💎 How To Tell A Fake Or Real Diamond! I Spot A Cubic Zirconia, Moissanite, Lab & Earth Diamond

[@PrinceSamTV]

My question is why do we value diamonds if the fake/cheap ones are nearly INDISTINGUISHABLE from the natural ones

[@nichmon3221]

I myself feel that only insecure people value the earth mined ones that much. Those people feel inferior and must be able to say "It's real; it's mined" in order to feel confident with themselves.

[@adiem1653]

Corruption by the likes of Deviers

[@pumpkindiamond994]

Why do we value artworks if they can be copied/printed cheaply?

[@pumpkindiamond994]

​@@adiem1653only idiots will agree

[@kewintaylor7056]

@@pumpkindiamond994nope copied art dont have value…but hand made art did have value. But diamond have value bcuz those diamond trader make us blive its have value,

[@mangarang]

If sparkle is what you care about then moissanite is superior to diamond. It has a higher refractive index. More sparkly.

[@juan-ksporty7348]

christal also sparkle alot

[@Cherub72]

@@juan-ksporty7348 crystal breaks really easy, moissonite is as hard as diamond

[@KingIshaqq]

I seen that! I would want that instead honestly

[@stephaniestanley8041]

Aah. No.

[@mangarang]

No, as in you disagree about the refractive index fact, or no, as in you still prefer the arbitrarily more expensive diamond option?

[@adrianvisentin534]

Odd that jewellers are still insulting lab grown DIAMONDS as fake or artificial. THEY ARE DIAMONDS.

[@Yougotthis1212]

That’s because they’re haters and they want you to spend your money. Talked to a raw diamond distributor and he told me to take your money out of diamonds

[@nancy4980]

I think it is a personal choice if you want an earth-mined diamond or lab-grown diamond and no one should insult your choice. Explain differences, yes. Insult no, especially if the person is a reputable, knowledgeable, professional. A lab grown diamond has the same structure and composition as an earth-mined diamond but what makes an earth-mined diamond special (in my opinion) is the thousands of years, the heat, the pressure it took for nature to create this magnificent piece. Unfortunately, because of how we, humans, are as a species, interwoven greed, corruption and destroyed habitats and human's well-being to obtain earth-mined diamonds. Of course we do this with everything, fishing, land for cattle grazing, creating living areas for us humans, etc. etc. On a side note think about a cultured pearl v. a natural one. Take care.

[@samwaller4092]

Because people invest in diamonds want to resell... Pretty stupid to invest in diamonds as growth

[@occultdestroyer]

Because natural are harder to find and thus worth more. That's what diamonds were supposed to be.

[@JoeDirtisawsome]

@@occultdestroyer but they're not harder to find tho. Natural diamonds are extremely common, they're expensive because the companies that own these mines are artificially inflating the prices.

[@raymondborges]

Lab-grown looks identical. De Beers has a controlled supply of diamonds they are not actually rare!

[@mchapman1928]

Very, very true. Supply and demand. They control the supply which keeps the price high. I sold diamonds in a family business, I love diamonds. I’ve owned several, and I have had CZ jewelry, Moissanite jewelry and a lab grown diamond ring. My lab grown diamond is spectacular. Most people buy a diamond as an engagement ring. Rarely the average person buys a diamond for investment. Those stones are very expensive. If you want a gorgeous stone, for a reasonable price go with lab grown from a reputable company. Then again, if you have tons of money, buy the earth mined diamond and pay $$$$ for basically the same thing. If you can’t afford any of them…..a beautiful gold band means the world.

[@F8...]

lab grown looks far better and u get a higher grade and more diamond for the money

[@latenight8356]

@@F8... lab grown was made in a machine by some guy, natural took billions of years to form in earth

[@jaminakess7037]

@@mchapman1928 you explained that beautifully

[@ScottA2345]

Lab grown look BETTER.

[@ChaosRules57]

Diamonds are only worth something because De Beers fooled the world into thinking they are. It is all about marketing.

[@centurione6489]

🎯 25 years ago I bought my wife a 0.75Ct marquise, VS2, E color. It has the very same price tag value today. At the same time I bought two top notch Montana garnets. My goldsmith offered me 10x in 2023.

[@ChaosRules57]

@@centurione6489 I know nothing about garnets; but unless you actually sold the diamond, you really don't know its value. Go try to pawn it and see what you are offered.

[@ronnyfarang586]

Jews are EVIL! De Beers are JEWS!

[@ChaosRules57]

@@Dirtnap_McDinglestuffer You want to know what is priceless. Divorcing and having your ex discover her ring is CZ when she goes to hock it.

[@Dirtnap_McDinglestuffer]

@@ChaosRules57 🤣

[@ambera4002]

Not me over here breathing on my *gorgeous* 2ct moissanite trying to see it fog up 😅. I wear a diamond ring on my right hand that was gifted to me, and my wedding ring is moissanite. I get so many compliments on both, and I love seeing people's shock when I tell them that my wedding ring is moissanite. If someone is going to come up to me and breathe on my ring and hit it with a special ultraviolet light so they can judge me for not having a diamond 😅... that person can go kick rocks lol.

