Please do not do this unless it is YOUR jewelry!! This is a "destructive" test. Many the time a customer has come into my store and tried this on MY stock! Mostly to show off. Same with pearls. Please don't rub my pearls on your teeth! Difficult for me to clean and sanitize for the next customer. Shop at a reputable store and you don't have to worry.
Scratch test should be your absolute last resort as a test because it damages the stone. You should resort to non destructive tests like taking a refractive index, looking for inclusions, specific gravity test, optic figure, fluorescence, etc
Thanks! Very refreshing to find someone trying to help online buyers when most are trying to take advantage or even flat out steal from the uninformed.
Yes, I agree. I have a diamond ring found flattened and traffic worn in a south bound highway lane. The ring itself had been hit by tires numerous times, the band's setting crown somehow remained vertical, and the stone did not break. The stone was taken to a jeweler. His assistant walked it to the back to show him. Returning immediately with the declaration "I sorry, it is a synthetic, but would you like to sell it for $20.00? I still have it. If it is a synthetic, it is one like I've never encountered before? Traffic, the tires of transportation, at high speed, and more than most industrially under load mind you would have hammered the stone to dust 'if' it was a synthetic? But survived being run over countless times.
Sapphires come in many varieties of blue. The light blue sapphire I have catches the light and sparkles like no tomorrow. It certainly gets attention because of that but many folk aren't aware that sapphires can be light blue. One of the mist important thing with any gem is to keep it clean! Polish it every day, a soft toothbrush with ammonia if they're really dirty - but keep them shiny and enjoy that sparkle!
Hi can anyone tell me what a blue /teal faceted oval sapphire good color should cost me. I'm in the US .i want a deep blue not dark .maybe darker than cornflower blue.Just don't like the deep prices.Help anyone where is the best place to get a close to 3 ct.great looking sapphire prefer unheated..I'll take a quality sapphire. Should I change colors without sacrificing size..I like natural no lab created.just me being picky I'm wearing it.My preference
Such utter nonsense. He who does not break things to understand what they are has nothing more than a surface understanding of that which they wish to know more about.
FYI For breath test make sure your stone is really clean! Any oils from touching the stone can cause the fog to disappear much slower than if the stone is clean of all oils and grime! 💎
@@imeldadavin3478 He's telling the truth. One purpose if a cut gem is how it catches the light and sparkles! And talk about an attention grabber? That's the beauty of any gemstone but it won't happen if they're not clean. They should be polished every day.
Bring it to a Jeweler and have them look under a microscope in front on you. Most have a little screen for the customer to look at. They always look at it at the main counter. I always tip because I never get charged. Best wishes..
I have a question: why do the blue sapphires in fine jewellery always look so dark? Aren't lighter blue sapphires available? I once saw a huge blue stone (not sure what it was) but it was midway between what I think of as dark sapphire blue (the blue of Princess Diana/Kate Middleton's engagement ring sapphire) and blue topaz, more of a swimming pool blue. It was absolutely gorgeous but why does this colour seem so rare?
Hi Gled, blue is a darker color that is closer to Black than lighter shades like yellow and green. A few sapphires do have both Rich color and brightness. The electric blue of topaz is the result of irradiation treatment, while good quality Sapphire is untreated or treated with heat only. ua-cam.com/video/lN4SBTXAt6U/v-deo.html
@@InfiniteRealitys Tanzanites and Kyanite gemstones can be rarer less expensive and better looking than a light blue sapphire I just got some trillion cut Tanzanites they are the BOMB
@Pablo Escabor I have a blue sapphire GIA confirmed no sign of heating, but to me it looks blue green, so I think that's common although GIA says blue - unheated - no comments, the origin is the mine in NW Australia so its pretty Kimberly, usually I do my own checks I just wanted to check my supplier always a good idea
yeah so which stones are lab, which are natural, which are other dyed material.. which are heat-treated..... I thought that is why we were watching this......
