Americans love flashy jewelry and other accessories that will make their outfit pop. In fact, 38 million Americans purchase fine jewelry and watches each year, and over one-third of those buying diamond jewelry are willing to spend over $1,000. Instead of purchasing new diamond jewelry, you might want to give the existing pieces you own a facelift, so to speak, by getting their clarity enhanced. This means that the diamonds will be treated to remove inclusions and imperfections that previously dulled their shine. If this seems like something you'd be interested in, here are 3 things you need to consider.
The Type of Treatment Required
Depending on the type of imperfections or inclusions that your diamonds have, different types of treatments are required. The clarity of your diamonds can be enhanced using several different techniques with the most popular treatment being fracture filling and laser drilling. Artificial fillers can be used to fill in minor fractures within the diamonds to enhance their reflectivity. Laser drilling can be used to reach larger inclusions. At which point, the diamonds can be further treated to remove their imperfections. For example, crystals can be removed through the use of acids.
If the fractures or imperfections are on the surface of the diamonds, the clarity can be enhanced by re-cutting the diamonds. With this method, the size of the diamonds will be reduced. This may reduce the value of the diamonds. It's crucial that you familiarize yourself with the treatments that your diamonds needs and how the treatments will affect the appearance, integrity and quality of the diamonds afterwards.
The Type of Repair Services Offered
Don't only consider how the diamonds will look after their clarity has been enhanced. It's important to set your sights a bit further and consider whether the companies offering these services will also be able to repair your jewelry for you. This is because diamond jewelry pieces containing clarity enhanced diamonds need to be treated differently. The fillers inside the diamonds are not as capable at tolerating high heat as the diamonds themselves. If exposed to high heat, the fillers may change color.
After getting your diamonds enhanced, you will need to look for a jeweler with the experience and skills needed to handle these diamonds when bringing your jewelry in for repairs. Depending on whether you live in a large city or not or whether there are plenty of jewelers nearby, you should make sure that the company offering the clarity enhancement diamonds are also equally capable at repairing and servicing the jewelry pieces.
The Type of Warranties and Lifetime Guarantees Included
As mentioned above, the fillers used in clarity enhanced diamonds are more vulnerable to external factors and conditions than the diamonds themselves. As a result, you want to prepare yourself for the unexpected. Make sure that the clarity enhancement services come with warranties and lifetime guarantees. Confirm that the company will repair the diamonds for you should anything go wrong.
If warranty services and lifetime guarantees are offered, go over the terms and conditions of these promises to determine whether the diamonds will only be repaired within a certain time period or whether you can expect additional charges.
Conclusion
Enhancing the clarity of your diamonds is similar to giving them a facelift. Your diamonds will look a lot shinier and brighter when they are returned to you, and you can expect these results to last a lifetime if you maintain and care for the diamonds properly. Clarity enhanced diamonds can completely transform the overall appearance of the original jewelry pieces, and make them look a lot more luxurious and extravagant than before.
Share27 September 2016
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