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Natalia

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Hi,

I went to a jeweller to check my diamond and he dip my diamond in toluene before viewing under loupe.

I am a paranoid so I was wondering if toluene can damage/ do any harm to my diamond.

Also, he missed picking up my diamond a couple of times using the microscope tweezer causing my diamond to jump out of his tweezer grips. Will this cause any damage too?

I know diamond is the hardest substance but I sometime wonder if this can scratch it or even chip my diamond especially when he held in table to culet position.

Thanks All!
 
It's strange to me that your jeweller dipped your diamond into a solvent first but I suppose it is to get it clean for magnified study. Your diamond is fine as long as it isn't clarity enhanced/filled. Damage is usually caused when the diamond is hit hard against a hard surface. It is also strange that he holds the diamond in the tweezers in the culet to table position rather than around the girdle.
 
Natalia|1412852953|3764762 said:
Hi,

I went to a jeweller to check my diamond and he dip my diamond in toluene before viewing under loupe.

I am a paranoid so I was wondering if toluene can damage/ do any harm to my diamond.

Also, he missed picking up my diamond a couple of times using the microscope tweezer causing my diamond to jump out of his tweezer grips. Will this cause any damage too?

I know diamond is the hardest substance but I sometime wonder if this can scratch it or even chip my diamond especially when he held in table to culet position.

Thanks All!
I have not heard of this solvent being used in this way but I doubt that it can be harmful to diamond. Probably more harmful to the gemologist if he inhales it on a regular basis. Dropping a diamond, on the other hand, can cause damage. Especially it it falls from a good distance onto a hard surface. The points on the diamond are at most risk. In the case of a round, the culet is most vulnerable.

Dropping a diamond out of tweezers during an examination is common and that is why good practice is to work low over a soft surface such as a pad of paper or a specially designed tray.
 
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