[@Shelly-lz9tm]

Noone likes mossinate they were being nice

[@ambera4002]

@@Shelly-lz9tm as was every English teacher who passed you along to the next grade.

[@mt.shasta6097]

​@@ambera4002 From an English teacher, thank you! (But I would have recommended a tutor for that one.) And, seriously, if someone comes up to breathe on your rings, dial 911!

@@ambera4002 Be nice 😂😂💪🏾💪🏾💯

[@RAILWAYLIENHOLDER]

@@ambera4002 lol. BOSS COMEBACK!!

[@lancerooke]

Moissanite isn’t a “fake diamond.” It’s a moissanite. And yes, it’s easy to see the difference. Moissanite has more fire and brilliance.

[@mcaptain97301]

@@lancerooke I agree. Moissanite may be available in nature, but it’s not worth enough to mine so they are all man made.

[@Sowhat300]

Agree also.

[@mcaptain97301]

@@lancerooke anyone wearing moissanite believing it looks like a diamond are wrong. I can see the difference from 20 ft away.

[@lancerooke]

@@mcaptain97301Agreed. It looks better than a diamond.

[@auroradelaguacate4153]

It was the stone I would have picked before knowing what each was.

[@shibibi1]

Moisonite is amazing. Prettier than diamond and cheaper. Also, if I'm getting a diamond, it better be lab grown. I don't want someone to have risked death just so I can have a sparkling rock.

[@mcaptain97301]

@@shibibi1 I agree. There is a new international watch group that provides armed guards to a few mines in Africa. They hope to expand internationally. The sellers all over the world have to provide a certification of the size, grade, color, clarity and country of origin. I collected gemstones from all over the world and a couple of times the certification was questionable. It was graded by a company I had never heard of. I require a GIA certification if I can.

[@emiliaa.X0X0]

Tbh lab is way more of a shinier rock

[@mcaptain97301]

@@emiliaa.X0X0 I collect gemstones and I recently purchased a lab made 2 carat, HTHP diamond. It is beautiful. A natural diamond would have cost $20,000.

[@iHCSx]

@@emiliaa.X0X0 and much more expensive.

[@shibibi1]

@@GreetingsGoodday-el6kx it's brilliance is one of the reasons it's a better stone 😂

[@kathrynbarr9084]

Oh horrors! I bought a quality moissanite and i will never buy another diamond again. It's beautiful. All the things you mention are irrelevant when you just want a beautiful piece of jewelry to wear.

[@larsnielsen4798]

Light is not same. Disco Light other is White.

[@DawnOldham]

I agree that moissanite is the way to go. It's culture-pressure that makes young couples insist on diamonds.

[@neeko4676]

I love the disco light look of my moissanite. I had a gem cutter do a precision cut in his own pattern. I was able to support an artist and get a beautiful gemstone for fractions of the inflated cost of a boring diamond.

[@tristianmeganblagoueakajay9174]

When it comes to high lighting and outside diamond only especially on a tennis chain

[@GreetingsGoodday-el6kx]

Lol! Mosinite looks the most fake... CZ is what's hard to tell the difference.

[@annedonofri2863]

Decades after I purchased a CZ at a jeweler that also sold genuine diamonds I took the ring into the store in the original box because I wanted to purchase a diamond eternity band. They told me the stone had to be genuine & created a drama over it, they tested it & found out CZ. I conclude WHY own genuine when it was such a good fake not even they could detect it. My $$$ is in better investments & people think I own a beautiful DIAMOND. It's a GENUINE FAKE, I wear it proudly 😊

[@mostmost1]

I like CZ. I only wear it on vacation and it's cheap and nice.

[@joetuktyyuktuk8635]

Diamonds are not worth what people think they are.

[@randybabin2498]

CZs are extremely easy for an experienced jeweler to identify, even without magnification. Either they didn't know what they were talking about or they were pulling one over on you.

[@annedonofri2863]

@@randybabin2498 They told me they never sold CZ at their store. I had the original box & so they knew I bought it there many years ago. It is mounted in white gold & the stone never yellowed. They did test it but I knew it was CZ. They said it held up well it was superior quality.

[@tamiddy]

@@annedonofri2863 damn whos ur seller? of the CZ i mean, the one who made the ring for you

[@smbmostfamous1432]

i love the moissanite stones.. i am pro moissanite, there's a lot of diamond police here on KZbin that will try to put shame into moissanite..

[@Sarajan01]

Same 😊I have a 2 carat moissanite in solitaire setting 14k white.

[@vickyburton2434]

The most important thing with moissanite is to have it set in a precious metal. Cheap metal makes any stone look cheap.

[@Sarajan01]

@@vickyburton2434 you are absolutely right I have been thinking of setting it in yellow gold because I am more of a yellow gold person.

[@jimbuxton2187]

If the cutting is really sharp...they are incredible.

