How can natural diamonds be distinguished from synthetic diamonds?
The "Diamond Detectives" videos were produced as part of a webinar, Synthetic diamonds and how to detect them, for the Gemmological Association of Australia in October 2020.
Diamond Detectives - part 1:
Jill has acquired a collection of loose diamonds and jewellery. She wants to find out what determines their value - are they natural or synthetic diamonds, and can these be distinguished? She takes her collection to a jewellery store and meets Jack, a diamond specialist with all the tools needed to examine diamonds.
Diamond Detectives - part 2:
Jack continues to demonstrate and discuss equipment used to examine natural and synthetic diamonds.
The following videos demonstrate the operation of Gemetrix Products:
This five-minute video has subtitles and a voice-over to explain how to examine both loose and mounted diamonds using the Gemetrix Jewellery Inspector together with a smartphone.
Jewellery Inspector:
A shorter, three-minute video has subtitles only and shows how to examine both loose and mounted diamonds using the Gemetrix Jewellery Inspector.