Category: Diamond

Global Diamond Jewellery Market Insight 2020, Forecast to 2025  3rd Watch News

Diamond Jewellery Market 2020 Share Growing Rapidly With Latest Trends, Development, Revenue, Demand And Forecast To 2029  Medic Insider

Gold & Diamond Jewellery Market 2020 Analysis by Current Industry Status, Growth Opportunities & Top Key Players (Chow Tai Fo,Richemont,Signet Jewellers,Swatch Group,Rajesh Exports,Lao Feng Xiang,Tiffany, etc.) Target Audience and Forecast to 2026  3rd Watch News

COVID19 Impact- Global Diamond Jewellery Market Recent Industry Developments and Growth Strategies Adopted by Top Key Players: Harry Winston, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Buccellati  3rd Watch News

COVID-19 may have canceled many milestone events but the one thing it hasn’t canceled is Love. Love is not canceled and it overcomes all obstacles, including a global pandemic. The grandiose proposal plans may have been put on hold but the pandemic has not stopped anyone from popping the question. Instead, it has caused men […]

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What are clarity enhanced diamonds?

Clarity enhanced diamonds are natural diamonds which undergo a treatment process to artificially improve clarity in the diamond.

The treatment process typically falls into two main processes. Firstly laser drilling and secondly fracture filling. Both treatments aim to reduce the appearance of natural clarity characteristics within a diamond.

Laser drilled diamonds

Laser treatments involve drilling a fine laser hole through a diamond. This process burns away an internal inclusion. The laser hole allows access to bleach deep inclusions. As a result, the diamond benefits from enhanced clarity and an improved appearance. The image below, courtesy of the Gemological Institute of America shows the drill-hole under high magnification.

Laser holes can be very difficult to see, even with a trained eye. Under 10x magnification, we look for small holes on the surface of a diamond. From these holes, fine hair-like lines extend into the diamond as shown here.

 

Fracture filled diamonds

Fracture filling improves the appearance of a diamond’s clarity. In this treatment process, a glass-like resin is injected into the diamond. The resin fills visible feathers. Just like laser drilling, this treatment can be very hard to identify, even to the trained eye. Some diamonds treated this way exhibit a flash of purple or green owing to the differing optical properties of the resin.

Fracture filled diamond (before – left) and after treatment (right) photo courtesy of Gems and Gemology. 

Should you buy a clarity enhanced diamond?

Buyers should avoid buying a clarity enhanced diamond for very good reasons. Firstly, few sellers disclose the exact treatment applied to any given diamond. Instead, a vague note appears to describe that the diamond is clarity enhanced.

Many buyers see their cheap price as advantageous, but diamond treatments massively de-value diamonds. But, most diamonds hold a higher value untreated with the original inclusions present.

One of the dangers associated with fracture-filled diamonds relates to temperature fluctuations. Proximity to heat during jewellery-making can cause a fracture-filled diamond to shatter. Some cleaners may remove or loosen the glass filling. As a result, the inclusion re-appears as if by magic!

For some buyers, this has often lead to the belief that their original diamond was swapped by the jeweller! This can happen years later. For example, when re-making a ring or when the ring undergoes routine cleaning.

Who could blame them for their surprise when a visible inclusion appears within their diamond?

Owing to the dangers of working with a fracture-filled diamond, most jewellers will not set a diamond treated in this way. For this reason, we routinely check any diamonds sent to us for setting into a finished ring mount.

Alternatives to clarity enhanced diamonds

Instead of buying a clarity enhanced diamond, we recommend buying a natural untreated diamond.

Safer, lower-cost alternatives include lab-grown diamonds or Moissanite. Both pose a lower risk than a clarity enhanced diamond. If you specifically want a natural diamond, consider lowering your sights in terms of the carat weight, colour, clarity or all three.

Please contact us for a personal quote for a natural or lab-grown diamond. Or, contact us for pricing on the option of adding a Moissanite to one of our jewellery designs.

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Global Diamond Jewellery Market Insight 2020, Forecast to 2025  Jewish Life News

Our jewellery designs with your choice of stone

We decided to draw your attention to the complete range of gemstones available at Serendipity Diamonds.

In addition to diamonds, we offer clients a large range of alternative options. For most alternatives, we provide full help and guidance. In addition, we provide a detailed quote. We can also provide comparison quotes based on several choices.

Choose from the following options for engagement rings and jewellery

Here are several choices available with most of our engagement rings and jewellery settings. Contact us for more help on any of the following stone choices.

Natural diamonds

We create most of our jewellery with 100% natural diamonds. Moreover, we source ethically from responsible supply partners. In addition to conflict-free diamonds, we now offer 100% ethical, traceable CanadaMark diamonds upon request.

Lab-grown diamonds

We recently introduced IGI certified, lab-grown diamonds. Most diamonds include ideal-cut specifications and work out close to 1/2 price of a natural diamond with little apparent difference. All lab-grown diamonds include a laser inscription to ensure identification as man-made diamonds.

Moissanite

We now offer Moissanite in any of our engagement ring settings. Laser inscribed and uniquely beautiful, contact us for a personal quote including this cost-effective alternative to diamonds.

Coloured Gemstones

We create all of our designs with alternative gemstones. Or, request a specific colour and we will make suggestions based on any preference you have. Choices include blue, pink, green and yellow sapphires, rubies, topaz, tourmaline, morganite and emeralds to name just a few different coloured gemstones.

Please contact us with your chosen design, along with any preference for precious metal and stone type. We will respond with a personal quote for any of our jewellery designs.

Contact info@serendipitydiamonds.com for a personal quote.

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Diamond & Gem Swirl Pave Halo Engagement Ring in Platinum at James Allen We are in the throes of Summer and a multitude of Zoom meetings. Although it seems things may never get back to normal, they slowly and surely will. In the meantime, most of us are still tethered to our computers and attending […]

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Diamond & Gem Swirl Pave Halo Engagement Ring in Platinum at James Allen     We are in the throes of summer and a multitude of Zoom meetings. Although it seems things may never get back to normal, they slowly and surely will. In the meantime, most of us are still tethered to our computers […]

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