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| Title: | Diamond Handbook
: A Practical Guide to Diamond Evaluation, 2nd Edition |
| Author: | Renee Newman, GG |
| ISBN: | 0929975391 : 9780929975399 |
| Illustrations: | 320 colour & b/w photos |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 186 |
| Weight: | .452 Kg. |
| Published: | International Jewelry Publications - January 2008 |
| List Price: | 13.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Consumer guides & advice: Jewellery & jewellery-making |
This handbook updates jewellery professionals and serious diamond buyers on the new developments in diamond grading, treatments, synthetic diamonds, fancy-colour diamonds and lab certificates. Using close-up photographs, it shows how to make visual judgements about clarity, transparency, cut quality and brilliance. The handbook also discusses how gem labs are incorporating brightness, size, scintillation and pattern into their cut grades, and it provides tips on detecting treatments and man-made diamonds. Topics include: Quality evaluation; Diamond Recutting; Branded diamonds; Antique cuts and jewellery; Diamond treatments; Fancy-colour diamonds; Synthetic diamonds; Light performance; Fluorescence; Lab reports.
Basic Facts about Diamonds; Diamond Price Factors; Judging the Cut of Fancy Shapes; Judging Cut (Round Brilliants); Judging Light Performance; A Closer Look at Clarity; Fluorescence; Synthetic Diamonds; Diamond Treatments; Judging Fancy Colored Diamonds; Antique Cuts & Jewelry; Recutting Diamonds; Branded Diamonds; Diamond Grading Reports; Glossary; Chemical, Physical & Optical Characteristics of Diamonds; Index.
