Moissanite v. Diamond Testers: Pass or Fail?

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  • @FireandBrilliance
    @FireandBrilliance  3 роки тому +41

    Here is an updated, shorter and more concise video titled "Moissanite & Lab Diamond v. Diamond Tester: Pass or Fail In 5 Minutes." Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/FcR4qyjPs6w/v-deo.html

    • @daveyboy647
      @daveyboy647 2 роки тому +1

      A gem can evaporate? Wtf?

    • @TylerMarkRichardson
      @TylerMarkRichardson 2 роки тому

      @@daveyboy647 well yes you can also evaporate your TV can evaporate everything can evaporate

    • @ZorawarSekhon
      @ZorawarSekhon 2 роки тому

      you need to clean the tip after every test !!!

    • @oldtrekker
      @oldtrekker Рік тому +1

      @@ZorawarSekhon that's what she said :-D

    • @ZorawarSekhon
      @ZorawarSekhon Рік тому

      @@oldtrekker 😂😂😂😂😂😂are we back in high school Again

  • @V_channel_
    @V_channel_ 5 років тому +628

    Testing starts at 7:20 and it turns out that the professional >$200 tester is just as crappy as the

    • @drizzleguiao8645
      @drizzleguiao8645 3 роки тому +59

      Broo it took him 12 minutes to test three of em. Like, go straight to the point! Lol

    • @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203
      @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203 3 роки тому +19

      For real he talks to much and he says aaa... 500 hundred times and he’s getting so annoying holy fuck talk more clearly and stop saying aaaaa......

    • @abdouseck4894
      @abdouseck4894 3 роки тому +2

      @@monkz.nguyen9bonedust203 toxic fish

    • @themellymelshow
      @themellymelshow 3 роки тому +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @mikea8081
      @mikea8081 3 роки тому +2

      Tester is actually an idiot. A rock would test as a diamond as he didnt conduct the test correctly. Also the rate at which you get a pass can be used to detect a mossanite.

  • @B30pt87
    @B30pt87 4 роки тому +102

    Wish I'd read the comments first. Over 17 minutes to say "All three of these testers tested the Moissanite as diamond."

    • @saltwithlove2269
      @saltwithlove2269 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly : Top Comment - thank you

    • @danylavaggiobolzano8092
      @danylavaggiobolzano8092 2 роки тому

      Dear it is because Moissanite is very much a Diamond, CVD, HPHT and moissanites , all are real diamonds. the slight addition of silica in carbon (as in moissanite diamond) gives it a little more glitter and it becomes more beautiful than its counterpart earth mined. Dont get confused. Time has gone when there used to an only one type of diamond. Now there are four types of diamonds, earth mined, and three lab created, cvd, HPHT and Moissi. So relax and chill. Lab created Diamonds have in reality killed the Blood diamond industry, in simple words.

  • @jillianemurphy6409
    @jillianemurphy6409 3 роки тому +827

    And this is why I bought a moissanite over diamond. Oh and the thousands I saved helped🤣

    • @mr.mendez9426
      @mr.mendez9426 3 роки тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @comptonlife310
      @comptonlife310 3 роки тому +39

      Wow so if he drops them how can he tell them apart? LoL

    • @gabrielgraham7905
      @gabrielgraham7905 3 роки тому +75

      The finesse is real ... I’ll buy lab diamonds too and still save thousands 😂

    • @sleepyserf777
      @sleepyserf777 3 роки тому +20

      if you really consider yourself a hero and a lifesaver for not buying diamonds, forgive me, but you need therapy.

    • @sleepyserf777
      @sleepyserf777 3 роки тому +2

      @@comptonlife310 a mohs hardness test.

  • @Biobele
    @Biobele 5 років тому +751

    Vidéo starts at 7:20 I just saved you over 20 "um ok" as well as 7minutes of your life

    • @12schlange53
      @12schlange53 5 років тому +9

      Thx for the time :)

    • @Fortitudoo
      @Fortitudoo 5 років тому +1

      ty

    • @ceragizzie8455
      @ceragizzie8455 5 років тому +8

      "I'm just gonna get straight down to it" 7 minutes later fuuuuccccck

    • @becauseofkarma2913
      @becauseofkarma2913 4 роки тому +6

      We all have those fill in words, but my goodness his "um okay", was driving me BONKERS!!

    • @PandorasFolly
      @PandorasFolly 4 роки тому +6

      You sir are the MVP of these here comments. How many hundreds of hours of peoples lives have you saved? Thank you

  • @CAV3
    @CAV3 3 роки тому +227

    If I had a dollar for every "ok" he says I could buy the biggest diamond ever mined

    • @malibuluv209
      @malibuluv209 3 роки тому +6

      Why buy a non rare stone such as a diamond when you can have a rare out of this world moissanite

    • @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203
      @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203 3 роки тому +1

      Duolingo Bot if I had a dollar for ever time he said aaaaa.....ill be billionaire

    • @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203
      @monkz.nguyen9bonedust203 3 роки тому

      Every time *

    • @SolidGold44
      @SolidGold44 3 роки тому

      When hes arguing with his wife. Janette I told you stfu ok!

    • @LaisMendesIos
      @LaisMendesIos 2 роки тому

      Loooool

  • @rosealargo
    @rosealargo 3 роки тому +175

    I love my moissanite ring! I wear it 24/7 and it’s never without its sparkle. It’s sooo clear too and I’m constantly getting compliments on it, even after I proudly tell them it isn’t a diamond.

    • @dvawva5197
      @dvawva5197 3 роки тому +3

      I just bought one. Looking forward to wearing it...

    • @jesussalinas3074
      @jesussalinas3074 2 роки тому +7

      Supposedly moissanite gives a rainbowy sparkle. Is that true?

    • @Lachlan_McDougall
      @Lachlan_McDougall 2 роки тому +5

      @@jesussalinas3074 yes it has a higher refraction so more colour than diamond in the sparkle

    • @danylavaggiobolzano8092
      @danylavaggiobolzano8092 2 роки тому +6

      Dear Rose. who told you that Moissi is not a Diamond.?.. It is very much a Diamond as other CVD and HPHT lab created diamonds are. new D color vvs1 Moissi are also created through CVD and HPHT tech. So that's why all moissi pass all tests like their other counterparts. don't be a victim of century old blood diamond trillion dollar industry's propaganda.

