Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and no best friend can be a fake! Dodgy dealers may try to trick you into purchasing fake diamonds, which are in fact the less precious stone, cubic zirconium or even cleverly disguised glass. It is in fact very easy to distinguish the differences between a real diamond and a fake or less precious stone – so don’t be fooled in the future by having a quick look at a few methods of how to find real diamonds below.

If planning to purchase a real diamond, only go to reputable jewelers. You can generally tell if the jeweler is trustworthy and of good reputation simply by looking at the quality of what he sells, the prices and if he provides a certificate with diamonds, which note the quality of the diamond. Secondly, if he has awards or certificates and established date, the jeweler is very likely to be a true professional.

There are a few tests you can do if you want to test that what you’re handling is a real diamond. If the diamond is not set, place it on a newspaper, turn the stone over and try to read the newspaper. If you can read the newspaper, sadly it’s a fake. Diamonds refract light, hence they cannot be directly seen through.

A few of diamond’s properties can help you distinguish whether it is real or not. For instance, they conduct heat. It is generally not a good idea to place any precious stone near intense heat, so for this test all you need to do is gently breathe upon the stone. If it remains fogged up for more than 5 seconds or so, it is likely to be a fake. However, this test is not always accurate as it may be cubic zirconium capped with a diamond and moissanite finish.

Diamonds are a very hard element, hence they do not damage easily. A diamond is unlikely to have any scratches, whilst cubic zirconium – a much softer element – can be scratched really easily. Diamonds can easily cut or scratch something as solid as a mirror, whilst cubic zirconium is much more likely to be scratched or damaged by daily usage.

Moreover, look at the stone’s colour. Diamonds are generally not completely clear, like cubic zirconium; rather they are tinted with a yellow colour. Depending on the quality of the diamond, the tint will vary from stone to stone. A diamond’s coloured tinge is generally quite easy to see as professional jewelers cut accordingly to the colour in order to emphasise the unique clarity of the gem.

Furthermore you can check the validity of the diamond by looking at the mount. Diamonds are only mounted in precious metals such as gold and platinum because other metals, such as silver are considered to be too soft for diamonds. To check the precious metal is real, look out for hallmarks, such as the standard ’925′ mark, the maker’s mark, the Assay hallmarks and a purity hallmark. At least one of these should be present if the metal is truly precious.

Gemstone jewelry come in so many variety that sometimes the task of choosing the gemstone is more daunting than the actual task of buying the jewelry. Whether you would be buying gemstone jewelry for yourself or for somebody else, you have to take the time to have a basic knowledge of gemstones and be able to evaluate gems and metals to be able to make a wise purchase or wise investment. You also have to learn to recognize a real gemstone from a synthetic or an imitation. There are gemstones that are very rare, and these rare gemstones are more valuable and an asset than other stones. The appearance of a gemstone is its primary attribute, which determines the price it would sell in the market.

There are many kinds of gemstones, the five most popular are the diamonds, pearls, emerald, ruby, and sapphire. Before going out and purchasing gemstone jewelry, you must be able to determine if one is fake or real. Know the difference between a glass or a diamond, and faux pearls from real ones. Know what color is a ruby, an emerald or a sapphire.

Diamonds are valued according to their color, clarity, cutting, and carat. If a diamond is more colorless, with lesser or no marks, is beautifully cut, and is larger in size, chances are, it is of best quality and probably would be very expensive.

There are still a lot of other kinds of gemstones. Prices could range from very expensive ones to prices which you can generally afford without putting too much dent on your wallet or your credit card. Choose, therefore, according to the size of your wallet or your bank account. Whatever you intend to choose and purchase, the important thing to remember is that the gemstone must be lasting and enduring.

If the gemstone needs special care, accordingly, the same care should be given. Exposure to chemicals or sunlight could harm these stones and reduce the value which you highly paid for. Gemstones would always make you feel as beautiful as they are, and that is what you would be paying for.