[@funktron4]

The thing about moissanite is that I actually find it to be less of a diamond simulant, and more of its own stone. It looks like a diamond, but has more colorplay, more reaction to light. And of course, it's lab created, but natural moissanite was discovered from where a meteor hit the earth-----and we figured out how to make it in a lab, but the original came from outer space, which is a cool history. To me, lab created diamonds and CZ are just a cheaper way to have a diamond or have something that looks like a diamond, while moissanite is its own thing.

[@FullContactDrummer]

I was going to buy a diamond, my wife wanted moissanite. Ended up with an amazing 2.75 ct oval solitaire. No one knows the difference. Saved us $20k+.

[@Hart-Strings]

I asked for a moissanite too. I love it!

[@JustMeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

I have a teal moissanite halo ring and I absolutely love it!

[@mcaptain97301]

@@FullContactDrummer they are idiots if they can’t see it is not a diamond.

[@pinkpotatoes9849]

You have a wise wife.

[@survivalSC]

20k for a 2.75ct diamond is really high if you know how to buy the diamond wholesale as a loose diamond. Once you find a good wholesale dealer you will buy all stones as loose and have them set.

[@derrickbarnes8122]

I think if it’s this hard to tell the difference, why does it matter at all!? It’s not like diamonds have some actual value

[@karenwellington8569]

For real, I prefer blue topaz🤷

[@MM-we9yl]

Exactly!!!! A lot of fuss about NOTHING!!

[@BeeFunKnee]

Nothing else left on earth to eat, a starving man is offered the last piece of bread or all the world's diamonds. Guess which one he picked as being the most valuable, and most contenting.

[@kaynef6637]

Diamonds cost the world but try selling a diamond ring and see how that works out for you , unless you are a professional diamond seller .

[@yolieswitzer9466]

Absolutely. Was actually told by an independent jeweler/creator that it's about what people will pay.

[@6844376]

It works the same way with a high end used car

[@Sowhat300]

I could have done without the breath shot!

[@drawingmomentum]

Ditto

[@christys5857]

I definitely agree! 😝

[@BB-mo1ms]

😂

[@rwilliams79]

I was like is that his mouth? 🤣

[@mt.shasta6097]

Yeah--mouth tissue, scattered hairs....Next time get a pretty 20-year-old girl to breathe on your stones!

[@notozknows]

Labs make perfect diamonds, thats where got mine.

[@notozknows]

You are right, dude!

[@DonkeyHotey-l2e]

"Fake" is just a term marketing people use to make you pay more for something that is exactly the same or maybe not even as good.

[@DanceQueen5122]

My engagement ring is absolutely gorgeous. They are baguette diamonds in the platinum, band, but the big Centerstone is a moissanite. I chose it because the moissanite captures so much color and actually makes the real diamonds in the band look a little dull . So the wedding band that I got to match it I decided on moissanite baguettes I still keep the real diamonds in the original engagement ring, but I really do love the clarity, the colors and the brilliance of a moissanite..

[@hx5525]

Diamonds are cut to give it the angled shiny appearance, a lot of work goes into that. There’s functionally no difference between a lab grown diamond and one you picked up from the dirt.

[@coinage8356]

I LOVE moissanite! At the price point I can have a different ring for ever day of the month at the same cost as one similar diamond. I see no downside.

[@lisastearman2987]

I love my Brilliant Earth engagement ring. I had the wedding band created and the jeweler used earth mined diamonds. No one has ever asked me if the stones are real or "fake" and no one is walking around testing stones. The take away? Only a jeweler trying to sell you will criticize your stone choice. If you like it and can afford it that is all that matters. Earth mined diamonds get you barely anything if you try to sell them later so why bother.

[@rayb2410]

Right, but people will try and tell you the resale value is great.

[@isabelbarroso3381]

What happens if one prefers colored gemstones instead of diamonds? My favorite gemstones are opals.

[@midnightsun9559]

@@isabelbarroso3381 opals are AMAZING! but please care for them carefully as they are quite delicate. When my customers ask for a moonstone or opal as an engagement ring,I advise against it. It would be heartbreaking to have the stone shatter. If you love phenomenon stones that wear well, consider a star sapphire, a chrysoberyl cat's eye, alexandrite or opalescent sapphire - all have good hardness and save your beautiful opals for special times.

[@Stettafire]

Opals are so pretty. They do absorb moisture though so IDK for a ring if you're washing the dishes etc. For necklaces they're lovely. Though if they do absorb the moisture they do dry out eventually (they turn white when they've absorbed water).

[@karenwellington8569]

Opal is my birthstone and they suck, ALWAYS falling out of their settings.

[@midnightsun9559]

Opals are AMAZING! But they are problematic. A couple of things that might help if you would like to wear your birthstone: firstly, you might like to try boulder opal which is an opal in its matrix rock. Another solution would be to get an opal triplet. A bezel set would be the most secure setting. One has to be extraordinarily careful with opal. I wear them in earrings or necklaces. I broke one in a ring I wore on a daily basis. 😢 ​@@karenwellington8569

[@amberheywood2603]

I only ask one question. Were people harmed in getting me this piece of jewelry? Death, forced labor, and child labor diamonds aren't worth the human price tag. I love my moissanite hard, sparkling, affordable, plenty of compliments and no one was harmed.

