Salt and pepper diamonds

Salt and pepper diamonds are low quality diamonds that consist of multiple inclusions but yet are beautiful in jewelry. They are not only beautiful as diamonds but also almost same hardness as diamonds. They are perfect substitute for a consumer who wants to buy a diamond regardless of its clarity which will not matter because they do not always zoom and see diamond everyday in their ring. Below is a video how a polished salt and pepper diamond looks.

Above video and pic is from misfitdiamonds website.

These diamonds give a view of spilled salt and pepper inside them making it a rare diamond. They also look mysterious and you will be lost in its world. They tell a huge story about itself to the world.

Manufacturing:

These diamonds are not manufactured similar to a fine jewelry and do not need experts to manufacture them. They are cheap and low quality diamonds.

Below is how it need to be manufactured:

Plan which shape you want to polish based on the inclusion locations.

Block diamond on the bottom and top side in multiple facets

Form the girdle using machine or manual tools

Now give smoothing effect to the diamond

Diamond should be atleast Good cut, Very good polish and Good symmetry

These diamond do not have any limit for the number of facets but only need to ensure that it should look beautiful

Precautions:

Be careful with inclusions which increases the chances of damage

Avoid open cracks or gletz

Do not leave any grooves or big naturals

Well distributed white and black inclusions will be the best salt and pepper diamond

Fashion jewelry:

These diamonds will also undergo fashion jewelry

These diamonds look extremely different from any other fashion jewelry

Bigger size of this diamond with combination of small fine diamonds around or beside will make the diamond ring achieve outstanding look.

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