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« on: August 03, 2007, 04:12:20 PM »
Would you own, or do you own, a treated diamond? ( For color) For the sake of education, mind sharing pics?
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« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2007, 04:32:43 PM »
I don't own one (as far as I know). I would be wary, because of durabilty, but if the treatment was stable and the stone was beautiful and it was accurately represented, I would certainly consider it.

Being me, over time I'd begin to see it as 'just' a treated diamond (because I'm difficult and fickle) but it would still be worn, if I loved it.

Are you thinking about one??

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« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2007, 04:40:25 PM »
i have 2 rings where i was told that the stones were treated.  they are not large stones, only basically melee size so it doesnt really bother me. 

the first ring is a smoky quartz surrounded by treated "champagne" diamonds and the second is a treated "champagne" diamond band bordered with smaller white diamonds.  the one thing i was told was that i could not steam them as that could effect the treatment and that they should just be hand washed.   

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« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2007, 04:42:04 PM »
Love the smoky quartz - gorgeous!
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« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2007, 06:02:49 PM »
I would like to see photos of various treated diamonds to see what the colors look like, and how far they are from nature...might be a good reference for future forum use too...
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2007, 08:09:00 PM »
Here you can see yellow, blue, green and champagne.


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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2007, 09:52:33 PM »
I'm actually considering one.... this ring is a .37 center "natural  fancy pink diamond'... I really doubt it is. I haven't asked, but I have a very hard time believing it's natural for only $2500.

It seems really pretty, but I'm not too sure if I would be ok with it...

Treated diamonds, are, after all still natural in everything except color.

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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2007, 11:41:20 PM »
I'm guessing it's treated as a diamond of that color would NO WAY be that low in price.
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« Reply #8 on: August 04, 2007, 01:08:17 AM »
Hi everyone,
There's really no way at all to tell what that is, or if it's acutally a photo of a ring that's for sale...
One things for sure- no .37 Fancy Pink is going to be that kind of price.
To me nuked diamonds are nothing at all like Natural Fancy Colored Diamonds - they look nothing like natural diamonds....
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« Reply #9 on: August 04, 2007, 01:21:24 AM »
You know, I have thought about this from time to time over the years, and I just could never get myself psyched up enough to spend that kind of money on something that wasn't 100%.  It is kind of like moissonite (spelling?).  Those rings may be less expensive for their size than diamonds, but they are still thousands of dollars.  I would rather spend it on the real deal and just go smaller or less dramatic.  Or just get CZ for a lot less if it is just for play.  That is just me and MHO, though.
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« Reply #10 on: August 04, 2007, 01:26:07 AM »
I agree with GL.  I've never seen moissonite even though I've heard it looks "pretty real", but I'd just rather save if need be to get the real thing.  I can however spot a CZ a mile away.  I just can't see myself spending money on something that wasn't real.  This is my own opinion and is not meant as an attack to anyone.
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« Reply #11 on: August 04, 2007, 05:17:52 PM »
We talk about treated diamonds. It's not the same that imitation of diamonds.

Moissonite and Cz are imitations not treated diamonds I think!
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« Reply #12 on: August 04, 2007, 06:30:34 PM »
Quote from: stci on August 04, 2007, 05:17:52 PM
We talk about treated diamonds. It's not the same that imitation of diamonds.

Moissonite and Cz are imitations not treated diamonds I think!

I know.  My point was just that I would prefer not to pay thousands of dollars unless it was untreated.
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« Reply #13 on: August 04, 2007, 08:35:08 PM »
Ha ok GL, I understand...
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« Reply #14 on: August 04, 2007, 09:00:51 PM »
Quote from: stci on August 04, 2007, 08:35:08 PM
Ha ok GL, I understand...

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« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2007, 02:26:19 PM »
Funny, I actually saw someone wearing a colour treated diamond ering today. In a jeweler's store. I went in to ask about getting my rings sized (and went out again!) but she had about .60ct of treated blue solitaire. I never saw one that size in real life before and I really didn't like that stone. It looked like all the diamond's personality died in the nuking process.

I have seen blue treated melee and I thought they were pretty, but in the bigger size, I didn't like it at all.

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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2007, 04:46:19 PM »
Well, I have my green round which my DH bought me for Christmas one year.  It was the first piece of jewelry that he ever gave me and he knew that I loved yellow diamonds.  I don't know for sure that it is treated, but I suspect that it is.  However, I absolutely LOVE it and get compliments on it all of the time.  It has a lot of glarkel to borrow a term I heard somewhere before Wink

Now, would I buy it again if I knew that it was treated?  Probably not, but having fallen in love with it before knowing any better I wouldn't trade it for anything!

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« Reply #17 on: August 08, 2007, 08:03:42 PM »
I agree with David- a treated diamond just doesn't look that real. They have TOO much color for a diamond, and then the color is really intense and weird looking anyway. I've never seen them in person, but having looked at plenty of pictures, I just don't think they look right.
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« Reply #18 on: August 08, 2007, 10:12:23 PM »
No nuked for me. I want nature's bounty.
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