The difference between real and fake diamonds - How to spot fake diamond?

Since diamond jewelry is the most expensive jewelry of them all people want to be sure that they are actually buying real diamond and not some fake that looks like diamond, like for instance cubic zirconia. Cubic zirconia or moissanite can even give jewelers trouble in separating them from real diamonds so the fear of buying something that isn't the real thing can be justified. The best way to avoid buying some fake that looks like a diamond is buying diamond(s) from trusted and reputable jewelers. That will perhaps mean spending more money but a bit more money spent in this case will give you safety that your diamond is indeed genuine, and worthy of the money spend on it. These trusted jewelers also offer diamond appraisal so you can be absolutely sure that your diamond is indeed real and not fake.

However if you belong to people who care for every dollar they spend then you should try some other (cheaper methods).

First of all what you can do is weigh your diamond. The most common diamond simulant is cubic zirconia and it weighs more than 50 % than the real diamond given same shape and size, so if your "diamond" weighs too much than it shouldn't be then you probably bought cubic zirconia instead.

Another simple test is putting your diamonds in front of your mouth and fog it like you do with mirror. If it stays fogged for couple of seconds then you have sadly bought the fake because real diamond disperses heat instantly.

Among the simplest and most popular tests to tell the difference between real and fake diamonds is also the so called transparency test where you flip your diamond upside down, and try to read the newsprint below it, if you are able to see letters and read through it, then this is sadly yet another fake and not a real diamond.

As you can see there are some simple methods that can tell you whether you're diamond is real or not, that is if we are not talking about moissanite. Moissanite is so similar to diamonds that 4 out of 10 jewelers won't be able to tell the difference between this two. So if you want maximum safety make sure to definitely go for trusted jewelers and diamond appraisal.

Cubic zirconia is the most frequent type of fake diamonds