Biggest load of misinformation I have ever heard .. “president and ceo” of BS enterprises... ! This guy is obviously not qualified to advise anyone about gemstones.
I wish you could've gotten a little more in depth with your video, that said it gave me a MUCH better feeling should I ever have the wherewithal to buy a sapphire.
You forgot another accurate way to tell what it is. You can buy a gem testing machine. Such as the Gem-eye 1 (and other such specialty machines). Even a basic diamond tester machine will accurately tell you if the stone you have is a ruby/sapphire, quartz, or a piece of glass.
Watch crystals come in plastic, glass and sapphire. If you buy a sapphire crystal off fleabay you will likely get glass. Good quality watches usually have sapphire, but there are exceptions Seiko often uses what they call Hardlex, which is a hardened glass, not a sapphire. They use those in some watches ta are kind of pricey, but a sapphire will scratch them.
buggsy5 You are correct! Refraction is an effective and easy method; however, refraction requires training to use, and I wanted tests the average person could do at home.
@@corgems3951 Not necessarily true. Several investigations were launched into swapping issues with the big labs many times over the last 30 years. And many times swaps occurred during interception between the parcel carriers and the lab.
I'm from Sri Lanka and me and my friends working on blue sapphire project and we want to sell cut on polished finalised gem stone for genuine buyers.at the moment we just sell gem stones to sri lankan market only.we want to find long term genuine partners for our businesses. Prices are completely depend on color clarity cartage cut, polish and inclusions. If you are interest pls let me know by msg
If you go into a pawn shop, you can find Swatch watches for $30-40. That being said, I found some on eBay for very cheap. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302438741321
Bring it to a Jeweler, have them look under a microscope in front on you. Most have a little screen for the customer to look at. I always tip because I've never been charged. If you want it certified, that's a different process. Best wishes...
It's quite an amatueristic video but you picked a good topic, if you really invest and study video developing courses online I believe you can grow to more then 10 million, or dare I say it, 100 million subscribers
Sapphire is aluminum-oxide, eh? So weird to think that this gem, is basically just aluminium rust. xD You know, the coating on aluminium that gives it its signature matte appearance? That's what this gem is primarily made of. >_> It's not glass, at all... It's crystallized METAL, more or less. :D
I clean my stones diamonds, sapphires, rubies with hand sanitiser it's 70% and at the moment very very cheap it was a £1 bottle is now 10p or to clean dirty jewellery use pure washing up, liquid in a small bowl or dish for a day or so, then rinse off with warm water and you can still use the washing up liquid oon your knifes, plates, spoons and cups. In the past the question comes up when a jeweller asks you if you want your rings and jewellery buffed up and polished especially the stones. Ask a Question "WHY",. Before you do, can you make sure that your rings and jewellery are safe. 9 karat, 10 karat, 14 karat, 18 karat and 22 karats with stones by asking one of those other sales staff to check the jewellery and stones also, you ask them to describe the stones and gold weight in writing. So there is no problems later that the ring's or pendant that's cleaned are your rightful properties in karat impression on rings and stones in other jewellery pieces. By getting these staff to confirm that the genuine articles. Also because I have had this happen to me with my 1.25 ct Brazilian paribra stone had it validated has a paribra price at amazing $18,000 US in 18k yellow gold. For a moment I was fooled, the topaz looked similar stone has I had pointed out to the staff member who had looked at the stone before. The jeweller cleaned it, and this didn't look right, having a rutilated gold line though one quarter of the stone on the left hand side of the ring and the topaz did not have this. Then the staff member quickly talked to the jeweller and he said, that his staff they had checked the weight and the stone for flaws and said he returned me the wrong ring and stone by mistake and not checking himself, made that mistake. I have heard other stories of jewellers swapping out cubic zirconias for diamonds and silver with gold plated that happened to my mother she didn't do any of this. And have them weigh it, that way, you and the staff can say something if it comes up a bit shy of your weight then the staff who have weighted it for you or doesn't feel right you can take pictures on your phone before you hand over your jewellery then you can complain about it . And remember not all jewellers are like this, but the thing is your not on your guard all the time, they don't think it's a crime, and they know this and get away with it most often or not.