    • @danylavaggiobolzano8092
      @danylavaggiobolzano8092 2 роки тому +6

      Dear All, I have studied Diamonds for years now and i Have many. You know why big companies (Mafias) are trying hard to declare a Moissanite ( so called a fake diamond or a simulant etc?). Let me tell you few points out of my research. 1. Moissanite is very much a Diamond, a mined diamond is 99 percent Carbon and man made Moissanite diamond is 92 percent carbon. when created with CVD technique its 6h hexagonal structure is 18 percent harder than a 4h carbon structure . because of the silica presence ,Moissanite diamond shines more. reflects light much better and slight weight difference between carbon and sic is only because of silica presence. 2. Blood diamonds have a bloody history, therefore there have been a lot of controversies and disliking amongst the general public. 3. When the Lab diamond (Moissanite, CVD HPHT etc all are diamonds) were successfully developed, these mafias of mined diamond industry fell into shit. their hundreds of billions of glittering industry came to a fall. so, they had to have a bundle of lame excuses to confuse the people for man made diamonds. 4. Latest D color vvs1 Moissanite diamonds are also being made through CVD and HPFT, so where is the difference?. 5. There is only a difference of origin, one came from the stars and replicated by the men. the other came from deep within the earth. 6. The mafias are still trying their best but are unable to convince the public, but they have given a boom to another industry (Diamond Testers)...7. self created fairies like passing on a diamond as heirloom are disgusting and old gone stories, need not believe in mafias adverts. Reality is that Man has very well made a Diamond that is much better in 4Cs and beauty. Just imagine that the equivalent of a Today's lab created 3 carat D vvs1 Moissanite diamond would cost how much?. The mafia is not gonna give you the same quality less than 100-300 k Dollars. 8. carbon will pass all the tests, news paper, fog, heat , scratch etc etc so the moissanite diamond, because it is very much carbon. have you not seen bII, CVD and HPFT lab created Diamond reading as Moissanites on many Multi and moissanite testers? . why is it so?, why there is no difference?. Because they all are lab created Diamonds, you call it a Moissanite or CVD or FTHT or what so ever, they all are Diamonds but the mafias is deadly against the Lab created diamonds. So thats why , they will keep giving new turns. 9. Time is not far when the Mined Diamond mafia will see its end our Beloved planet will take a sigh of relief. Thanks for your understanding.

  • @HeatLedgerKicks
    @HeatLedgerKicks 5 років тому +139

    Moissanite - rainbows
    Diamond - white light
    Now check out all your favorite rappers jewelry
    Lots of them have CZ mixed in too. If it's too good to be true, it probably IS

    • @josephmorgan2101
      @josephmorgan2101 4 роки тому +1

      That explains a lot thanks

    • @n9ne.n9ne.n9ne
      @n9ne.n9ne.n9ne 4 роки тому +17

      lol anyone with money wont mix in czs... Theres different quality diamonds so they can vary from vs to vvs ect.

    • @mitchellsantiago-perez9623
      @mitchellsantiago-perez9623 4 роки тому +3

      Tote i/si/vs/vvs/flawless

    • @nickprater2785
      @nickprater2785 4 роки тому +30

      Diamonds give off rainbows. Moissanite just has a larger refractive index, so it disco balls more.

    • @nickprater2785
      @nickprater2785 4 роки тому +12

      ua-cam.com/video/NVMle8seDJA/v-deo.html
      1:00 in. Just in case you think I'm bullshittin. That's what "fire" is referred to as with a diamond.

  • @xianxii3762
    @xianxii3762 Рік тому +173

    This is why I told my boyfriend I want moissanite. It is almost as hard a a diamond, very beautiful, scratch resistant, and won't cloud or tarnish, so it'll last a lifetime. It is significantly cheaper and ethical. I will never go back to diamonds. They are such a scam and extremely unethical.

    • @shantelfox5742
      @shantelfox5742 Рік тому +11

      I agree about the unethical business of diamonds but lab grown are ok. I have a real dimond ring i never use because i am too sacred to lose it
      I ordered a moissanite i cant wait to get it

    • @neskhalifafbb
      @neskhalifafbb Рік тому

      do you people understand how these factories harm the environment that produce these stones and the natural resources required?

    • @negi253
      @negi253 Рік тому +2

      Wish I get my moissanite diamonds on there never paid over 30.00 for mine

    • @LordDirus007
      @LordDirus007 Рік тому +6

      Lab Grown Diamonds are a cheaper and ethical alternative

    • @HOTRODRICO
      @HOTRODRICO Рік тому

      @@LordDirus007 she's from China aka they wana hog all the real diamonds n shame everyone to buy junk lol

  • @chonaV
    @chonaV 6 років тому +87

    I love my moissanite ring. It sparkles more than my diamond ring. And it’s a flawless DEF color vs my diamond that is only a vs2 and H in color because I couldn’t afford a DEF flawless diamond. But even if you compare both flawless moissy and diamond, the moissanite will still have more sparkle. Moissies are the way to go today. The only thing that makes diamonds special, is the thought that it’s so old and the natural process that it went through. But then the beauty of the moissanite is LITERALLY out of this world.

    • @juahnful
      @juahnful 5 років тому +1

      Alex how much did you pay for what size, if you don’t mind telling?

    • @jorgeew-er8106
      @jorgeew-er8106 5 років тому +1

      With rainbow reflect

    • @Gausdave213
      @Gausdave213 5 років тому +1

      @racing8765 fast8765 truer words have never been spoken.

    • @mauriciomarquez831
      @mauriciomarquez831 4 роки тому +30

      @Haroldas Giedraitis lol it's not fake it's a real stone made with real life properties that are found on this Earth. Dude know before u talk. Diamods are not ment for resell unless if it's a collectors diamonds which cost in the hundred thousands to millions. It's prefence it like choosing between Pepsi and coke.

    • @RGV250FORSALE
      @RGV250FORSALE 4 роки тому +24

      @Haroldas Giedraitis You can dump your cash into a worthless diamond if you want - me - I'll buy a moissanite and keep my money in the bank making more money for me!.

