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Chipped Diamond

  • 16-06-2008 4:13pm
    #1
    Moo 1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭


    Just discovered a chip in my engagement ring which I only picked up last weekend. So upset !!! I have been so careful with it. I didnt realise that diamonds could chip like that. has anyone ever had the same problem. Dont know what to do..........


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  • #2
    kizzyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,410 ✭✭✭kizzyr


    Moo 1 wrote: »
    Just discovered a chip in my engagement ring which I only picked up last weekend. So upset !!! I have been so careful with it. I didnt realise that diamonds could chip like that. has anyone ever had the same problem. Dont know what to do..........

    Diamonds aren't meant to chip?:confused:


  • #3
    foxy06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,138 ✭✭✭foxy06


    The only thing that can chip a diamond is another diamond.


  • #4
    KTRIC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    foxy06 wrote: »
    The only thing that can chip a diamond is another diamond.

    Very true. It seems that the stone might not be a diamond after all. Bring it to a jeweller and ask them to check it for you.


  • #5
    Intothesea
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 540 ✭✭✭Intothesea


    Hello there. Diamond can be chipped by many
    things depending on how it is cut and what
    inclusions are present. If the break is on a
    corner (of a princess cut for example) it can
    be polished away but you will lose a considerable
    portion of the stone (i.e. it will have to be ground
    away on all corners for symmetry). If you just
    picked it up I would insist on a full cash return or
    replacement with a perfect version of your ring.
    Good luck :)


  • #6
    keyes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭keyes


    KTRIC wrote: »
    Very true. It seems that the stone might not be a diamond after all. Bring it to a jeweller and ask them to check it for you.

    no, all of those posts above are wrong, with the exception of intothesea, who's not too far off.

    diamonds can indeed chip. most likely with cuts that have points or corners, but possible with a round stone too, most usually off the girdle and extending down the pavilion (towards the bottom of the diamond).

    possible causes are inclusions or breaks already present, unlikely if the stone was SI2 or better, or banging the diamond off something.

    the best solution (and the one the shop will probably suggest) is polishing out the damage. this should only lose a couple of % in carat weight.

    perhaps you might pm me with a few more details; what cut is the stone? where is the chip? is it visible to the naked eye?

    leaving it be is not an option, at the sharp edge fo the diamond will damamge the claws, and result in the diamond falling out at some point.


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  • #7
    Fey!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,183 ✭✭✭Fey!


    kizzyr wrote: »
    Diamonds aren't meant to chip?:confused:

    As has already been said, it is possible to chip a diamond. Every stone has a point at which it can be cleaved (split); in the case of chipping one, it can be just down to the bad luck of having hit the weak point.

    foxy06 wrote: »
    The only thing that can chip a diamond is another diamond.

    Not strictly true. While diamond is the hardest natural substance known (10 on Mohs Scale of Hardness), it is possible for a diamond to be chipped by a hard impact with a hard substance. I've seen a diamond chipped after a woman dropped her ring on concrete; it's rare, but it happens.

    KTRIC wrote: »
    Very true. It seems that the stone might not be a diamond after all. Bring it to a jeweller and ask them to check it for you.

    Scaremongering at its finest. While it's worth getting the diamond checked, there's no need to post rubbish.


    OP; what looks like a chip may also be an inclusion (specifically an indented natural inclusion). A lot of the time these will be set with the inclusion under the claw, but if a claw loosens and the diamond turns, then the inclusion becomes more obvious. If it is an inclusion, it will be allowed for in the clarity grading of the stone.


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