5:00 min in I hated you, sorry but you skip the whole part of inclusions, the part everyone is looking for. Breath test and scratch test is so basic. A good test if u know its old is to look at the lines of the cut. Good stone cutters the ones that know what they are doing the stones are not symmetrical the facets of them are made as the stone is ground. It's a trial and error process with real stones fake ones all have the same cut "cookie cutter" if you will.
Please do not do this unless it is YOUR jewelry!! This is a "destructive" test. Many the time a customer has come into my store and tried this on MY stock! Mostly to show off. Same with pearls. Please don't rub my pearls on your teeth! Difficult for me to clean and sanitize for the next customer. Shop at a reputable store and you don't have to worry.
If someone did that I'd make them pay for it on the spot.
Heated. 5.56 CT’s I have how much you can give me?
Scratch test should be your absolute last resort as a test because it damages the stone.
You should resort to non destructive tests like taking a refractive index, looking for inclusions, specific gravity test, optic figure, fluorescence, etc
exactly. imagine doing that in front of the seller, not going to happen in reality
Thanks! Very refreshing to find someone trying to help online buyers when most are trying to take advantage or even flat out steal from the uninformed.
Yes, I agree. I have a diamond ring found flattened and traffic worn in a south bound highway lane. The ring itself had been hit by tires numerous times, the band's setting crown somehow remained vertical, and the stone did not break. The stone was taken to a jeweler. His assistant walked it to the back to show him. Returning immediately with the declaration "I sorry, it is a synthetic, but would you like to sell it for $20.00? I still have it. If it is a synthetic, it is one like I've never encountered before? Traffic, the tires of transportation, at high speed, and more than most industrially under load mind you would have hammered the stone to dust 'if' it was a synthetic? But survived being run over countless times.
Sapphires come in many varieties of blue. The light blue sapphire I have catches the light and sparkles like no tomorrow. It certainly gets attention because of that but many folk aren't aware that sapphires can be light blue. One of the mist important thing with any gem is to keep it clean! Polish it every day, a soft toothbrush with ammonia if they're really dirty - but keep them shiny and enjoy that sparkle!
I love Montana sapphires
Just wondering, why didn’t you scratch a piece of glass, but had to scratch up your perfectly good watch?
Tsetsi idk who cares
Ikr-
RIP watch
Because the glass of watch is saffire too. Normal glass may be easily scratched with fake gems.
the watch made of crystal
Glass is 5.5, quartz is 7, sapphire or sapphire glass (watch face) is 9.
He that breaks a thing / to find out what it is / has left the path of wisdom
Hi can anyone tell me what a blue /teal faceted oval sapphire good color should cost me. I'm in the US .i want a deep blue not dark .maybe darker than cornflower blue.Just don't like the deep prices.Help anyone where is the best place to get a close to 3 ct.great looking sapphire prefer unheated..I'll take a quality sapphire. Should I change colors without sacrificing size..I like natural no lab created.just me being picky I'm wearing it.My preference
Such utter nonsense. He who does not break things to understand what they are has nothing more than a surface understanding of that which they wish to know more about.
FYI For breath test make sure your stone is really clean! Any oils from touching the stone can cause the fog to disappear much slower than if the stone is clean of all oils and grime! 💎
uh k
@@imeldadavin3478
He's telling the truth. One purpose if a cut gem is how it catches the light and sparkles! And talk about an attention grabber? That's the beauty of any gemstone but it won't happen if they're not clean. They should be polished every day.
Can presence of air bubble shows that the blue sapphire is not real
Bring it to a Jeweler and have them look under a microscope in front on you. Most have a little screen for the customer to look at. They always look at it at the main counter. I always tip because I never get charged. Best wishes..
