How do you tell if your ring is fake?

Question

A wedding Ring? Diamond and the silver

Answer 1

The first clue is that diamonds don't come on silver rings.

Bring it in to a jeweler to be tested. They can just touch it with a diamond tester it gives an immediate result. The jeweler can also read the code on the inside to tell you if the silver is real.

Answer 2

There are some less reliable methods you can try but there are no guarantees with these:

1. The old “If it will scratch glass it has to be a diamond.” Well, it is true that diamonds do scratch glass but so do a lot of the other fakes on the market. To boot, it’s possible to injure your rock even if it’s real during your hardness test.

2. The transparency test. If you flip the diamond in question upside down and place it over some newsprint and can clearly read through the stone, it’s not a diamond. (The problem with this test is some diamonds are cut shallow and can be read through.)

3. The fog test. This test I like a lot. Put the rock in front of your mouth and fog it like you would try to fog a mirror. If it stays fogged for 2-4 seconds, it’s a fake. A real diamond disperses the heat instantaneously so by the time you look at it, it has already cleared up. (A down fall to this test is oil and dirt on the stone can effect its reliability and the test is not accurate at all on doublets where the top of the stone is diamond and the bottom is cubic zirconia epoxied together.)

4. The weight test. The most popular of diamond simulants (fake) is a cubic zirconia. C.Z.’s weigh approximately 55% more than diamonds for the same shape and dimension. So if you have a carat or gram scale at your disposal you can see if the imposter tips the scales too much.

5. The U.V. test. A high percentage of diamonds fluorescence blue when put under an ultra violet light (black light). Since 99% of all fakes don’t, a positive identification of medium to strong blue would indicate a diamond. The bad news is if this method proves you have a diamond, it also proves your diamond is worth less. Diamonds with blue fluorescence are as much as 20% less valuable. Remember, lack of blue fluorescence doesn’t mean it’s a fake; it could just be a better quality diamond.

6. Under the loop test. If you own some sort of magnifying lens, there are some things you can look for on the stone that might give away its identity:

A. Look at the rock from the top and see how well the facets (cuts on top of the diamond) are joined. They should be sharp not rolled.

B. Look at the girdle and see if it is faceted or frosty (a clear sign it’s a diamond) or waxy and slick (an indication it’s a fake).

C. While you’re looking at your stone under magnification, look into your stone to see if you detect any flaws (carbon, pinpoints, small cracks). These are typically clear indications it’s the real thing since it’s very hard to put inclusions in a fake.

D. After examining the stone, focus in on the stamps inside the setting. A stamp of "10K, 14K, 18K, 585, 750, 900, 950, PT, Plat" indicates the setting is real gold or platinum which gives a better chance that the stone in it is real as well. While you’re looking at the interior of the ring, also look for any "C.Z." stamps that would indicate the center stone is not a diamond.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Hello =)

Well ...Authoritatively, without damaging the ring, there is no way to guarantee that the metal part is real or not.

You can take it to a jeweler, and, if he has the testing equipment, he can tell you if the diamond is real or not, but be aware that this is only accurate 85% of the time.

If it is silver, it should be marked .925 inside the band somewhere
if it is gold, it will be marked 9K 10K 14K 18K or 22K inside the band.

If it is platinum, it may not be marked at all, or may be marked PL, depending (there is not definitive standard for platinum).....

If you do find a mark, however, there is no guarantee that it is really what it is stamped. A lot of jewelry coming in out of China is stamped authentically, when it is not real....

Additionally, some very high quality Jewelry comes out of China with no stamp at all.......

So...really....you can never be totally sure in today's market...

A good, reputable jeweler can give you his or her "opinion", which is all I ever did when I was in business. I would never stake my reputation on such an opinion, however, as I have been fooled, and "burned" on purchases from time to time.

For example...I have in my collection, some Huge Russian-cut white sapphires that would fool 99% of the jewelers in the world into thinking they were diamonds.....except they don't pass a diamond tester test. On the other hand, I have some completely black REAL diamonds that look like dark sapphires, that do pass the diamond tester test, but no one would think they were ever diamonds by looking at them...LOL I also have blood-red stones that I bought as Rubies, but they test positive as diamonds....so, go figure....LOL

Namaste,

--Tom

Answer 4

Actually a fake Diamond will scratch glass and if it is real trying it will damage the diamond so toss that theory out.

If you take the ring to a jeweler they will touch the stone with a tool that measures the thermal conductivity (how well heat moves through a material) of the stone. This is the ONLY reliable method for verifying the authenticity of the stone. Most jewelers will do this for free.

Answer 5

If the diamonds are small and set in the silver there should be small holes or openings behind them,if it is set in prongs a jeweler will be able to give the correct info on it...

Are U the giver or receiver?\\ Good Luck!

Answer 6

whoever you're giving the ring too will definitely be able to tell. a real diamond will scratch a mirror and a fake one won't by the way.

Answer 7

not enough information to help you. It is very difficult to tell a syntheic diamond or created diamond from a real one. Only a trained jeweler can tell.

Answer 8

Umm, on the real stuff, on the inside of the ring's band it has how many karats it is it'll say like 14k or some other #

Answer 9

If the diamond scratches a mirror, you have the real deal.

Answer 10

Take the ring to a jewelry store. They can tell you for free.