[@alwaysalibrarian]

I have a moissanite wedding set for daily wear. (My real set uses heirloom diamonds I don’t want to lose or mar.) It sparkles much more than my diamond and shows a beautiful spectrum in sunlight. I wouldn’t bother to spend ridiculous amounts of money on a diamond when the moissanite is equally if not more beautiful. Another plus for moissanite is the Mohs hardness. A moissanite is almost as hard as a diamond.

[@stockey]

Don't forget, a lab diamond is a real diamond, the only differrence, the lab diamond wasn't mined, that's all.

[@n.7421]

1:02 Dune 3 confirmed

[@ExposedByJools]

I prefer moisannite as the sparkle is something to behold the colours are mesmerising

[@peteythajeweler902jewels]

Shout out moissanite 💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦

[@smbmostfamous1432]

big shout out 💪

[@pinkpotatoes9849]

It fails me why people still call different stones 'fake diamonds'. You don't call perspex fake glass, so why call moissanite any thing other than its name?? and lab diamond is a diamond anyway!

[@josephrapp]

Guy is definitelty a diamond man. Probably paid for this. I want a moissanite

[@larrydunn4626]

10:11. on the right, "Artificial Lab Created Diamond". Are you saying it is possible to have fake Lab Created Diamonds vs. legitimate Lab Created Diamonds?

[@markedwards4879]

Diamonds are a ripoff scam. They are not particularly rare and are only valuable because of marketing and artificially restricting supply. Buy a synthetic if you like the look of it and invest the savings into something that will actually appreciate. Imagine how much better off couples would be if instead of wasting money on an expensive engagement ring they put the cash into the deposit for a house or into an investment account…

[@vegasrenie]

I love all the sparkly stones, but I love moissanite the best because sometimes it's like looking into rainbows. Unicorns optional. 😁

[@sailingsvzara]

I prefer lab-created diamonds. All the best features of a diamond but is not as expensive.

[@lironben-tora5979]

Exactly.

[@NadinaStryhn]

And you know no child Labour was involved.

[@teewoody3780]

Same here! Have I had bought several moissanites from different companies and it sparkle no way like my lab diamonds.

[@randybabin2498]

Another way you can test moissanite is to put heat to it. It will glow green when hot and fade back to normal when cool

[@donnap.c.886]

No way!?

[@gailrodgers3079]

I love my Moissanite solitare. I see no reason to be wearing gobs of money on my finger especially as this is a place holder. Since I got married 20+ years ago I have gone from a size 9 to a 7. Untill my fingers stop shrinking, then I may have my wedding band and ruby engagement ring resizes.

[@xaviercostar6554]

5:30 what does a moissanite look like over printed text ???

[@Ody-up6kg]

Intersting facts. However although I am no expert, I would disagree with calling a Lab Diamond 'artificial'. It is every bit as much a diamond as a mined diamond.

[@imstillherethough233]

Every Expert knows The term is synthetic ( NOT simulated or artificial). It is frightening how much misinformation is in this video. The comment section even worse. Those of us that are jewelry experts and Lso consumer advocates have deal with arm chair or Google gemologists and their spreading misinformation every day. Good for you in your non expertise catching on and cling it out.

[@ItsMike81]

The value of diamonds is the result of the greatest marketing plan ever made.

[@shedeurisrael7514]

So is Moissanite good to buy

[@withelisa]

Yeah, I've a small collection and moissy is fantastic. I'll tell you anything you wanna know 😊

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

None of these are good to buy investment wise. But if you just want flashy jewelry, yeah, it's great.

[@julieleanor]

I'm a gemologist and I think the information in this video is extremely misleading and you are causing more harm than good by putting it out there without enough information to accurately be able to put these things into practice, let alone understand them, and as a result someone is going to get really hurt and/or lose a lot of money. People use videos such as this to educate themselves and they assume someone like yourself with 13.8K subscribers and a KZbin channel called "The Proposal" to be an expert geared towards an audience looking to buy an engagement ring. The average person trying to determine if a diamond is real or fake will not have various LOOSE stones of the same diameter in Moissanite, Cubic Zirconia, Lab Diamonds, and Natural Diamonds to compare and weigh, and not all diamonds are ideal cut or fluoresce. You are teaching people that diamonds with a deep cut that don't have long pointy arrows and diamonds that don't glow under UV light to be fake... but that just isn't true at all and the science is quite complex. To make a video like this pretending that these things are a set of "rules" that determine if a diamond is real is not only unprofessional and irresponsible, but it is reckless. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@NewEra-]

At last, a scientific opinion

[@imstillherethough233]

You beat me to it. The video then add to it the comment section.....people will crowd source information from it all comments and get severely mislead. I had a guy who spent 20 minutes at Tiffany & Co talking to ( I'm sure a knowledgeable) sales associate and came away thinking he had as much knowledge about diamonds as a gemologist. He was making his rounds and quoting comment sections, this was his gemology education. I've been in the jewelry industry almost 30 years....and these youtube pop up resources are detrimental to reputable Jewelry Industry Folks. The fight at dispelling misinformation continues.