You have incredibly neat handwriting
I'm worse than a doctor; credit goes to my assistant!
Great vid. I never knew about the scratch test. Guess you learn something new everyday😃👍
HE IS TRYING TO THINK THAT SHE IS NOT REAL DUDES. YOU GUYS ARE WERIED
Quality won't be a problem!
I have a question: why do the blue sapphires in fine jewellery always look so dark? Aren't lighter blue sapphires available? I once saw a huge blue stone (not sure what it was) but it was midway between what I think of as dark sapphire blue (the blue of Princess Diana/Kate Middleton's engagement ring sapphire) and blue topaz, more of a swimming pool blue. It was absolutely gorgeous but why does this colour seem so rare?
Hi Gled, blue is a darker color that is closer to Black than lighter shades like yellow and green. A few sapphires do have both Rich color and brightness.
The electric blue of topaz is the result of irradiation treatment, while good quality Sapphire is untreated or treated with heat only.
ua-cam.com/video/lN4SBTXAt6U/v-deo.html
Sounds like Ceylon. My personal favorite. If that's not it, try cornflower blue.
i have light saphire ring on my hand right now
@@InfiniteRealitys Tanzanites and Kyanite gemstones can be rarer less expensive and better looking than a light blue sapphire I just got some trillion cut Tanzanites they are the BOMB
@Pablo Escabor I have a blue sapphire GIA confirmed no sign of heating, but to me it looks blue green, so I think that's common although GIA says blue - unheated - no comments, the origin is the mine in NW Australia so its pretty Kimberly, usually I do my own checks I just wanted to check my supplier always a good idea
Dude I loved your boxing matches
😂
yeah so which stones are lab, which are natural, which are other dyed material.. which are heat-treated..... I thought that is why we were watching this......
Like they said, shop at reputable stores like Cartier, Tiffany, Harry Winston, Graff, Peter Marco, Van Cleef and Arpels! You'll get the good jewels!
So what are the aesthetic differences between a sapphire and a piece of faceted blue glass? From a consumer perspective of course.
Good information, keep posting informational videos like this. Thanks
Biggest load of misinformation I have ever heard .. “president and ceo” of BS enterprises... ! This guy is obviously not qualified to advise anyone about gemstones.
I agree. But the information he gave id correct. No bs in that.
Excellent video, thank you for helping us all
Can you do a video on Star Sapphires..
Thank you so much
Great man... Very helpful. Thanks from India 🇮🇳
Can you do a video about the stones you have certification on? Cost and when to know it's worth sending in a stone for certification.
respect for the camera person
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GREAT TEACHING AND VERY HELPFUL.
Very informative, thanks for the video 😊
Thank you! Simple and informative video!
why not check refractive index. fast and correct.
I wish you could've gotten a little more in depth with your video, that said it gave me a MUCH better feeling should I ever have the wherewithal to buy a sapphire.
Thanks for the information, free advice is always welcome.
You forgot another accurate way to tell what it is. You can buy a gem testing machine. Such as the Gem-eye 1 (and other such specialty machines). Even a basic diamond tester machine will accurately tell you if the stone you have is a ruby/sapphire, quartz, or a piece of glass.
images of the gems are blurry, please use better "focus" we as gemologist approve of high quality definition to for our viewing pleasure!
Is the natural sapphire company a good one to buy sapphire from
Watch crystals come in plastic, glass and sapphire. If you buy a sapphire crystal off fleabay you will likely get glass. Good quality watches usually have sapphire, but there are exceptions Seiko often uses what they call Hardlex, which is a hardened glass, not a sapphire. They use those in some watches ta are kind of pricey, but a sapphire will scratch them.
Too bad I cant show you my stone of Zultanite. I got it from Turkey. I love Gemstones.
