The Diamond Fluorescence Advantage
Fluorescence in
diamonds is one of those things that can be confusing.
Does it make the
diamond glow in the dark? How does fluorescence affect the brilliance of a
diamond in regular light? And if so, how?
To answer the first
question, a fluorescent diamond may glow a little in the dark, but it will more
likely glow under black light (UV light).
And to answer the
second question there are a few points which might help cut through some of the
confusion surrounding fluorescence.
There are two
seemingly contradictory things about fluorescence.
1. Strong
fluorescence can give the diamond a milky look.
2. Fluorescence does
not always give the diamond a milky look.
How can both of
these things be true?
Here's why: One in
50,000 diamonds with strong fluorescence will look milky, but even then it will
only be in certain lighting.
As a result of this
slight risk, jewelers don't try to push the fluorescent diamonds. They even
discount them. Diamonds whose Grading Report says: "Strong
Fluorescence" will be priced just below diamonds with other features which
are exactly the same.
So, how we can use
this information to get a better deal when shopping for a diamond?
After all, even at a
jewelers we won't see the diamond in all different types of lighting (tube
light, natural daylight, fire light, candle light) and won't know if it has any issues.
And if we are
looking to buy a diamond online we certainly won't be able to see the diamond.
So here's the solution.
I recommend calling
the diamond vendor and speaking to them directly. Ask them to look at the
diamond you want and describe it to you. Any jeweler worth his salt will know a
good diamond when he sees one. It's going to be hard for them to hide their
enthusiasm when looking at a good stone. They've seen hundreds of diamonds and
know which ones are going to be the "magical" ones.
You'll have an
advantage by doing this as the majority of online shoppers don't bother to pick
up the telephone, or even bother to click the call button on their smartphone.
And you'll stand a
good chance of picking up a bargain by doing so.
Since it is only
possible to judge how fluorescence affects the brilliance of a diamond by
having eyes on the diamond most people stay away from the ones which show
strong fluorescence when buying diamonds online.
The savings we get
by buying a diamond which has strong fluorescence come with a risk of the diamond not looking
as brilliant as one would wish. However as this is not the case with every single
diamond which has a strong fluorescence some people are willing to take the
risk. This is actually pretty smart because the risk is in fact extremely small.
Some diamonds with strong fluorescence are actually very beautiful. The
fluorescence makes some diamonds look fantastic when exposed to UV light, and
they will look even brighter than their grading report suggests.
The last thing you can do to make sure you do not end up with a diamond which is not to your liking is to inspect it when you get it and return it if it does not suit you. Jewelers are used to this and are perfectly happy to exchange it for another diamond when this happens. If you're lucky you might even be given one without fluorescence at no extra charge. But don't hold your breath on that one.
Still, I hope these few points will give you an idea of how to use diamond fluorescence to your advantage.
Here's a meticulous diamond jeweler, who is also an incredible diamond cutter, that checks fluorescent diamonds before buying them at wholesale and makes sure they are the sparkly variety and not negatively affected at all by diamond fluorescence. I've been pretty impressed by his world class workmanship too. As well as decent prices. Worth checking out when you get a chance.
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