[@mvvagner]

this guy is just trying to sell engagement rings. of course he's being misleading

[@dcs4219]

Color saturation of the refracted color flashes. Moissanite, more color, more bright, CZ color flashes are not as color saturated as diamond or moissanite, Think color saturation of water color, compared to acrylic or oil paint. oil and acrylic are deeper and you cannot see through the color. Felt tip pen ink on CZ beads up, diamond makes more of a blob puddle.

[@VondaInWonderland]

I like old diamonds 🕊

[@vincentmarotta9800]

Some stuff he hinted on, but didn't elaborate: 1:55 To do this analysis to find the "stumpier" inner arrows, the moissanite and diamond would need to be 6.5mm diameter (as measured in this video), AND 1 carat weight. So the one on the left with the stumpier arrows is like that, because the cut had to be made in a slightly different way, creating the stumpier arrows. This makes the moissanite still 6.5mm, but also 1 carat. I imagine there's detailed pictures in a database for all cuts of diamonds and what their respective arrow profile would look like, based on carat weight (maybe by every 0.1 carat?). So you could compare a diamond or moissanite with a picture of any given equivilant carat.

[@julieleanor]

The stumpier arrows will happen on a diamond that is cut like that too. Not all diamonds are ideally cut to have perfect arrows, actually most aren't. The different gemstones have different weights, so by comparing the diameter and the weights, it can be a way to help make a determination of a gemstone. The stumpy arrows just means there is deeper material below than ones that aren't, but you can't make that a blanket statement because the cut and the way the light refracts is complex and there are other parts of the cut that can alter the arrows too. I am so bothered by this video.

[@DeborahThird-og1uo]

My fiancé was flabbergasted when I said a cz was perfectly fine by me. Wish I’d taken a pic. Lol

[@lillybits9726]

I love learning new things, and this was very informative and well done 😊

[@JimHarrington-h2v]

you mention long wave UV, what do you use? 365nm or even longer 265nm? I was testing with 265nm and had little response but 365nm seemed to optimal.

[@GregConquest]

Interesting video. Thank you. Technical note: @9:35 1.01 carats equals 0.202 grams, not 2.02 grams as you said. (5 carats equals 1 gram) And what wavelength UV light are you using? Would the popular 365nm lights work well? Also, personally, I like Moissanites. They have many of the physical characteristics of diamonds (though almost all Moissanite is lab grown). They're almost as hard, more brilliant, etc. And they're much cheaper.

[@tylerbmxyo7261]

jeweler told me my tennis bracelet was cz when its actually moissanite by using a loop meanwhile my bracelet was shining 10x more then there jewelry displayed 😂

[@BeetleBuns]

and stainless steel shines more than silver, so what?

[@BeetleBuns]

@@sydkoy608 the chromium content is a part of the stainless steel, so your "correction" even if meant in jest was incorrect.

[@elainelily9910]

Best home test and cheap too: lay the stone on top of a newspaper. If you can see the print through the stone then it is not a diamond. That is because diamonds are single refracting and light cant pass through

[@ArnoldZiffle-jw2mv]

My moissanite ring looks just as good as my diamond ring. I could wear them together.

[@andis60]

My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary next year and he knows (or he should!) that I want a new ring. My original set is missing several diamonds including the center stone and snags. I want a past, present, future ring and I want the stones to not be tiny. Not huge but a good size. I dont want them to be cubic zirconia but I dont care if they are moissanite or lab grown diamonds. I dont care if he buys its at a pawn shop. But after 30 years, I think I deserve a little upgrade

[@wilko6324]

What are you getting him?

[@andis60]

@@wilko6324 I already got him a new ring this anniversary. He lost his years ago. It was a very unusual ring that I have never seen the like of since. I have been looking for a non typical ring for along time and came across one that has meteorite dust in it. We both love star gazing and space themed stuff. I knew he would love it and it looks great on him. I got a ring sizer so I could get his size. I told him it was to find out our daughter's ring sizes and for the heck of it took ours as well. It fit perfect. He still has to be careful that it doesn't come off when he dries his hands like the last one.

[@annvelaz]

I just lost my Diamond on vacation and now I need a new one

[@donnap.c.886]

You most certainly do!

[@andis60]

@@wilko6324 I gave him a new ring this past anniversary. A ring with meteorite dust in it. We have always shared a love of space.

[@hellekimery9537]

Any of my diamonds versus moissanite ? I pick my moissanite over my diamonds anyway! I have a blue diamond ( moissanite ) and it’s stunning and I get compliments on it constantly ! Besides we pay far too much for diamonds! I’ll rather have 4-5 moissanite rings, to one small diamond ring!