  • @1traphouse
    @1traphouse 2 роки тому +94

    Moissanite takes a little longer to test positive as a “diamond”. But still passes!

    • @bladewes4987
      @bladewes4987 Рік тому +1

      It shouldn't test at all.

    • @urbnctrl
      @urbnctrl Рік тому +7

      @@bladewes4987 it should, because it is a 💎. And if you know how tests work you would understand why moissanite passes the test.

    • @2stroketyson79
      @2stroketyson79 Рік тому +3

      @@urbnctrl it doesnt pass on all testers some testers know the difference! hes using 3 low budget testers

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      Not really, since the fact that it takes a little longer is a failing characteristic.

    • @robert2226
      @robert2226 Рік тому +2

      ​@@2stroketyson79 the last one he used was high grade tester it was over 3 hundred dollars pay attention

  • @soonermimi53
    @soonermimi53 6 років тому +9

    Michael, you have taught me so much about stones! The more I learn, I find the less I know. My beautiful 2 carat center stone from my wedding set disappeared one evening after dinner. I don’t wear it at home at all so who knows..l replaced it with a CZ, but it’s not the same. I am not able to work anymore and I do not want my hubby to have to come up with enough to cover the cost of a 2 carat nice diamond. Moissanite sounds like the best thing since CZ’s! I truly enjoyed your demonstration and also have really listened closely to other posts comparing the two.

  • @stephb5728
    @stephb5728 5 років тому +6

    So informative and your explanation of everything is so thorough and clear cut....will be purchasing from you VERY soon.

  • @samidptah8531
    @samidptah8531 5 років тому +124

    Sounds a lot like “South Park’s” Mr Mackey “Um Okay” 😂

  • @swankperfection
    @swankperfection 3 роки тому +115

    Something you guys are missing is “rate of heat transference” is just as important as the amount. These testers’ primary gauge is for amount of heat but the indicators also show something else that’s very important and that’s the rate of heat transference. While the moissanite can transfer heat similar to a diamond, the rate of that transfer is slightly slower and you can see this in the tests. A diamond tester increasing to diamond at a slower than expected rate generally indicates moissanite. It’s something a person who tests these every day would be able to use as an additional level info. Unfortunately, the customer will see diamond on the tester and think it’s a diamond. In all honesty, any customer can also be shown this rate difference as well and be able to gain the trust to believe you on the test results if you were to show them with your own diamonds vs moissanite gems you have in stock in comparison to theirs. You almost cannot mistake how quickly a diamond will set off the tester vs moissanite, regardless of it indicating diamond for both. Pay closer attention to the details as that’s where the truth lies. 👍

    • @roseddacquel8922
      @roseddacquel8922 2 роки тому +14

      Too long
      Didn’t read

    • @redonionlattice5151
      @redonionlattice5151 2 роки тому +10

      I got your point, it took far more longer for the tester to hit 9 when testing moissanite

    • @ivanzhou5717
      @ivanzhou5717 2 роки тому +10

      @@roseddacquel8922 nobody asked

    • @longlostcoder6322
      @longlostcoder6322 2 роки тому

      The issue is why spend that much considering

    • @lucyk2371
      @lucyk2371 2 роки тому +1

      What does that matter as far as durability? That's what most people want to know will this beautiful gemstone stand up to wearing everyday. This tester will show you, yes it does. If I'm wrong, please enlighten me.

  • @GogebicYooper
    @GogebicYooper 5 років тому +45

    In all due respect, the instructions for the Diamond Selector II were not followed. First, you must use bare hands to complete the electric conductivity panel on the back side of the device. Second, you must come straight down on the diamond, rather than at an angle. Third, you need to 'calibrate' the bars to the diamond size. Just sayin'

    • @gabydewilde
      @gabydewilde Рік тому

      It's fascinating how many jewelers don't even know how to use the $10 device.
      I've never seen anyone rub the stone with the tip. The manuals say 90 deg onto the stone without pressure. It is suppose to measure how fast heat dissipates. He is taking the temperature of the stone far away from the spot heated. ha-ha

    • @FourClover713
      @FourClover713 Рік тому

      Yeah it's surprising how many people don't even care to read the directions of a diamond tester or even try to figure out how they work simple answers that can save you a ton of money if your in the diamond business

    • @PhimbleG-d
      @PhimbleG-d 11 місяців тому

      💯 this was annoying as anything to watch

    • @joelledean-pergl1366
      @joelledean-pergl1366 10 місяців тому

      I had a jeweler test my stone. He had 40+ years as a jeweler. He used a diamond tester, loop and a torch. Apparently when
      heat is applied the moissanite will turn green. He did all of that and said, yes this is a diamond. He offered me $900.00 for the stone. Guess what? It was a moissanite. That is why they had to invent a moissanite tester. All moissanites are not created equal as well, just like diamonds. Some are very hard to distinguish between.

  • @dennymcelhaney8652
    @dennymcelhaney8652 5 років тому +6

    Just what I was looking for! Thanks for the video!

  • @Okispider
    @Okispider 3 роки тому +124

    I noticed a difference between each detector that the diamond lights up right away and the moissanite hesitated and took longer to light up....

    • @hiphopjewels
      @hiphopjewels 3 роки тому +8

      Yup, me too, good observation.

    • @williamlackey123
      @williamlackey123 3 роки тому +4

      I noticed the same thing, Oki and Dorsey!!!

    • @abdulqadirmohamed3316
      @abdulqadirmohamed3316 3 роки тому +6

      And.... what's your point

    • @williamlackey123
      @williamlackey123 3 роки тому +8

      @@abdulqadirmohamed3316 that there was a difference between each detector. Had you read the comment you would’ve known what we were talking about. 🤡

    • @abdulqadirmohamed3316
      @abdulqadirmohamed3316 3 роки тому +4

      @@williamlackey123 still your point is invalid

  • @anitahaviland3036
    @anitahaviland3036 4 роки тому +22

    It seemed in all cases the tester took longer to decide that moisinite was a diamond vs the diamond which was identified immediately.

    • @JamesAnderson-il5jq
      @JamesAnderson-il5jq 2 роки тому +1

      That is what I noticed as well. Which is good to take into considering. Bigger stones will also be easier to look at and identify.

