Wife Droped Diamond...

[teddym]

Basically my wife was scoping out her new sparkly diamond that has not been set yet when she let up on the tweezers and dropped it on the floor. It landed on the carpet and was dropped from around knee height. I looked at, it seems to be fine but shes been freaking out. Are we overreacting or do we need to take it to a jeweler to asses the damage?

 

[Queenie60]

do you have a loupe? I'm sure it is fine, I have dropped many diamonds in my day. Yes, a jeweler can loupe it to see if there's a chip. Good luck.

 

[Wewechew]

If it landed in carpet I'm sure you are fine

 

[TODiamonds]

The first time I looked at a diamond with a jeweler, I squeezed the tweezer a tad too hard and it literally went flying across the desk against a glass window. I freaked the hell out and he laughed.

Inspect it with a loupe for peace of mind if you have one - but you are fine.

 

[teddym]

@Queenie60 @Wewechew @TODiamonds Well that is a relief, she was more worried than me but her panic kinda freaked me out. I have a cheap loupe and when I looked at it I saw nada. No more peaking for her.

 

[tyty333]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-4-Pron...DsAAOSw~TNbT-J6:sc:USPSFirstClass!32935!US!-1

 

[teddym]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-4-Pron...DsAAOSw~TNbT-J6:sc:USPSFirstClass!32935!US!-1

Cool, thanks for the tip!

 

[WinkHPD]

When I was a student at GIA, we had some spring loaded holders for holding the diamond when looking at it under the microscope.

If you did not get them in just right, or moved them while looking at the diamond, these "spring loaded stone throwers" would launch the diamond that you were looking at into orbit. It was not at all uncommon for the instructor to turn the room lights on and ask us all to quit what we were doing and look for the errant diamond. No one was allowed into or out of the room until the diamond was found.

The good news is, that will all of the drops, sling shots and bounces, none of the diamonds were ever damaged in their journeys.

Wink

 

[mwilliamanderson]

The first time I looked at a diamond with a jeweler, I squeezed the tweezer a tad too hard and it literally went flying across the desk against a glass window. I freaked the hell out and he laughed.

Inspect it with a loupe for peace of mind if you have one - but you are fine.

 

[Wewechew]

I've seen people in the trade on IG mention losing a stone in the grass while they were taking photos of it

 

[headlight]

I would think if it landed on carpet you are good!

 

[teddym]

When I was a student at GIA, we had some spring loaded holders for holding the diamond when looking at it under the microscope.

If you did not get them in just right, or moved them while looking at the diamond, these "spring loaded stone throwers" would launch the diamond that you were looking at into orbit. It was not at all uncommon for the instructor to turn the room lights on and ask us all to quit what we were doing and look for the errant diamond. No one was allowed into or out of the room until the diamond was found.

The good news is, that will all of the drops, sling shots and bounces, none of the diamonds were ever damaged in their journeys.

Wink

That makes me feel a lot better! I wasn't so worried about it chipping since the fall was on carpet and about knee-high. I was afraid it got scuffed or scratched.

 

[teddym]

I've seen people in the trade on IG mention losing a stone in the grass while they were taking photos of it

Geez that sounds like a nightmare!

 

[teddym]

I would think if it landed on carpet you are good!

Yea I think so too! just needed some reassurance. Carpet is a lot more forgiving! haha

 

[Dancing Fire]

That makes me feel a lot better! I wasn't so worried about it chipping since the fall was on carpet and about knee-high. I was afraid it got scuffed or scratched.

Do you have diamond carpeting?

 

[sydneyatl]

I've seen people in the trade on IG mention losing a stone in the grass while they were taking photos of it

Someone here on PS posted a story a few years back about taking their new spinel out to look at it in the sunlight... where it promptly fell through the cracks of their deck and was never seen again.

 

[teddym]

Do you have diamond carpeting?

Unfortunately, I don't I would gladly sacrifice our current diamond for diamond carpeting.

 

[Wewechew]

Someone here on PS posted a story a few years back about taking their new spinel out to look at it in the sunlight... where it promptly fell through the cracks of their deck and was never seen again.

Horrifying

 

[teddym]

@Dancing Fire Something about that little stone hitting the floor made my heart stop, even if it wan on carpet

 

[foxinsox]

Someone here on PS posted a story a few years back about taking their new spinel out to look at it in the sunlight... where it promptly fell through the cracks of their deck and was never seen again.

I think I'd be pulling up the decking to find it!

 

[MamaBee]

I drop my diamond rings, studs.. all the time..usually on my marble counter or wood floor.....I can’t tell you how many times I hit them on metal. I keep a loupe in my purse and check it out every time. My heart skips a beat until I see AGAIN that it’s perfectly fine.

 

[FL_Sol]

I ran mine through the garbage disposal and it can out PERFECTLY unscathed.

 

[Johnbt]

The garbage disposal? I thought I was bad. You win.

I lost her new platinum and diamond engagement ring on the beach for 1.5 hours or so in April of '18. But we went back and found it just as the tide came in. It's fine. No telling if anyone drove over it. I may have.

www.pricescope.com/community/threads/why-you-need-ring-insurance-or-how-i-lost-her-ring-on-the-beach-yesterday.240519/

 

[denverappraiser]

If she's losing sleep over it, take it to a jeweler and ask. Usually, this sort of advice is free, it can be done while you wait, and most don't bite. At worst you'll be subjected to a sales pitch. Your odds of damage from this are extraordinarily low. You might want to invest in a loupe for future situations like this. They're not very expensive (a few dollars on Amazon) and are generally pretty useful things to have around the house anyway. You'll thank me next time you get a splinter.

 

[msop04]

If it fell on carpet from 10 (or 20+) feet, you'd still be fine. It's carpet.

 

[teddym]

If it fell on carpet from 10 (or 20+) feet, you'd still be fine. It's carpet.

This might sound hilarious but our rec room where the diamond was dropped has industrial-grade carpet (the type you see in offices) It is not as fluffy as regular carpet, This is the source of my wife's panic

I looked it over with the cheap loupe I have, didn't see anything. I think we are in the clear haha

 

[teddym]

If she's losing sleep over it, take it to a jeweler and ask. Usually, this sort of advice is free, it can be done while you wait, and most don't bite. At worst you'll be subjected to a sales pitch. Your odds of damage from this are extraordinarily low. You might want to invest in a loupe for future situations like this. They're not very expensive (a few dollars on Amazon) and are generally pretty useful things to have around the house anyway. You'll thank me next time you get a splinter.

The cheap one I have was from amazon the lense is made out of plastic, not glass. would you happen to have a link to a decent loupe? I have to make sure I'm prepared when I get that splinter.

 

[teddym]

I ran mine through the garbage disposal and it can out PERFECTLY unscathed.

Oh man, after seeing this I just feel silly! haha

 

[teddym]

I drop my diamond rings, studs.. all the time..usually on my marble counter or wood floor.....I can’t tell you how many times I hit them on metal. I keep a loupe in my purse and check it out every time. My heart skips a beat until I see AGAIN that it’s perfectly fine.

When that little rock hit the floor my heart stopped! so i know the feeling lol

 

[MamaBee]

The garbage disposal? I thought I was bad. You win.

I lost her new platinum and diamond engagement ring on the beach for 1.5 hours or so in April of '18. But we went back and found it just as the tide came in. It's fine. No telling if anyone drove over it. I may have.

www.pricescope.com/community/threads/why-you-need-ring-insurance-or-how-i-lost-her-ring-on-the-beach-yesterday.240519/

I’m happy I read it after the fact! I kept telling myself they found it!