[@albundy3696]

why you force to overcharge Yourself , you will never able to sell that dimond more then you pay anyway . even lucky get half you pay . other else non natural dimonds shine as real one and if get stolen or lost you do not have to cry ,

[@emarie1513]

Most of these methods require the stone be removed from the setting. One easy way to tell cubic zirconium from a diamond is to drop the ring in a glass of water-zirconium will look clear, the diamond will still sparkle. I am not sure what moissanite would look like in a glass of water. Lab diamonds look to me to have less color than mined diamonds just on visual inspection, maybe technology will in time improve on this.

[@stevenfalcon2813]

Why would you want more color in your diamond? Colorless diamonds are more expensive than colored....

[@Ddrhl]

@@stevenfalcon2813 Not necessarily. SOME colors are more expensive due to their rarity.

[@DennisKapatos]

No two diamonds from any source will look exactly the same. Just like any diamond, any difference you can observe between lab and mine diamonds will be due to cut, color, and clarity which get graded in both cases. There are lower quality lab diamonds and higher quality mine diamonds and vice versa.

[@christopherleubner6633]

You could make lab created florescent diamonds by adding HCN to the CVD mixture then irradiating the resulting nitrogen doped diamond. 😮

[@xlerb2286]

Memory is fuzzy but I think it was an earlier fake diamond called a YAG (yttrium aluminium garnet - I had to look it up) that had a refractive index almost identical to vegetable cooking oil. So just dunk it in some vegetable oil and if it seemed to disappear it was a YAG. If I remember they had some desirable properties but they were a bit too soft for daily wear. And when cubic zirconia came along that was it for YAGs.

[@Explore531]

hello sir I found a tear drop diamond on the side street and not sure if that real or not

[@spencercurtis86]

Did you really call moissanite a fake diamond? It's literally better in almost every single category

[@gingerredshoes]

I prefer the extra fire of the moissanite.

[@apolloskyfacer5842]

I much prefer Cubic Zirconia. It has the same 'hardness' of Topaz. It has an interesting formula (Zr O2/Zirconium Dioxide). Diamond is only Carbon. And it's heavier than diamond. And if well cut, its 'brilliance' (sparkle) is very good.

[@brianlawson363]

Your video is grossly misinforming. While a synthetic diamond is not natural, it IS A REAL DIAMOND. It is not artificial, it is not fake, nor is it a simulant. The other stones are properly referred to as diamond imitations or simulants.. You state that you have been a "diamond consultant" for six years. I have been a GIA Graduate Gemologist and diamond grader for thirty years. Six years is just enough time to get you in a whole lot of trouble. Were you to tell one of my clients that her laboratory grown diamond is "artificial" you would be fired immediately. You have a long way to go, and a lot to learn.

[@julieleanor]

THANK YOU!!!!! I am SO bothered by this video.

[@kaymckenzie4629]

You’re being both overly emotional and pompous, lab grown diamonds aren’t real diamonds. Real means natural, and you yourself said, “while synthetic diamonds is not natural” …synthetic means imitating and real means not imitating. The whole point of lab grown diamonds is to imitate real diamonds. This means synthetic diamonds are NOT REAL no matter how many times you say it or who says it. Think trans women identifying as real women. You can identify yourself or anything as whatever you wish but it doesn’t mean it’s true. You’ve been GIA consultant for 36 years but you have been lied to, and you are lying to your clients. I understand everyone wants to make money but facts are facts. Yes they are both made of the same chemicals with some slight variations but they are not the same. Not by creation and exact chemical properties match or luster

[@jtidema]

@@kaymckenzie4629 Real does not mean 'natural'. Real means that they cannot be told apart. If they have to put a serial number on it to tell it apart, then they are the same! If you want to call yours a 'natural Diamond' that would make more sense. Google also disagrees with you: "A real diamond is a crystallized form of carbon with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure: Composition: Real diamonds are made of almost pure carbon. Crystal structure: Carbon atoms in a diamond bond in a specific way in all directions. This structure is called diamond cubic. Properties: Real diamonds have a unique refractive index, chemical properties, and optical properties. They are the hardest substance on Earth and are poor conductors of electricity. Diamonds can be mined from the earth or created in a laboratory. Natural diamonds are billions of years old and were formed deep in the earth's mantle."

[@CM-yz3ze]

​@kaymckenzie4629 hmm. You've actually just helped me get into the mindset of people who struggle to understand transness with your response - it is because you're stuck on your idea of what the terminology means. When you say "You can call it whatever you want, but it's still not real", you forget that the labels we apply to things are just made up to initially classify something. The labels are not an objective universal truth, but instead something that we apply and adjust as we understand it. The properties of things are what is universal. It also seems like you're applying terminology in the wrong place. There are certain markers for why we say something is or isn't a thing, and seemingly when someone is stuck on what the markers are supposed to be versus what they actually are, they might struggle to grasp why something is called what it is. A real diamond is real because it has the markers of what makes a real diamond real... The chemical and physical properties that a diamond has. That's it. That's all that's required for that diamond to be called a real diamond, whether it's lab grown, or naturally occurring in nature. Natural and real do not mean the same thing. A different example might be if you hear a sound made by a bird, vs a computer - the computer's sound isn't not a sound, it's just synthentized. It's not a sound that is generated in a way that occurs naturally in nature, but it still has all the properties that allows you to qualify it as a sound. So with your trans comparison, you are referring to transwomen not being a woman because they're not "real"... But the terms you're looking for are naturally or biologically female. You're talking about someone's sex. As far as gender, a transwoman has all the markers/ properties / requirements to be called a woman... not a biological female, but a woman. The words diamond or woman are made up, they're just labels we apply to things that have certain properties. All things that have those essential properties will still have them in common, regardless of what we call them. A diamond is called what it is based on particular chemical/physical properties, a woman is called what it is based on particular properties with how they identify. So it's actually the opposite of what you said in this case... Instead of: "you can call it whatever you want, that doesn't make it real," it's actually "Regardless of what you call it, it still has all the properties to be identified this way."