    • @planetstar524
      @planetstar524 10 місяців тому +1

      It’s actually sped up / edited when he tests the real Diamond. It’s actually the same speed

  • @cbell3408
    @cbell3408 4 роки тому +1

    Michael your the man... I really enjoy your videos..

  • @SoBelle
    @SoBelle 4 роки тому +9

    but your suppose to have your fingers touching the metal on the back of the tester~ and to be held straight up and down, it uses your body heat with the tester to determine the heat sig from stones.

  • @501Patrick
    @501Patrick 4 роки тому +39

    Tell me why every time he’d go to test something it would skip like he was cutting the video?

    • @guiancarlogamboa1925
      @guiancarlogamboa1925 4 роки тому +2

      You mean when it was going from red to green ?

    • @Czarina888777
      @Czarina888777 3 роки тому

      No it doesn’t, they zoom in on the right side and the camera slowly pans over to read the reader.

  • @dgebenjii
    @dgebenjii 4 роки тому +5

    You’ve cleared up so much

  • @christophermaize3563
    @christophermaize3563 Рік тому +6

    I have both and feel no different in whatever one im wearing so with that being said I'm definitely not gonna be buying anymore over priced diamonds,it's all in the mind

  • @joycemudge3486
    @joycemudge3486 3 роки тому +5

    Why the white gloves? The cheap tester says your hand must contact the metal strip on the back, which you would not do wearing gloves. Also, he did not change the setting of the tester (on the back) for the different size stones. Did that make a difference in the testing?

  • @MasterCommandCEO
    @MasterCommandCEO 2 роки тому +4

    This video was great. Would have been nice if you had a tester that successfully picked out the moissanite though...

  • @rubyruby6358
    @rubyruby6358 5 місяців тому +4

    So those testers are basically useless in determining a genuine diamond.

  • @ctr_1602
    @ctr_1602 2 роки тому +2

    Moissanite is not fake diamond tho. It's not a diamond at all. It is an entirely different stone. It just looks like a diamond and that sets off people spending on actual diamonds lol.

  • @martian-sunset
    @martian-sunset 5 років тому +67

    Cheap detectors are cheap for a reason. Best way to determine moissanite is to scope it and look for facet junction doubling and threadlike inclusions.

    • @satinlovegloveful
      @satinlovegloveful 2 роки тому +6

      Stfu

    • @jayden5718
      @jayden5718 2 роки тому +4

      No, its cheap since the technology to test for conductivity is extremely cheap lol

    • @danylavaggiobolzano8092
      @danylavaggiobolzano8092 2 роки тому +1

      Dear, do people buy a Diamond for inclusions?...if inclusions are so important than one should buy inclusions instead a diamond. sic is one of the most common inclusion in an earth mined diamond. so best is to buy a sic, and save money. Otherwise Moissi is very much a diamond like other cvd or HPHT. with a slight addition of silica in carbon to get the better and little more shine. Moissi is a Diamond but not a blood diamond...This is the only diff.

    • @desmond4046
      @desmond4046 2 роки тому +1

      @@satinlovegloveful fr lmao

  • @minnieearhart221
    @minnieearhart221 5 років тому +6

    Good video! I have found jewelry, n loose stones I have 4 loose stones one of them is 3carat, 1carat,1/carat, 1carat, n an earring with two stones, n an antique petite wedding ring with a small stone in it, I do metal detecting, n find a lot stuff, ive never taken my jewelry to get checked, I probably got cubic zirconia, alot people have told me I have diamonds in my jewelry but I doubt it.

    • @FireandBrilliance
      @FireandBrilliance  5 років тому +2

      Minnie Earhart You should definitely get it checked out by a professional. You may have something of value. Good luck! 🍀👍

  • @jacktripper8726
    @jacktripper8726 5 років тому +299

    Why would somebody buy a diamond again lol.

    • @progresskid8161
      @progresskid8161 5 років тому +12

      Cause it has value.

    • @jacktripper8726
      @jacktripper8726 5 років тому +218

      Progress Kid
      Go buy a diamond and try to resell it. Let me know how that works out for you

    • @progresskid8161
      @progresskid8161 5 років тому +14

      The info you got is a Half truth! What makes a diamond valuable is the rarity color cut clarity a rare diamond can fetch you millions those tiny little stones they put in every ring or chain is what you are speaking about the quality isn't special it isn't rare it wont command a price. If your diamond is GIA certified you will be paid based on the value. This is why jewelers make miners rich and wealthy people buy from jewelers and sell if they are in need of emergency cash. If it wasn't valuable they would of been all broke.

    • @jacktripper8726
      @jacktripper8726 5 років тому +41

      "Rarity" "rare"
      See what you did there? Surely you don't think diamonds are an investment?

    • @progresskid8161
      @progresskid8161 5 років тому +7

      I cant afford investment diamonds but there are investment diamonds the 1 percent do buy and ads to their net worth

  • @johnstratairious7936
    @johnstratairious7936 Рік тому

    ok...most EXCELLENT VIDEO....you answered many questions...THANK YOU SO MUCH...that was really kind of you to do this video. WOW...now...i have to determine which machine to buy...those fake diamonds really throw you off.....bummer. keep up the great work...thank you again for your hard work and time doing this video...bless your heart.

  • @ANDREWBEAVERHO
    @ANDREWBEAVERHO 4 роки тому +3

    To test a raw diamond do you have to Polish first or it can test the raw mineral.

  • @Anjfyi
    @Anjfyi 6 років тому +24

    Wow this is surprising. I was expecting the $20 tester to fail and the rest to work. Great video!

    • @FireandBrilliance
      @FireandBrilliance  5 років тому +2

      Anj Fyi Thank you! Glad ya liked it. - Michael

    • @antty3380
      @antty3380 5 років тому

      I think the 20$ is gonna work my dude

  • @skatardrummer1
    @skatardrummer1 Рік тому +6

    I bought a diamond tester years ago because my diamond engagement ring somehow had allegedly cracked, so the jewelry store I bought it from sent it out for replacement. The stone looked ok to me, it tested ok which was what I was concerned about. Found out years later when I went to resell, they put in an extremely low quality stone and could not get even a quarter of the money back out of it. I took a $1450 loss. This time round I got a moissanite stone, and I'm hoping the tester actually will show the proper heat conduction so that I know I'm actually getting moissanite and not CZ, since apparently I'm terrible at telling D: I did use it on a couple rings I have I know are CZ to see the heat transference comparison on the tester and they absolutely test nowhere near diamond. So the Diamond Selector II seems to do alright at least for the average person. Side note with Diamond Selector II, you're supposed to touch the heat plate on the back with your bare hands I believe and same with the jewelry you're testing.

