I have a diamond ring. I have been trying to figure out if it is real or not?
January 6th, 2010
robbin_lulu_watkins asked:
the inside of the ring says C.W. 14K. I have been searching every where and cannot find out what this means. Any guesses?
the inside of the ring says C.W. 14K. I have been searching every where and cannot find out what this means. Any guesses?
go to a jewellers
go to the jewelry store and ask them.
If u want to know if its real…Take it and the Diamond part run it down a mirror if it cuts the mirror its real if nothing than its fake!
CW 14K = carot weight of the gold is 14K gold.
It doesn’t designate anything about the diamond being real or not.
A jewelry store could take a look and quickly tell you if it is real or not.
The C.W. 14 K means the gold in the setting is 14 karat. Most rings are 14 or 18 karat, so that seems normal.
The most reliable method of testing the diamond is to have it appraised. If you’re more interested in at-home tests, there are a bunch of tips listed on, in the article “How Can You Spot a Fake Diamond?” (They also had tips on how to tell if your diamond’s been “enhanced” or was laboratory made.)
Here are just a few which should work if your ring’s setting doesn’t totally envelope the diamond:
1. Look for scratches. While real diamonds acquire scratches, chips, dents, and the like over time, other materials show the wear and tear much faster. If you see visible scars, be on alert. And if you, a non-gemologist, can see visible scars on a natural diamond, expect the diamond to be priced much lower than Rapaport value.
2. Place the loose diamond over newsprint and attempt to read through the diamond. If you can read through the diamond, it is either a fake or a poor cut (“low cut”).
3. Breathe on the diamond just as you would to fog a window. If the fog remains more than two seconds, it’s likely a fake. Repeat the fog test on the bottom of the diamond; some fakes are crafted with a diamond surface and synthetic underside.
4. Place the stone under ultraviolet light, and watch for blue fluorescence. Medium to strong blue indicates a real diamond. If there is no blue fluorescence, either the diamond is of excellent quality or it is a fake.
5. Look with magnification at the stone. Facets should be joined with sharp lines, not rolls. The girdle should have facets; it should not be waxy or slick. Most diamonds have natural internal flaws; most fakes do not.
6. Moissanite, a popular diamond substitute, sparkles greatly in outdoor light but appears dull with incandescent lighting.
To keep costs low, fake gems are often machine cut, rather than hand crafted. Machine cut moissanite will not display the “hearts and arrows” seen in hand-cut, natural diamonds.
7. A jeweler may offer to prove a diamond is real by using his diamond tester. Be cautious, as moissanite will frequently fool a diamond tester—and a smart jeweler knows this. (By the way, try a jeweler on a Tuesday evening. Fewer people shop on Tuesdays, and a bored jeweler might test your diamond for free or reduced cost, just to have the shop look busy to attract other customers.)
8.When a cubic zirconia stone is submerged in water, the gemstone virtually disappears; a natural diamond is easily visible. The water enhances the two stones’ differences in light refraction.
9. Weigh the stone on a scale you trust. Cubic zirconia weighs approximately 55% more than diamond.
I hope these help.
So all advise here is acceptable but DONT CUT anything, you may damage the diamond ! Hardness means resistance to scratching but a diamond CAN break. It may have microiscopic breaks in it and you will not see them, for example. Make it easy for yourself and go to a gemological lab or a good jeweler : they will help you and tell you.
14 K : The gold content of the metal is 14 karat, meaning 14/24 th.