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Diamond Buying Made Easier > Fake DiamondsFake DiamondsWow, fake diamonds! I really don't like turning this corner and heading down this road.... but we do need to talk about it because it is a real concern and it has been around for hundreds of years. Before we get too far, I do need to say that the term "fake diamond" is not technically correct. Any term that ends with the word "diamond" must actually be an actual diamond.... the exact chemical and crystal structure of diamond.... such as synthetic diamond, man-made diamond, or clarity enhanced diamond. If something that just looks like a diamond but it really is something totally different, then the term that must be used is a "diamond simulant" because it simulates a diamond. On this page, and on this page only, I will use the term fake diamond because it gives more of an impact. What I think of when I hear the term fake.... According to the dictionary, fake has the same meaning as counterfeit. Once when I went to a jewelry show in Hong Kong, besides going to the jewelry show I also had 2 tasks that were given to me by my wife.... so it automatically they became "must do" tasks. First, I had to buy a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cup and plate for my son, he was just 3 at that time and he loved those guys! And I also needed to get a Rolex for my brother-in-law, Kumiko's sister's husband.... but he didn't want to spend more than $200 Hong Kong dollars ($25US). I had a couple of hours after arriving so I was off on my mission. I went directly to the Toys-R-Us on Kowloon.... at that time; we didn't have a Toys-R-Us in our area of Japan.... so that first task was easy enough. What was even easier was finding a "fake Rolex".... I actually was able to do it on the Star Ferry on the way back to Hong Kong Island. There was another time that comes to mind when Kumiko and I were in Seoul and we ended up buying a "fake" Louis Vuitton bag for her niece for $7.50US. In both instances I knew that I was buying a "fake" and I wasn't being tricked into thinking that I was in anyway buying the real thing. Many people wouldn't be able to tell if the bag or watch were genuine. It's been going on for a long time! Hundreds of years ago, fake diamonds were made out of glass, and commonly referred to as "paste", the Italian term given to it because the molten glass had to have the consistency of pasta before it was pressed into the molds that formed the shape. There have been many other "fake diamonds" over the years and recently they have gotten very good.  What changes diamond simulants to go to the
"dark side of the force" and become fake diamonds is the addition of the human emotion of greed. The diamond simulants by themselves are fine; actually I've seen some terrific pieces of
jewelry made with Synthetic Cubic Zirconia or Synthetic Moissanite.
The greed comes in when one person convinces another person that the gemstone that they are looking at is indeed a real diamond(s) or has the same properties of diamond and that the diamonds could be bought at a very good price (because as we all know.... diamonds are extremely overpriced and when anyone buys a diamond they are getting totally ripped off!!!) but you will need to buy these inexpensive diamonds are only available now.... "this great deal is going away and you need to act right now!" You can get them right now because the seller is in real need of cash.... or because the seller is so well connected into the jewelry business that they know how and where to buy in order to get the best deals or there is a new process that makes something that has the same properties of diamond but not the same high prices! Many times the main reason that a diamond simulant can be passed off as a real diamond is because the buyer already has the belief that diamonds are overpriced, a waste of money, are a rip off, and maybe the buyer really doesn't want to buy a diamond but needs to buy a diamond.... so this leaves the buyer open to a seller who comes along and tells the buyer that a whole bunch of money can be saved by buying what "is just like the real thing". Diamond simulants have their place in the jewelry business. They are a good inexpensive choice for earrings, a pendant, or a pin. However, a clarity-enhanced diamond should also be something that you should consider for these types of jewelry. A diamond will always outshine any simulant I've ever seen! - Important Take Away Points - |
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