Real or fake diamonds?

[Garabaldi]

I will get this ring professional appraised, however I would like to get peoples visual opinion in regards to if these stones are real diamonds or fake? I suspect they are fake. One of the left side top large stones is chipped. Do real diamonds chip?
Thanks for you opinions.

[pennyfarmer]

Certainly get it checked. If the diamond had a bad inclusion near the surface I think that a diamond could certainly chip.

[Havilah_Springs]

SWEET, Nice find

[Garabaldi]

SWEET, Nice find

thank you.

[cntrydncr1]

I'm guessing they are real. good luck!

[ipsilateral]

My money is on their being real, but let us know what you find out!

Nate

[AU24K]

I'm guessing real. The smaller ones are about 4-6 point "chips" and aren't too valuable. The size, cut and quality of the center diamonds could be more valuable. And yes, real diamonds do chip.
Certain gemstones can sometimes be dated by the style of cut. Your mounting prong style looks to be maybe the 70's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_cut

Sweet Find!

Best,
Scott

[Chug And Red]

Diamonds can chip and break, it depends on pressure and gasses and such, it looks real to me, you should take it in, it looks like an old wedding set! Keep us posted on what you find, it is so beautiful, I would love to find something like that!!! Red

[Mud Magnet]

The facet junctures look sharp which is a good sign, simulants are made from softer materials and will show rounding at the facet junctures. Diamonds have perfect cleavage so chips are fairly common.

One thing I look at is the girdle of the stone, which is the circumference around the stone.

It should look kind of frosty

Also look for bearding around the girdle. As this is not duplicated in simulants to the best of my knowledge

[HISPAN]

the diamonds will not know if authentic ... but it is one of the most beautiful ring that I seen.

[bradyboy]

A chipped Diamond
not an expert but sounds unlikely, unless its low quality
Brady

[SeaninNH]

I really hope it is real. Absolutely get it tested.

I've dug my share of fake diamonds and unfortunately I have a feeling this is one as well.

If you look at the shot of the marking it looks like plating is wearing off.

[Breezie]

Hey G,
SUPER find and whether real or not, it's a gorgeous ring! My suggestion is to take it to a professional jeweler to have it evaluated. In the meantime, clean it will a soft tooth brush and toothpaste and/or jewelry cleaner. After dry, turn it upside down so the flat part of the largest diamond is on some small letters of a newspaper. If you can read the letters through the stone, the stone is fake. If you can't read them, it's real. This works better with loose stones because there are no prongs in the way, but sometimes if the stone is large enough, it will work.
Nice find, Breezie

[High Plains Digger]

Mud magnet is right--look for scratches and wear on the stone. But diamonds will ABSOLUTELY chip, even the highest quality ones. Being hard does not stop chipping, it is just hard in relation to other minerals. The hardest, in fact. That is why looking for wear on the facets and scratches on the face may be indicative of something. People in the middle ages had the same idea, and many diamonds were smashed on the anvil as a "test". Makes me wonder what happened when they had with one that didn't break. And, by the way, the Mohrs scale is a "relative" scale, not a digital scale. When something is a 5 and a diamond is a 10, that doesn't mean it is twice as hard as the 5. In fact, a diamond is many times harder than the next hardest, sapphire. Use that next time you are at a party and are tired of looking at the ceiling or talking about Tebow.