What instruments are needed for a basic diamond laboratory?

What instruments are needed for a basic diamond laboratory?

If you’ve made it this far, congratulations. You are reading about a very interesting sector that advances day by day. If you want to get started in this industry, below we will list the minimum instruments you need to be able to defend yourself in the sector and not lose money.

 

• You must take a course: At Smart Diamond Investors® we offer you the initiation course for a very affordable price, which will allow you to begin developing your career in the industry either online or physically. Starting in the diamond business without having taken a course is blindfolding. Sooner rather than later, you will experience the first disappointment and end up regretting it. Diamond is not a cheap material and in this sector THERE IS NO EASY MONEY. Anyone who is dedicated to this business will know what I’m talking about, so if you’re just starting out, sign up and choose your schedule here.

 

• Triplet X 10x magnifying glass: the magnifying glass will be one of your best companions since it will be the instrument that helps you see the clarity of the stones in the best way. Without a magnifying glass, you won’t be able to find the smallest inclusions that aren’t visible to the naked eye. They come in various qualities and brands.

• A digital scale: as you well know, diamonds are weighed in carats (1ct=0.2g). Many digital scales have this measurement, and we recommend loading a digital scale that weighs hundredths of a carat. Carrying a pattern with it to check that it does not become unbalanced is necessary. There are other office scales, but if you want a portable one that does not take up much space and weighs too much, and is also economical, I recommend that you buy a digital scale for €20

• Tweezers: tweezers are used not only to grip the diamond and look at it, but also to avoid leaving fingerprints on the stone and making it difficult to look inside. A curious fact is that you must be careful not to let it slip from the tweezers; offices or jewelry stores normally have carpeted floors, so that the diamond does not break if it falls to the floor.

• Daylight Lamp: To find out the color of your stone or its main shade, a daylight lamp is one hundred percent necessary as it will not alter the actual color of your stone. Simulates sunlight on a clear day.
• Cardboards for color grading: once you have your lamp, place the diamonds inside these “eme” shaped papers. If the diamond is cut, support it with the pavilion facing up, resting on the board, you will better appreciate the degree of color in the pavilion.

 

• Light Scope and Hearts and arrow scope: buying a cut diamond without looking at it under these two instruments is one of the most common mistakes. These devices are used to see the intensity of light return that the diamond gives you, and to see the symmetry of the stone. A diamond with a correct “light performance” will return the light to you with a higher intensity, and a diamond with a symmetry well achieved by the cutter will offer you the same faces with shapes that are as identical as possible. Your jeweler doesn’t want you to know these two instruments, believe me.

• Rapaport Listing: The listing list that leaves New York every Thursday. It collects the prices of the different diamond exchanges that exist worldwide, to organize the average prices that have been paid the previous week per diamond point of X characteristics. The market works at a discount and if you do not know this list, it is like wanting to study chemistry and not knowing the periodic table of the elements. The Rapapport list is the basis of all “diamantaire”

• A calculator: the one on your cell phone will be enough. Doing calculations is your best ally when it comes to doing business, getting a number can mean losing a lot of money and more in this sector.

• Ultraviolet light: to look at the fluorescence of stones: looking at the fluorescence can help you rule out possible diamond imitations, as well as help you see if your diamond will be milkier when light hits it directly.tor

• A diamond holder: keeping your diamonds stored in a box with pads will prevent them from being lost, they will be safer and you will avoid accidents.