    • @GizmoMaltese
      @GizmoMaltese 11 місяців тому +2

      I got the engagement ring back from my ex years ago and tried to resell it. I couldn't get my investment back either. The whole jewelry industry is full of scammers. Brands like Cartier are overpriced but at least you'll get half your money back on resell.

  • @jy5964
    @jy5964 6 років тому +11

    Great video as usual! Your thumbnail has a typo error ‘teseters’.

    • @FireandBrilliance
      @FireandBrilliance  6 років тому +6

      ipoopjellybeans Thank you! We’ll get that fixed!

  • @KALKAL_ISYU
    @KALKAL_ISYU 5 років тому +45

    you failed to calibrate the cheapest one... should be set to 4 bars...

    • @robert28ization
      @robert28ization 5 років тому +20

      And he had his glove on doesn't his hand have to touch a metal pad in the back ?

    • @diamondfindsinnorthamerica1407
      @diamondfindsinnorthamerica1407 4 роки тому +8

      @@robert28ization I said the same thing and he is a GIA gemologist ?

    • @mjz187
      @mjz187 3 роки тому +3

      @N. 23shaff Bro why you so upset 😂

  • @tuxnor
    @tuxnor 5 років тому +10

    you need to take off the gloves and ground it with your finger at the metalplate on the backside to get a exakt reading

  • @tedspens
    @tedspens 3 роки тому +3

    📌 6:55 Calibrate is to adjust the volume according to the chart on back to get an accurate reading. Leaving it on for a minute gives it time to warm up. By the way, you didn't calibrate it.
    You also used it wrong. It's supposed to be pointing directly at the stone, not at an angle. And don't rub it around; touch the tip to the stone at a square angle and leave it still so it can do it's job.

  • @fredric27
    @fredric27 9 місяців тому

    I got a princess cut GIA moissanite diamond and its .5 ct fl d in color love it

  • @quitch
    @quitch 5 років тому +2

    So does this readers read on sapphire, aqua blue topaz and treated lab stone also?

  • @peace-love-happiness4574
    @peace-love-happiness4574 Рік тому +3

    Thanks a lot, surprised why people waste more money on Diamonds if Moissanite seems same and same properties!!!🥰👌👌👌

    • @colinmgbeke8729
      @colinmgbeke8729 11 місяців тому

      maybe because there not the same and people want diamonds not another stone

  • @lindazjunk
    @lindazjunk 3 роки тому +5

    I bought a ring at a store, took it to another store for sizing and was told it was not diamonds, it was moissanite via the tester. Two jewelers told me that. The ring is only 700.... but no one will size it because they think it's moissanite. I have no idea, so I returned the ring to the big box retailer. So, how can i find out if it's true? Send the ring somewhere??

    • @supernova11711
      @supernova11711 2 роки тому +2

      Even if it is moissanite…that still shouldn’t effect them being able to size it. That seems ridiculous.

    • @exposednl5559
      @exposednl5559 Рік тому

      If you shine one beam of light at a diamond the diamond will output 1 beam of light , if you shine 1 beam of light at an moissanite it will output 2 beams.

  • @foleverto
    @foleverto 3 роки тому +1

    I have GRA moissanite ring.. Love it

  • @jeanwonnacott2718
    @jeanwonnacott2718 Рік тому +1

    I found a fantastic jeweler, in my tiny hometown of Lakeport California!! I have a collection of gems to be set, or wire wrapped. I tried to set, failed miserably!!

  • @waldo4133
    @waldo4133 5 років тому +81

    Seems like you have 4 diamonds pal ! Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MaxClips2000
    @MaxClips2000 5 років тому +3

    What’s up with the jump cut at 11:20 as he’s testing the first diamond?

  • @johnnysalazar1552
    @johnnysalazar1552 2 роки тому

    Wish I had the money for da schooling. But you keep explaining teaching as you do I just might graduate your little but knowledgeable U TUBE CLASSES
    GOTTA LOVE IT

  • @James_WIS
    @James_WIS 3 місяці тому

    My diamond selector 2 is picking going to diamond on the sapphire crystal on my watch. I start it at 2 from the information of the chart on the tester.

  • @Stephanie-Gil
    @Stephanie-Gil 5 років тому +5

    The Gemlogis Lapis One apparently will be able to differentiate between a diamond and a moissanite :(

  • @J3006K
    @J3006K 4 роки тому +5

    Wish I had a diamond for every time he says "ok"

  • @nikkigoddess450
    @nikkigoddess450 3 роки тому +2

    Michael, I have a pair of natural diamond studs earrings, weighing 0.50 CT and the other is 0.52 CT, the certificate says the diamonds were from the mine in Africa and cut in Israel ( the brilliant cuts ), color D, clarity VS1. They are small but beautiful, set in platinum and it costs me almost $10.000 in 2003. And in 2017, I bought a 2 carats each Forever One Moissanite diamond studs . Color D flawless, set in 14 CT white gold for $2500. From Charles&Colvard, they are so gorgeous and sparkling like fire, so you said in your video, you can get the Moissanite diamonds for $ hundreds, mine was $2500 back in 2017. So Moissanite diamonds are not cheap either but natural diamonds are .

    • @Anthropologe
      @Anthropologe Рік тому +1

      You overpaid on those studs… You didn‘t pay the stone, you paid for the brand. 0.5ct stones are nowhere near 5k

    • @nikkigoddess450
      @nikkigoddess450 Рік тому

      @@Anthropologe
      I think I paid $8.500 for the natural diamond studs back in 20003 and the Moissanite diamond studs from Charles & Colvard.. the sad thing was the back for the studs earrings are not strong AND I lost one .. I have to say that after all I paid for $2.500 was very disappointing…

    • @chrisholm9789
      @chrisholm9789 Рік тому

      This didn’t make much sense. You said at the end Moisanite aren’t cheap but natural diamonds are, huh?