You did not list refraction, which is quite reliable for separating corundum from other minerals. Refractometers are not extremely expensive.
buggsy5 You are correct! Refraction is an effective and easy method; however, refraction requires training to use, and I wanted tests the average person could do at home.
Get 5K watch with sapphire glass and scratch it with few dollar Cristal what a good idea 👍
Thank you for the info. 💖
Do you suggest purchasing a non-heated Sapphire
Thanks! Very informative.
Can you trust one of the those companies to certify what if they switch your stone
The big ones almost certainly won't like GIA, AGL, GRS, but be careful with small ones
@@corgems3951 Not necessarily true. Several investigations were launched into swapping issues with the big labs many times over the last 30 years. And many times swaps occurred during interception between the parcel carriers and the lab.
In reality, no you cant. You can hope they wont. But there is no 100% guarantee whatsoever.
Thanks to educate dear
I did breath test and fog just stay a lill bit longer so i think i am riped off
Make sure it's clean..GL
Lets scratch my rolex glass, ups it works haha 😅
Can somebody tell me what sapphire is this?
Bro you are so informative 👏👏👏
I'm from Sri Lanka and me and my friends working on blue sapphire project and we want to sell cut on polished finalised gem stone for genuine buyers.at the moment we just sell gem stones to sri lankan market only.we want to find long term genuine partners for our businesses. Prices are completely depend on color clarity cartage cut, polish and inclusions. If you are interest pls let me know by msg
What brands of old watches have the crystal face you can use for scratch test?
If you go into a pawn shop, you can find Swatch watches for $30-40. That being said, I found some on eBay for very cheap. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302438741321
Thanks bro for important information
thanks. I am waiting for a sapphire just now, I will try the scratch test.
How about looking at striations...is it curved on synthetic and strait in naturals or other way around.....curved grain or straight grained
Hi I found some stones and want to know what kind of gem or stones they are and there value can you assist
But why are you damaging your wrist watch unless it was given by an ex girl friend 😂
Me looking at the video and think: humm, it’s shiny? It’s nice color? It’s made from solid material? So what should I care?
Is it possible that in Tanzanite have bubbles inside stone???Or it is fake?
Bring it to a Jeweler, have them look under a microscope in front on you. Most have a little screen for the customer to look at. I always tip because I've never been charged. If you want it certified, that's a different process. Best wishes...
Nice stones I have one white sapphire
Thank you for the knowledge
and video.
Liked and subbed 🤓
I just use my Presidium II gem tester.
scratch test risky to break/damage stone. don't do it!
thank you mr. ali
How I can get a certificate for a ring with zafiro and 32 little diamonds ? Where I need to do.? Where I have to go.?
On eBay they sell yellow Sapphire certified by IGL GGL IGCL are they selling real Sapphire?
you shouldn't buy a gem from ebay, for such deals you need to meet them irl or something that you can check the stone and the certificate
How to calculate the price of sapphire ?
Is everyone gonna act as if his name is not Mohammed Ali
swatch made usa ic no. ma167 ,8 pin ,nc pin no.2,try brark this tiny pin ,if ur sestch is dead....amd.
How much the prize of saphire
Hi, I have a 10karat blue Sapphire. Can u or anyone direct me to where I can get it sold ? I have the certification
do one on cabochons
Thank you for your video! I was testing my new sapphire and there was no steam on it! Very cool.
hard to find natural orange sapphires i dont trust ebay lol so as well pictures are hard to go by any thoughts ??
Does the scratch test damage the stone?
Not if it's real sapphire; sapphire has a hardness of 9. Only diamond and a few other substances are harder!
But you should be careful with software stones that can look like sapphire, i.e., tanzanite, kyanite, etc.
@@corgems3951 Please I have some Spinels stones and sapphire I I'll like to show you
Can you pls notify my stone pls,ill give you something once i sold ..
Awesome video.
hmm
“I murdered a rock , injured a stone , hospitalized a brick.. im so mean i make medecine sick.” - mohammed ali
😂😂
So what happened to the fire test?
