What does lasered mean?

[Isobel]

I'm currently looking at a ring online, but the online store is closed currently so getting no response from them yet. This is the description of the ring , as follows ****" Art Deco ring, platinum, centre diamond, antique cut, estimated weight 1.60cts, estimated colour grade M and estimated purity grade si1 (lasered), millegrain body with single-cut diamonds"****
does it sound like the diamond is clarity enhanced by them saying " Lasered" in the description?? I will follow up with photos shortly x

Thankyou

 

[kenny]

I'm currently looking at a ring online, but the online store is closed currently so getting no response from them yet. This is the description of the ring , as follows ****" Art Deco ring, platinum, centre diamond, antique cut, estimated weight 1.60cts, estimated colour grade M and estimated purity grade si1 (lasered), millegrain body with single-cut diamonds"****
does it sound like the diamond is clarity enhanced by them saying " Lasered" in the description?? I will follow up with photos shortly x

Thankyou

Yes.
When inclusions are extremely visible they will drill a hole with a tiny high powered laser to 'burn away' the inclusions.
But then they have to use something to fill up the tunnel that they drilled.
What they use to fill the tiny tunnel may be affected in the future if the piece needs to be heated up on a jeweler's bench.

That durability concern about how they will look in the future is why diamonds that are laser drilled for clarity are less desirable and less valuable.
Also, they may be impossible to resell in the future even when the asking price is heavily discounted.

I'd stay away from diamonds laser drilled for clarity.

 

[Isobel]

Thankyou for the information, I will stay clear in that case! I wasn't sure if they ment the diamond was laser on the metal or something.

 

[Isobel]

A photo of ring in question

 

[Bron357]

Laser drilled is a nicer way of saying “Clarity Enhanced”.
As Kenny said, it’s not what you want on a lab report, its an invasive treatment to improve clarity and yet even with that treatment it’s still an SI (estimated).
And I’m not seeing any “Art Deco” styling in the setting so not sure how they arrived at that design era.
Unless it is super super super cheap, an M colour, SI clarity enhanced diamond is not a recommended purchase.

 

[oldminer]

Laser drilling is not often filled with anything. Typically, the hole(s) are very small in diameter and is quite stable. Lasering can vastly improve the "look" of a diamond that had a black spot inclusion. It is rarely done on finely quality diamonds, but run of the mill diamonds that need some help to make them look respectable might get drilled. Lasering alone does not lead to any particular added weakness or problems with normal repair work.

The stones which have repair work problems are the typically imperfect stones that may get a glass in-filling process such as Yehuda treatment. These diamonds may be inherently faulty or structurally weak from the start. They may look far better with the glass filling, but this filling is heat sensitive and can create the need for retreatment after repair work or exposure to lots of UV in sunlight. A few of these stones may also get laser drilled and then those holes might get filled with glass making the drill line and hole more difficult to see. The real problem with many of these glass filled diamonds is that the sorts of natural inclusions they have increase the likelihood of damage when the diamond is worn, dropped, or worked on by a bench jeweler. It won't be a laser hole problem. It is a problem with the glass filling and the inherent weakness of such diamonds.

These are two distinctly different diamond treatments that may occasionally be seen in one diamond. Each treatment does something quite different from the other, but the end result can be a pleasing looking diamond that would otherwise not sell at all.

With the increasing supply of Lab diamonds, we may see a decline in glass filled and lasered stones over time. Highly imperfect natural diamonds may become very difficult to market, too. Lab diamonds may appeal to similar consumers who are looking for a diamond which is large enough, affordable and reliably free of inherent weakness.

 

[blingmeupscotty]

I used to LOVE buying enhanced diamonds..until two [yes two] ended up cracking/losing their enhancements due to being set/heat applied by the jewelers torch. Getting a deal is only a deal if there is no risk of ruining the appearance. What an expensive mistake.

-I cannot get them re-enhanced because the original vendors are unresponsive to my requests so I had to sell 1 of the 2 stones back into the market
-I cannot get the biggest diamond recut because no cutter will touch it due to fear of damaging it further [they have no way of knowing if the stone will crack further]

Lesson learned