some similar effect even if there is still decent light in the room.

Other than this, I can''t imagine what sort of mysterious affinity could be between wood panelling and diamonds (style?

).

 

[asscherisme]

That odd.

My guess, the person telling you was probably in a wood room and their ring looked amazing. So they attributed it to the wood in the room when in fact it was the lghting conditions LOL.

 

[Dee*Jay]

If there turns out to be any truth to this whole "wood" thing I can think of a bunch of PSers who will be paneling every room in their house from top to bottom--me included!

(LOL -- just couldn''t resist!)

 

[FireGoddess]

I guess dark wood would make a bright white diamond stand out more, but as for sparkle, I would suspect it has more to do with the lighting situations than the wood.