Very informative:)
check if u can see the future with it
I like sapphire gemstones....i Ialso have sapphire gems
I just got a sapphire for Christmas
What are you doing to that swatch !
Use a diamond tester it won't test as a diamond but it'll be close since the mohls hardness is 9
Beautiful
Yellow was impostor 📮
thanks for sharing
please handle stone a little more gentle thank you for video
Nicely done.
Great vid.
i need to look more the videos using tools by microscope,. for to learn all the most gemstone names as typically sign the inside surface,..👍🙏
It's quite an amatueristic video but you picked a good topic, if you really invest and study video developing courses online I believe you can grow to more then 10 million, or dare I say it, 100 million subscribers
Sapphire is aluminum-oxide, eh?
So weird to think that this gem, is basically just aluminium rust. xD
You know, the coating on aluminium that gives it its signature matte appearance? That's what this gem is primarily made of. >_>
It's not glass, at all... It's crystallized METAL, more or less. :D
My thoughts too
I clean my stones diamonds, sapphires, rubies with hand sanitiser it's 70% and at the moment very very cheap it was a £1 bottle is now 10p or to clean dirty jewellery use pure washing up, liquid in a small bowl or dish for a day or so, then rinse off with warm water and you can still use the washing up liquid oon your knifes, plates, spoons and cups. In the past the question comes up when a jeweller asks you if you want your rings and jewellery buffed up and polished especially the stones. Ask a Question "WHY",. Before you do, can you make sure that your rings and jewellery are safe. 9 karat, 10 karat, 14 karat, 18 karat and 22 karats with stones by asking one of those other sales staff to check the jewellery and stones also, you ask them to describe the stones and gold weight in writing. So there is no problems later that the ring's or pendant that's cleaned are your rightful properties in karat impression on rings and stones in other jewellery pieces. By getting these staff to confirm that the genuine articles. Also because I have had this happen to me with my 1.25 ct Brazilian paribra stone had it validated has a paribra price at amazing $18,000 US in 18k yellow gold. For a moment I was fooled, the topaz looked similar stone has I had pointed out to the staff member who had looked at the stone before. The jeweller cleaned it, and this didn't look right, having a rutilated gold line though one quarter of the stone on the left hand side of the ring and the topaz did not have this. Then the staff member quickly talked to the jeweller and he said, that his staff they had checked the weight and the stone for flaws and said he returned me the wrong ring and stone by mistake and not checking himself, made that mistake. I have heard other stories of jewellers swapping out cubic zirconias for diamonds and silver with gold plated that happened to my mother she didn't do any of this. And have them weigh it, that way, you and the staff can say something if it comes up a bit shy of your weight then the staff who have weighted it for you or doesn't feel right you can take pictures on your phone before you hand over your jewellery then you can complain about it . And remember not all jewellers are like this, but the thing is your not on your guard all the time, they don't think it's a crime, and they know this and get away with it most often or not.
I have 1 green egg stone sir..
Wheres the flames
*HOW TO TELL IF EMERALD IS FAKE* ua-cam.com/video/DMMktg47rJE/v-deo.html
They come in red too
Sorry I meant purple
@@ratapaga5963 pink too...
How many people just held there stone to a lighter after seeing the cover picture
Who cut those gems?
hi my name is sapphire
We can also see your dirt on your hands
I do not believe this guy is scratching a Swatchwatch :-(
Skip to 1:36
5:00 min in I hated you, sorry but you skip the whole part of inclusions, the part everyone is looking for. Breath test and scratch test is so basic. A good test if u know its old is to look at the lines of the cut. Good stone cutters the ones that know what they are doing the stones are not symmetrical the facets of them are made as the stone is ground. It's a trial and error process with real stones fake ones all have the same cut "cookie cutter" if you will.
toolofbordem he could learn how to use tweezers too.
You are scratching the watch and not the sapphire itself. That's weird.