I bought my wife diamond earings and she noticed with her naked eye there was a flaw in the diamond. I looked at it with a loop and sure enough it looked like what I think is called a feather. Is this something that could of occurred by mishandling the earnings since I did not see it originally?
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Can one cause a flaw (feather) in a diamond?
Started by Guest_jedwards37_*, Jan 02 2006 09:40 AM
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Posted 02 January 2006 - 01:35 PM
Hi,
I'd say it's next to impossible that your handling of therse earrings caused the "feather" to spread.
It might be theoritcally possible to hit a diamond in exactly the corrst spot, with exactly the correct pressure , from exactly the right angle that could cause a feather to "spread"
But this is an extremely rare occurance.
I've never seen it happen when setting a diamond for example-and setting requires a hammer be put to the diamond.
I've seen them chip plenty of times - but not increase a feather.
you probably just missed it when you got them.
I'd say it's next to impossible that your handling of therse earrings caused the "feather" to spread.
It might be theoritcally possible to hit a diamond in exactly the corrst spot, with exactly the correct pressure , from exactly the right angle that could cause a feather to "spread"
But this is an extremely rare occurance.
I've never seen it happen when setting a diamond for example-and setting requires a hammer be put to the diamond.
I've seen them chip plenty of times - but not increase a feather.
you probably just missed it when you got them.
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Posted 03 January 2006 - 08:01 AM
I agree with David, it is highly unlikely that you or your wife caused the feather in the diamond.
The plot on the certificate would be a good place to start, as it would tell you if the feather were there when the diamond was graded.
The plot on the certificate would be a good place to start, as it would tell you if the feather were there when the diamond was graded.