[@pyros4333]

​@@CM-yz3zeno you're wrong lol Stop coping 😂 When you copy something you need to apply labels to ensure authenticity in accordance to our language You simply cannot say lab grown diamonds are natural diamonds. That's why there's a distinction. In fact your blurring of the terms is called semantic sabotage often used to dilute meaning and push agendas. Because natural diamonds are associated with the natural creation and hardship to procure it the label should still exist. Whereas lab grown diamonds should maintain their labels as well or come up with a new name (diamondlite?). This preserves the meaning which is integral for functional human society and growth

[@tracymann3005]

I put a white sapphire in my mother’s engagement ring, ( she had put my grandmother’s stone in her ring, and I prefer the art deco of my grandmother’s ring) can’t tell the difference with the naked eye.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

I could. It just doesn't refract the same.

[@MaxsMom-bv6hf]

When push comes to shove the gold is worth more than any gem if you are going to eventually pawn jewelry.

[@ariesleo7396]

You can’t destroy gold like you can burn Diamond

[@daviddodd7632]

Diamonds are only valuable because of P.R. Campaigns. The newest campaign says they’re rare and responsible. No diamonds are not close to rare, and diamond mining is anything but responsible! It’s all about gullibility!

[@Jackielocks]

Moissanite is the same hardness as Sapphires and that’s lots for daily wear. I wear my sapphire rings all the time for years and haven’t chipped or cracked the stones. As far as sparkle goes, it will depend on the cut. Moissanite will give you way more bang for your buck without spending a fortune and you don’t have to worry about your rings. My big diamond ring never gets worn anymore since I had a large diamond fall out. I had it replaced but I don’t trust it anymore. I’d much rather wear something cheaper that I don’t really care about.

[@josephroman5473]

i usually just see either moissanite or diamonds and you can usually tell just by the amount of fire moissanite puts off is nearly double the amount of fire than lab or natural diamonds

[@JosephNelsonJewelry]

In person it is very easy to see the difference, except the lab and natural…. Depends on if the quality is identical, and the cut grade is identical

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

How long did anyone else spend trying to rub the mark off the screen? I thought it was a bug a first.

[@alicekramden8640]

My marquise diamond is 54 years and it fluoresces. It’s not a fake. Are you saying if I bring it to a jeweler they are going to say it’s fake?

[@SarahBW2893]

Pretty sure he said it SHOULD fluoresce.

[@melenahoward]

A moissanite is not a fake diamond though. It is a lab created moissanite. Great videos.

[@melodyhart1331]

Not all CZ are created equal,the Diamonique is a Yttrium Garnet are are more brilliant,I would perfer a Diamonique or a Moissanite in smaller settings,if you lose one, it is not the end of the world.and you get the bang for less .Diamonds are not rare and would not be as expensive if not for the Diamond cartel. I own all three and some of my czs are pretteier and more fun to wear.I have Diamonique studs set in 18 kt gold.Also cleaning is essential to all the stones ,oil and grease is not their friend.

[@bethharding4920]

Love my diamonique too!! No stress if it’s lost, stolen,damaged. Just want something pretty to wear! 💍

[@e_skie2685]

Is there a good place to get a family heirloom appraised, would want it laser scribed ... full lab report would be great.

[@juanc.9735]

10:45 so “the best way to tell if it’s a real diamond is to look at the lab certificate & to avoid getting ripped off”? 🤔……If some ppl go as far as to switch, lie, cheat and/or deceive, why wouldn’t they just falsify a lab certificate??

[@gatogotti408]

were can i sale a diamond at or resale it please

[@pandelosu]

without a trained eye does cubic and moisanite looks kinda the same ? is the difference nocible ,if i have cubic should i buy moisanite ?

[@vladislavfeldman6562]

Auction price of a real diamond ring. Valuation $3100 sale price at auction ( were jewellers buy up scrap jewellery) $130.

[@krooks6367]

In my country no jewelryshop or jewelry dealer or auctionhouses will even consider to deal with them. No market for them and therefor rather useless in second hand market

[@lauradurango2018]

I can tell the difference between moissanite, CZ, and diamonds. I can not tell the difference between lab and natural diamonds without special equipment, and most people can't. Which is why my ring has a lab diamond. I do have the certificate and it's labeled, and I'm ok with that.

