Diamond Care
Ways to Clean your Diamond
There are a few different ways that you can provide
diamond care for your precious jewelry, in particular,
there are different cleaning processes you can use
to keep it looking as brilliant and sparkling as the
day you brought it home from the jeweler!
While there are many cleaning procedures that can
be done from your own home, don't forget that you can
almost always return to the jeweler where you purchased
your diamond and ask for a professional cleaning. Sometimes
cleanings are included in a warranty agreement, so
check your paperwork to see if this form of diamond
care is provided in your agreement.
Detergent Bath
The most commonly used method of diamond care is
cleaning your diamond in a mild, warm water detergent
bath. Fill a bowl with warm water, and add in a mild
detergent that you have in the house. Some people
use a dish detergent, while others will use a gentle
bathroom cleaner. Using a toothbrush or eyebrow brush,
gently brush your diamond with the sudsy water to
loosen any dirt and oil that have found their way
to your diamond. Afterwards, rinse your diamond by
placing it into a strainer (careful to select a strainer
with holes smaller than your diamond!) and running
it under warm water to remove all soap. Never use
chlorine bleach to clean your jewelry, the cleanser
is much too harsh.
Quick-Dip
There are many cleaners on the market for diamond
care. Select one and follow it's instructions carefully
for dipping your diamond into the cleanser. Once you've
dipped your jewelry into the cleanser, you don't want
to touch the diamonds, because oils from your fingers
can be easily transferred to your diamond. Allow it
to dry completely and then wear or return to storage.
Cold Water Soak
Diamond care also includes a process called a “cold
water soak”. Fill a bowl with a solution of half
cold water and half household ammonia. Place your diamond
into the cleanser and allow it to soak for at least
30 minutes. When you take it out, tap the jewelry around
the mounting brackets and then swish it around in your
cold water solution again as a final rinsing. You can
set it out to dry on a piece of tissue paper.
Ultrasonic Cleansing
You can provide diamond care by purchasing an ultrasonic
cleansing machine. These machines have a little cup
that you fill with water and cleanser, and a place
to insert your jewelry. Once you turn on the ultrasonic
cleansing unit, it uses high speed motion to clean
dirt and oils off your piece of jewelry.
Storing Diamonds
Another important consideration of diamond care is
how to store your diamonds when you are not wearing
them. Diamonds are gemstones that can scratch other
diamonds or other jewelry, so it is recommended that
you never place them into a jewelry box or case with
other pieces of jewelry unless you individual wrap
the diamonds with tissue paper. The best way to properly
provide diamond care and store your diamond however,
is to place the jewelry piece into a fabric lined jewelry
box, or a larger case that has individual dividers
that are each lined with fabric to protect each piece
of jewelry.
Diamond Carat
What is Diamond Carat Weight?
When shopping for a diamond, you've no doubt heard
references to the 4 C's of diamonds. Diamond carat
is one of those popular ”c's” to consider
when evaluating a diamond, and it's a term used to
describe how much the diamond weighs. A single diamond
carat is equal to the weight of 200 milligrams, or
.2 grams.
Diamonds are described two different ways in regards
to the diamond carat. An abbreviation of “ct” is
used to describe the weight of a single diamond stone
while an abbreviation of “ct TW” is used
when describing the total weight of an entire piece
of jewelry- when it has more than one stone in place.
It's important to recognize that two stones may have
the exact same carats, meaning they have the same weight
measurement, and yet they are completely different
in size and appearance. This is due to the actual density
of the gemstone. The more dense a stone is, the more
weight they have, and sometimes a smaller stone will
actually weigh more than a larger stone because of
density.
The Value of the Diamond is Effected by it's Weight.
When selecting your diamond ring, you can choose between
a single, solitaire style setting (a single diamond
on the ring) and a setting that has multiple, smaller
stones to make up the ring. The value of a solitaire
one diamond carat will actually be more than if you
buy a ring that has two diamonds that add up to one
carat or greater. Larger sized diamonds are more rarely
found when mining diamonds, making them more valuable
and expensive than purchasing the same amount of diamond
carats in smaller stones.
Selecting Diamond Carat
So how do you determine what size diamond to buy?
Do you want a diamond carat of 1, or 2, or do you want
a ring with multiple, smaller stones? The answer to
this will depend greatly on your budget, as well as
the person who will be wearing the ring.
A diamond will look larger on a slender finger, so
keep that in mind if the recipient of the ring has
thin hands. The actual diamond carat measurement is
probably not as much of a concern as the appearance,
shape, and setting of the ring. Particularly because
a 1 carat diamond ring will not look half the size
of a 2 diamond carat ring, it's far more important
to select a ring that is pleasing to look at than it
is to buy one with the most carats you can afford.
Determine how much money you have to spend, and then
decide on the cut of the diamond. Once you have these
two pieces of information narrowed down, you can start
browsing the diamonds in your price range, in the style
you want, and find out what diamond carat you are in
the market to buy.
Diamond – An Inner Look
Astrologically Diamond is the birthstone of April.
It is also the gemstone for the 10th and 60th anniversary.
Diamond is supposed to strengthen the planet Venus
to increase luxury and enjoyment in your life. If you
are a Virgo then according to Vedic astrology Diamond
is the right gemstone for you. The glittering colour,
the four perfect cleavage directions and its endurability
has made it the most popular gemstone.
For the Physics students, its hardness is perfect
10 out of 10 in mohs hardness scale. Diamond is the
hardest substance, gifted by nature. Just for the sake
of interest, Diamond is four times harder than Sapphire
or Ruby. Diamond can scratch any other mineral and
the myth, “Diamond can only cut a diamond”,
is true. The clarity of Diamond is transparent. The
specific Gravity of Diamond is 3.5, which is well above
the average. Diamond conducts heat the best. For comparison
purpose, its five times better than Silver. At this
scenario of this very best, the Melting point of Diamond
is 3820 Kelvin and the Lattice density is also the
highest. Definitely Diamond is empowered with many
excellent properties to become the first choice, but
again the myth of its indestructible or eternity has
been proved to be a foolish notion.
For the interest of Chemistry student Diamond is nothing
but a carbon. It is a polymorph of Carbon just like
Graphite. Its chemical formula is “C” and
only “C”. It’s a native element and
belongs to the sub-class Non-metallic. Diamonds are
available in wide variety of colors like Blue, pink,
white, yellow. The diamond processing industry values
the brown diamond much more, which comes in three varieties
called Champagne, Cognac and Coffee.
Diamonds are available all over the world. Mostly
it is available in Australia, Arkansas, Africa, Botswana,
Brazil, Canada, Congo, and Russia etc. A large mine
in South Africa has started its operation just five
years back.
Diamonds have been used in treatment of mankind for
ages. Medical sciences have been able to find its remedial
utilities in several accidental and usual disorders
due to injuries, fracturing of bones etc. It is supposed
to be highly effective in several brain diseases and
nervous system disorders. Diamond even helps to control
the hormone sequence of the human body.
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