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому +1

      @@nikkigoddess450 If you shop in high end stores you pay high end prices, particularly when they are jewelry stores. The stones you bought in 2003 are high grade alright but you probably could have gotten stones of that grade for half that price elsewhere.

  • @boredtech6777
    @boredtech6777 Рік тому

    There appears to be a video splice at 11:20 where you are testing the diamonds?

  • @DarrenBarnesMD
    @DarrenBarnesMD 5 років тому +8

    If people cant tell it shouldn't matter, seems like a risky investment especially these days, thankyou for your video. chasing old diamonds in antique rings now, lost interest in new rings

    • @diamondfindsinnorthamerica1407
      @diamondfindsinnorthamerica1407 4 роки тому +1

      I agree but just because they look antique doesn’t mean your buying a diamond , they have companies out there cutting old mine cuts with this new type of Moissanite , which is 9.5 on the moshs hardness scale and a lower electrical conductivity then most Moissanite out there. Most of the Moissanite being sold is the higher electrical conductivity type, only type lla or type llb diamonds are conductors of electricity ,which can test as Moissanite? You have to know what is diamond and what is Moissanite with only a good eye and 10 x loupe. Be careful only buy with a certificate GIA or AGS. Or find a trusted diamond trader. I’m a collector I have some Moissanite pieces largest is 5 ct blue color, the blue color looks like a real blue colored diamond but the inclusions told the truth , I bought it as mossanite as I did my other ones, bought a 1.5 for $30 and a 1.7 for $35, it’s really poor quality, and I bought a 1.5 ct moissanite it was the new type it was a E color no inclusions passed as a diamond on every tester I could find. One day while having it tested, just as I did at every jeweler before I just went in with this beautiful 1.5 carat ring , never said diamond sapphire or moissanite , it passed as a diamond, and was offered money , I was offered $7500 cash once and $20000 on a trade in won’t mention stores name, Big large Diamond jewelry store, but I did tell them all it was Moissanite and it blew them away, and a few weeks later that Big jewelry store called me and asked if I still had that ring, I did and they offered me an offer I couldn’t refuse. This thing fooled 5 G** graduates that had been in business for 10 to 40 years, and many other business owners ,who all told me they need know 100% they aren’t buying what I was showing them, I did tell them it’s a crime to sell a Moissanite as a Diamond and even have them sign a stated fact to the best of their knowledge what they are selling is a diamond.Call the police have them waiting outside, with a copy of what they sold and signed and the cash, but understand the person might not know, so my opinion is when in doubt throw it out.

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      Buying gems at retail prices is not an investment at all. It was never meant to be.

  • @skittlydoo2326
    @skittlydoo2326 2 роки тому +13

    That moissanite is hitting way harder than the diamonds 💎 ✨

    • @thereallolamarie
      @thereallolamarie Рік тому

      On everything

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      Moissonite has only a hardness of 9.2, whereas diamond is the hardest substance known to man and has a hardness on 10 on the Mohs scale. They also have different refractive indexes. The refractive index, or R.I. as it is referred to in the trade, is the amount a beam of light is refracted, (bent), as it passes through the stone.

  • @banderalquraishi7071
    @banderalquraishi7071 Рік тому

    I see him shaking the needle conductor on the stones surface, doesn’t that cause heat from friction? If so, would it be safe to say that this demonstration failed?

  • @MsMozzy.
    @MsMozzy. 4 роки тому

    I have purchased 2 moissanite stones that came with a G.I.A certificate. Can you give me more information about this please?

  • @ericwest3249
    @ericwest3249 5 років тому +37

    The diamonds did test positive faster

    • @JordetheArtist
      @JordetheArtist 5 років тому +4

      I use this method to show the difference all the time. SO MANY CUSTOMERS come to me with stones they paid THOUSANDS for and when I do the demo they freak to learn the truth. I have not seen a real diamond that EVER lags or gives a "weak" test

    • @von5545
      @von5545 4 роки тому +5

      @@JordetheArtist I have never seen a real diamond be worth the price compared to moissanite

  • @annamariasoprano9102
    @annamariasoprano9102 5 років тому +3

    Just WOW! Thank you. Very informative!!!

  • @charlesabbinanti9930
    @charlesabbinanti9930 4 роки тому +1

    Can you check the stones when you cool them down.

  • @nightryder16
    @nightryder16 Рік тому +1

    Why did you do a screen cut when testing the diamond. I think the meter goes up faster than it does when testing the moss.

  • @supremeking1366
    @supremeking1366 3 роки тому +6

    so if they roll up on me with the diamond tester i wont look dumb? sounds good to me lmao

  • @Jia1337
    @Jia1337 3 роки тому +7

    Imagine buying natural diamonds at an absurd price because most of the diamonds are inside a vault so they (the company that has the diamonds) can fuck with the supply and demand.

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      It's not like it used to be. When DeBeers had a monopoly on diamonds they decided the price, not so much the market. In the late 20th century other diamond deposits were found, the one in Canada being the first, DeBeers lost their monopoly.

  • @user-vo6cx7kx5x
    @user-vo6cx7kx5x 2 місяці тому

    Thanks Mr Mackey

  • @isidrosevier1125
    @isidrosevier1125 4 роки тому

    Have you tested and Diamond Nexus stones before, can you do a comparison between a lab created diamond vs. A moissanite

  • @JamesAnderson-il5jq
    @JamesAnderson-il5jq 2 роки тому +3

    I noticed the only difference is the Moissanite took longer to test as a diamond. So really....you'd have to look at it through a loop.

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      True, you need to look at the stone through a loupe, but then you also have to know what you're seeing. Oh, and it IS "loupe" other than "loop". I think loupes were first invented in France, hence the spelling.

  • @kyzersniper
    @kyzersniper 5 років тому +23

    Im going with moissante..Fuc a Diamond ! I'll spent my money in a fine watch!...

