my friend show me a ring but i can't tell if is fake. she wants to know but the only thing i advice her was to take it to a jewelery to be value.
what next?
2007-02-02 05:43:57 · 21 answers · asked by yeal 2 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
take it to a store like kay jewelers. i used to work there. they have diamond testers, a little probe thing that when it touches the diamond it will make sound if it is a diamond. you can also tell by using a microscope, and sometimes you can even tell with the naked eye--a diamond usually will have inclusions or flaws, unless it is a very high end diamond, then it's harder to tell.
p.s. they will not charge you to see if the diamond is real or not.
2007-02-02 10:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by I'm so crafty, I make people 5 · 55⤊ 5⤋
Ask your mother. Since she is the one that bought it she should be able to tell you. The 14k isn't the diamond, it is the gold. So the diamond may not be real, it could be a cubic zirconia. But to make sure just ask your mother if the diamond is real. You shouldn't care what the kid next to you is saying, tell him that you love your ring regardless!
2016-05-24 05:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going to a pawn shop is not a good idea. They are there to make money so even if your ring is valuable they will tell you its worth less so they can buy it and resell it. Go to a reputable Jewelry shop and have it appraised also check the diamonds out for serial numbers etched onto them
2007-02-02 10:49:31 · answer #3 · answered by Matt L 2 · 13⤊ 1⤋
Great advice. That's the only way you'll know for sure. Take it to the jeweler they can tell you if it's real and how much it's worth. Then you'll know for sure and how much to insure it for.
2007-02-02 10:36:30 · answer #4 · answered by fiestyredhead 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Diamonds, Cubic Zirconium, Glass.... they all look nice in a good mounting, even the Industrial/ Cultured or Man made if you prefer.
Jeweler by far is your best bet for what it is.
2007-02-02 10:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by M_Palidin_2001 3 · 6⤊ 3⤋
they make fake diamonds that will scratch glass now a days, so you can't use that test alone. some of them, the only way to tell is to heat test them. go to a jewler.
2007-02-02 07:39:01 · answer #6 · answered by Steph C 3 · 14⤊ 2⤋
That's all she can do, because with some of the newer zirconia only a jeweller can tell.
2007-02-02 10:23:07 · answer #7 · answered by Mightymo 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Take it to a jewler to get it appraised but until you have time to do that, scratch it with glass and if it scratches then its most likely real
2007-02-02 10:47:29 · answer #8 · answered by Courtney 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
an edge of a real diamond will scratch glass - though that doesn't tell you anything about the quality of the diamond- but find a mirror or pane of glass you don't care about scratching and see if it can scratch it easily...
2007-02-02 05:52:38 · answer #9 · answered by miss m 2 · 2⤊ 7⤋
Yes, take it to a jewelry appraiser. It's worth the cost.
2007-02-02 05:51:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋
You can either take it to a jeweler to get it appraised or see if it scratches glass. If it does, then its real.
2007-02-02 10:19:35 · answer #11 · answered by Terry Z 4 · 1⤊ 6⤋