Do platinum prongs reflect

[pyramid]

Do platinum prongs and settings reflect in the crown of the diamond or must it be inclusions?

 

[lmurden]

My engagement ring is set in platinum prong and sometimes I see dirt near the prong or the gridle and it''s just dirt. Have you cleaned your ring? If not you might want to go to a jewelry store and have them clean your ring and then put it under the microscope to see if the dirt is gone or if its an inclusion.

 

[pyramid]

Thank you lmurden. I have wondered if it is dirt around the prong so I cleaned that off with water and tissue. I still see prongs reflecting in the area around the upper girdle facets and the bezel facets, so I wonder if others see prongs reflecting in their stones. Do any of the jewellers hear notice this?


Also when I turn the stone upside down I think I can see the platinum from the basket reflecting also when I move around the ring. Should I be able to see this?

 

[fortheloveofdiamonds]

If it is dirt, water and tissue is not going to do it. Take it to be professionally cleaned, invest in a jewelry cleaner (like Salton) or use this concoction recommended to me by Rich Sherwood which works great!

1 part ammonia free Mr. Clean
3 parts water
1 soft toothbrush

soak your ring for 30 minutes in the solution
use the toothbrush to scrub your ring, make sure you scrub it good!

 

[pyramid]

Thanks fortheloveofdiamonds. No the water and tissue did remove anything from the surface of the one facet I was looking at. I may take it to a jewellers next week and get them to look. It is only a little stone so maybe I am seeing a reflection of an inclusion, if settings cannot reflect within a stone.?

 

[pyramid]

Can the experts confirm if platinum settings do reflect in diamonds? For example in the settings like DVATCHE X-Prong where there is a lot of metal to the side and underneath the stone.

 

[pyramid]

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[pyramid]

Anyone?

 

[Nicrez]

To some extent, the prongs reflect, but if you are looking at a small stone, and the prongs are appropriately sizes, then I am wondering if it''s not an inclusion.

This also happens when holding loose diamonds under a micrscope with metal tweezers. The larger the tweezer, the more reflection.

If you have a loupe, the difference should be clear, but without further magnification, try move the stone around and see if it disappears.