Which Do I Have A Cubic Zirconia Or A Diamond?
I wonder if it is real? Is the question that most people think of in the back of their minds when they find, buy, or receive the little shiny stone. I often even wonder when I pass by a jewelry case or see a ring on someone's finger if it's real. I think that it is somewhat natural to be just a little bit curious if the person spent a little bit of money or did they spend a lot of money.
The first way to tell if you have a legit diamond is to hold it up to a light and see if you can look right through it. If you can then more than likely it is not going to be a real diamond. The reason for this is going to be that only the rarest of diamonds are going to be clear.
Another great way to tell the two stones apart is to put the stone down onto a page of a book,newspaper or magazine and see if you can read the words clearly through the stone. If you can than this is more than likely not a real diamond and more than likely a cubic zirconia. Diamonds usually have some kind of imperfection in them that disallows this.
Also another test that is eay to do is the breathe test is a test that uses your breathe to tell if the stone holds heat or not. It works by breathing on the stone like you would a pair of glasses and watching how fast the fog goes away. If it goes away fast then it could be a diamond, if to goes away slow then it is probably a cubic zirconia.
Another great way to tell if you have a great stone or a fake is. If you are able to have access to the interior of the ring or pocket watch then see if there is a C.Z. stamped there if there is then you have a cubic zirconia. On the other hand if there are numbers and then the letter k then it might be that you have a real diamond on your hands.
This test works well if you have for sure a real diamond on your hands that is around the same size as the one that is in question. The weight of a cubic zirconia is almost twice that of a diamond. In fact the weight of a cubic zirconia is 1.7 that of a diamond.
To find out more about cubic zirconia rings or cubic zirconia engagement rings