[@ZomBeeNature]

For some reason I thought labgrown diamonds glowed pink under UV light. What labgrown gem am I thinking of?

[@ariesleo7396]

Rubys maybe?

[@lanierosenberg]

At 1:27 - What is a "bowly" gauge? A digital caliper? At 2:04 - What is an "asset" scope? I wish he had signs to show the names of the instruments he is using. The most important thing in a proposal is do not loose/drop the ring! So, don't put yourself in any kind of situation where the ring could be lost, like the beach or on a boat!

[@jodit1]

When did inscription become more common?

[@imstillherethough233]

When gemology labs started mapping graded diamonds back to their reports. Most people in the industry will not trade in precious stones without credible lab reports ( and usually more than one lab). The inscription along with the plotting of characteristics ( inclusions) help tie a report to a stone. Even reports are often forged and inscriptions fabricated. Gemologist ARE NOT appraisers. One should hold Credentials in both gemology & appraising. Far too often....the 2nd rarely happens. It is a complex science and not enough people give gemology the respect it deserves. One point to mention reputable Gemologist will tell you they are not appraisers. A Gemologist-Appraiser are often members of consumer advocacy organizations. Informed consumers are essential in the fight combating misinformation and crooks.

[@antasosam8486]

So what is better, moisanate or diamond?

[@brendangilmore4297]

The first thing I look for with moissanites is the double refraction. Once you spot that - end of test :)

[@loredanarosimodesti4799]

I like moissanite a lot, and if I wanted to buy a diamond I would buy a lab diamond for sure! Plus I do not care what Jewellers would say! There are more than enough "blood diamonds" around, leave them there do not buy any of them!!!

[@Taylor___]

Lab grown diamonds are purer so they don’t have chemicals in them which give off light

[@danieldombai7267]

A diamond is fake only if not diamond but sold as diamond. Moissanite has more brilliance (rainbow reflections) than diamond with a Moh's hardness of ~9. If someone loves those rainbow colors, she/he should moissanite instead of diamond. Diamond is the priciest but not absolutely the best choice for everyone to choose a gemstone.

[@JuneGrant-l9w]

I don’t know the arrows look the same to me they are hard to distinguish. We don’t all carry around an asset scope actually where can I buy one.

[@julieleanor]

Don't listen to this... that scope will tell you nothing on whether a diamond is real.

[@juki3451]

Mossanite is doubly refractive. A 10x loupe is all you need to tell the difference.

[@Bren10thousand]

You don't even need a loupe

[@christopherleubner6633]

Yup its a birefringant material. ❤

[@IvoryS2012]

Thank you for sharing this information. I will definitely make sure to use this information when I buy a diamond. Thanka again.

[@dennisbrill6087]

I have a bed ready with six stone and the stars are beautiful. Everybody looks at them. Can’t believe they’re not diamond. They’re so beautiful the prettier and diamond like a real diamond is pretty as a morning night.

[@icatz]

Found a 14k white gold necklace with two ¼ct. set diamonds at a yard sale. The diamonds have been "certified" by 3 independent jewelers and me 😁. I used my UV filter and one shows very bright blue but the other is more pale lavender. Do you know why? Thanks. Very informative video.

[@julieleanor]

10-20% of diamonds have fluorescence and some don't, it's just a characteristic of the material. The color of glow under UV light generally is blue, purple, green or yellow in natural diamonds. A little can help make a yellow or brownish diamond appear whiter than it really is because daylight has some UV in it, but too much and it will look waxy and will diminish the value of the diamond. Some of the lab diamonds will glow in red or other colors that are not usually seen in natural diamonds, so that is one way to help tell them apart but you can't strictly go by that either. Don't listen to this video... it is wrong.

[@michaelramsey3986]

If DeBeers of south Africa was to turn loose that train load of diamonds they have, they wouldn't cost anymore than a rind stone.

[@KDFantastic]

You mean Rhine Stone right? Rind is an orange peel.

[@michaelramsey3986]

@@KDFantastic that's what I get for typing while sleepy. Lol

[@KDFantastic]

@@michaelramsey3986 Ha ha that's okay. I just found that amusing ☺️

[@oxennguyen3148]

The best an absolutely way to tell the real vs fakes stone is to learn all about the Genuine stone first then afterwards you can detect any fake one. Don’t waste your time learning the fake stuff (because too many of them) just learn the true and original of something then you will know right away when something is not line up to the real thing then it’s must be FAKE.

[@MsMass1019]

Looking for a 1 to 1.5 ctw moissanite anniversary ring in a vintage white gold or platinum setting. Suggestions welcomed.

[@songtheticegor8858]

Plz tell name of this scope sir

[@bobsaget6720]

Roberto deniro works for gra?

[@trinitymarieM]

I noticed that when the real diamond was flipped " face down" there was a kaleidoscope of blue hearts. Are they all like this?💙

[@anupammajmudar6752]

What is the logic/ scientific reason for real diamond not fogging?

[@bleeka325]

Comparing the cut of a moissanite to a diamond like that isn’t accurate. You can have diamonds that are the same carat with different cuts based on the length width and height of the same cut as well.