    • @BIGTUNES2010
      @BIGTUNES2010 4 роки тому +1

      it probably has the same terrible returns probably worst

    • @elleJay-mb4yn
      @elleJay-mb4yn 4 роки тому +2

      I bought a Rolex rose gold and stainless steel and a 18k diamond tennis bracelet. I don’t buy as an investment, I buy because I like jewellery. 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @janetmoore5645
    @janetmoore5645 Рік тому +2

    I feel that you will have more fun with the moissinate diamond than real stone. All it matters how happy are you with the stone. Mater if real or not. It all comes from the heart what you can afford that's all.

  • @manatworkhoyeahlovegodmade6373

    It was always the same Moissanite is a Moissanite Diamond. There 104 types of Diamonds minerals known to man or 105 one not yet specify yet yet. So the test does work perfectly

  • @smitrj1916
    @smitrj1916 3 роки тому +7

    I talked to jewelry he kept it real with me he told me never buy a real diamond buy the Moissanite

    • @thereallolamarie
      @thereallolamarie Рік тому

      Same my jeweler said your a smart girl I'm telling you buy this with the M instead of the D and save yourself some money and these will hit harder

  • @secretsquirrel2
    @secretsquirrel2 4 роки тому +24

    So many silly diamond defenders in the comments.

  • @narendrapandak2321
    @narendrapandak2321 5 років тому

    Dimond test massin . How much it courst then wher do we found and contact?

  • @mongoslade2231
    @mongoslade2231 5 років тому +3

    Thank you the Video was helpful I have the selector 11

    • @FireandBrilliance
      @FireandBrilliance  5 років тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! :)

    • @mongoslade2231
      @mongoslade2231 5 років тому +1

      @@FireandBrilliance yeah anyone that comes around with diamonds on is getting tested my Bros be running from me 😂😂😂😂

  • @RandomnessguyGaming
    @RandomnessguyGaming 5 років тому +5

    Might I point out that your sliding the tip against the diamond causing friction which is heat so since they test heat conductivity all your test in this video are invalid

    • @randallcoleman16
      @randallcoleman16 5 років тому +1

      RanDomNess Guy shut the fuck yo dumbass you just want likes he just used all 3 fucking idiot

    • @RandomnessguyGaming
      @RandomnessguyGaming 5 років тому +1

      And he did it to all 3 dumbass gkys

    • @Gausdave213
      @Gausdave213 5 років тому

      its thermal conductivity not temperature u duuuuuumb fuck

  • @XxNewmilleniumxX
    @XxNewmilleniumxX 4 роки тому +4

    A loope would be able to handle this situation.

  • @t-rexbatman36yearsago
    @t-rexbatman36yearsago Рік тому

    What if the diamond is already on a jewelry can I tear it that way or does the diamond have to be taken out?

  • @antia88ful
    @antia88ful 4 роки тому

    Could you please show how you test metals with thepresidium tester

  • @Amirraification
    @Amirraification 3 роки тому +6

    He is not touching his skin to the tester metal grips and is not touching his skin to the metal plate. This completely changes the conductivity of the gem. A jeweler will know immediately because they will use the proper testing techniques

    • @joelledean-pergl1366
      @joelledean-pergl1366 10 місяців тому

      That's actually not true. I had a jeweler test my stone. He had 40+ years as a jeweler. He used a diamond tester, loop and a torch. Apparently when heat is applied the moissanite will turn green. He did all of that and said, yes this is a diamond. He offered me $900.00 for the stone. Guess what? It was a moissanite. That is why they had to invent a moissanite tester. All moissanites are not created equal as well, just like diamonds. Some are very hard to distinguish between.

  • @seymourrivers6169
    @seymourrivers6169 3 роки тому +9

    No gloves! Supposed to have hand skin contact with tester. Also you are supposed to hold the tester straight down on the table of the diamond. ALSO you failed to use the setting wheel to prepare the tester. It has different settings for the particular size of the diamond as well as the room temperature. Reading the instructions that came with the tester will be a big help in using it properly. WHY are you rubbing the diamond with the tester!!!? LOL Geeze man. You need to read the instructions!

    • @rikb69
      @rikb69 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you! Obviously he has no idea how to use the tester let alone rate them.

    • @rikb69
      @rikb69 2 роки тому +1

      Pass or Fail? He Failed!

  • @faneshbhaisare9709
    @faneshbhaisare9709 5 років тому

    Means that the diamond selector are just thermal indicator of any gem,so how any other option for diamond. detection

  • @77MyEsha
    @77MyEsha 3 роки тому +1

    I was going to get one of these, but on the back of this video I don't see the point, as Moisannite are so good now.

  • @jtthomascitysportcenter6832
    @jtthomascitysportcenter6832 3 роки тому +4

    Man if I find out a jeweler sold me a moissanite in place of a diamond I would snap 👿

  • @GEMOROPRODUCTS
    @GEMOROPRODUCTS 5 років тому +23

    Hello! My name is Alex and I am with GemOro Superior instruments. Thank you for taking the time to review our PRO-D 2 Tester! We see that you are comparing our oldest tester model (which has been discontinued for over 3 years) to newer and more sophisticated technology based testers. You stated in your video that the testers you are displaying are the ones utilized for "everyday use for the jeweler for a quick glance to test something out right away" is a false statement on our products behalf- seeing that the tester has not been manufactured for years. If you were planning on comparing a GemOro tester to the 2 other testers you were videoing, the best model to compare would either be our UltraTester 3+ or Testerossa. Both testers have the latest Diamond and Moissanite testing technology as we partnered with Charles and Colvard, the creators of Moissanite, when developing this advanced technology. Unfortunately, your video does not give the public an accurate representation of the latest Diamond and Moissanite testing technology available- since the age of the testers you are comparing vary greatly. If you are interested in comparing compatible technology, I am more than happy to send you a sample of our latest tester for you to try out. We kindly ask that you explain the discrepancies of your video in your description section to avoid giving the public a false understanding of Diamond and Moissanite testing technology. Thank you and have a nice day. -GemOro Superior Instruments

    • @shawntyflame
      @shawntyflame 5 років тому +8

      Dont be rude, he isnt spreading anything false. Your machine was obviously failing thats why it was discontinued and this nasty little message right here is why ill never buy or use anything from your company. How unprofessional

    • @rickywynn9758
      @rickywynn9758 4 роки тому +3

      @@shawntyflame i agree with you!

  • @rdoggtreasurehunter5583
    @rdoggtreasurehunter5583 2 роки тому

    I have a ring with black stones that pass the diamond test. are they black diamonds or marcasite? thanks

  • @randomlybruh
    @randomlybruh Рік тому +2

    Very interesting video. I wonder how many un-experienced pawn shop workers paid out to customers selling moissanite jewelry but passed as diamonds. 🤔🤔🤔

    • @FourClover713
      @FourClover713 Рік тому +1

      About 7 years ago I would buy moissanites very cheap if you get them used and mix them with real diamonds as I started a wholesale business in CO I would take a trip to Las Vegas and unload about 8k worth of inventory mixed moissanite and diamonds and make quite a large amount of profit doing that every pawn broker in the chain locations didn't know anything about moissanite as it was relatively new and they had basic testers like the first one he used in this video but yes in short pawn shops Jewelers and everybody involved buying moissanite as diamonds lost a shit ton of money

    • @randomlybruh
      @randomlybruh Рік тому

      @K1INGOFTHESOUTH damn nice! That's helluva profit. I would of kept selling. Lol

    • @FourClover713
      @FourClover713 Рік тому +1

      @randomlybruh I did for about 3 years I would make a stop at Vegas worked evertime until all companies and corporations invested in moissanite/diamond testers meaning they test for them both simultaneously now so I just buy natural and lab grown diamonds now

  • @VST2323
    @VST2323 4 роки тому +13

    IF IT TEST AS A DIAMOND THATS ALL IT MATTER WHY PAY 10 TIMES THE PRICE BE SMART PEOPLE...

    • @Scoreking81
      @Scoreking81 4 роки тому +2

      It doesnt test as a diamond on the multi testers. This guy is an IDIOT WHO IS MISINFORMING EVERYONE BECAUSE HE CAN'T READ! If you read the basic instructions on the tester it tells you, you must place your hand on the metal testing tray to get a proper testing result... which it will give!

    • @nievese2929
      @nievese2929 4 роки тому

      The industry is smart. They are already pushing the..”natural is better” bullshit to turn u away from lab diamonds. So what they did was the lab diamonds have some sort of luminescence in which when saturated with UV light it will continue to glow. That shit was done on purpose. Now the jewellers are not buying lab diamonds from people trying to sell them, they needed a way to distinguish lab from natural...this is how they did it. It’s called a light box. Greed is a bitch.

    • @AlphaQHard
      @AlphaQHard 4 роки тому

      I like how every broke niqqa wants to make himself feel better about buying a fake diamond by shitting on the people who bought real ones.
      Not my fault youre broke.

    • @abdulqadirmohamed3316
      @abdulqadirmohamed3316 3 роки тому

      @@AlphaQHard your broke too so shut up 😂

  • @ersand5692
    @ersand5692 4 роки тому +3

    Need to have fingers without gloves on metal dots on tester. If not it Will test all as diamond

    • @MsLulunatic
      @MsLulunatic 4 роки тому

      Biggi E VEVO I’ve test my moissanite without gloves, it detects as diamond

  • @barcode1545
    @barcode1545 Рік тому

    But still read as diamond im confused about presidium tester whats the use of having moissanite tester if it read also read as diamonds???

  • @free322001
    @free322001 2 роки тому

    Send diamonds to GIA, moissanites to PGGL? Well if I'm not sure what I have, that could be an issue right? A little explanation?

  • @beparis5343
    @beparis5343 3 роки тому +4

    Diamonds customers wouldn’t want to be compared to Moissanite customers. It’s two different stones with different value for different customers.

  • @daynamillions1356
    @daynamillions1356 6 років тому +1

    Can you do a video featuring the marnie ring?

  • @eyeonart6865
    @eyeonart6865 5 років тому +6

    you should have a tester that says it is moissanite.

    • @freegang965
      @freegang965 4 роки тому

      Eye on art he got one and it went past it

  • @ModernProspector
    @ModernProspector 5 років тому +3

    Mmkay

  • @prissymcc
    @prissymcc 3 роки тому +1

    QUESTION:
    Is it possible to test a Hybrid Diamond
    to see whether or not real diamonds are in the Hybrid Diamond ❓

    • @12345674309
      @12345674309 Рік тому

      I'm not sure what you mean by "hybrid" diamond, but diamond is pure carbon which has been compressed miles deep in the earth over millions of years, then forced nearer the surface through violent earth movement millions of years ago. If by "hybrid" you mean man made, I seem to remember that the lab grown diamonds are begun on a "seed" of diamond .

  • @benignorivera8041
    @benignorivera8041 Рік тому

    What about white sapphires can it test for white sapphires they look like diamonds as well

  • @danielmanning6175
    @danielmanning6175 3 роки тому +3

    Edit at 11:25 because the diamond wouldnt test as diamond!! HAHAHAHA

    • @Istaccz
      @Istaccz 3 роки тому

      I saw that 🤣🤣🤣

  • @agusanjaya8733
    @agusanjaya8733 5 років тому +13

    And the answer is "all tester is fake"

    • @Scoreking81
      @Scoreking81 4 роки тому

      This guy is just too dumb to use them properly

  • @alexdortenzio4172
    @alexdortenzio4172 Рік тому

    I got a question is do you make earrings out of Moissanite? that is my question

  • @501Patrick
    @501Patrick 4 роки тому +2

    Every time it skips and just happens to pop up to green every time. Hmmmmm

  • @RATAPATEOS
    @RATAPATEOS 5 років тому +7

    Before he finishes explaining something that normally takes a minute, we would have had time to kill a donkey with figs, so long it was ! 😰😰😰

    • @FireandBrilliance
      @FireandBrilliance  5 років тому

      RATAPATEOS This has got to be the funniest thing I’ve read all day. 😂😂Thanks for the feedback! It helps me improve each time. 👌- Michael

    • @RATAPATEOS
      @RATAPATEOS 5 років тому

      Fire & Brilliance It's Corsican humor! 😋

    • @RATAPATEOS
      @RATAPATEOS 5 років тому +2

      @@FireandBrilliance That said, your videos are very good but you have to synthesize your explanations to make it shorter otherwise people will zap your vidéos. 😉