Will a diamond really chip if put in the disposal?

I hope that you don’t try it on your own diamond because I can guarantee you that it will chip!  One of the more common “accidents” that we see is the ring in the disposal.  What the average person doesn’t know is that a diamond is quite fragile.  YES, it is the top of Mohrs hardness scale at a 10, but if hit at just the right angle it will “splinter”.  That’s how they use to cut diamonds.  They took a hammer and a chisel and went to town!

I came across this commercial and had to post it!  It is genius.

Brilliant has cutters that can take your chipped and damaged goods and do laser analysis of the stones to evaluate if the stone can be recut and turned into new profitable stones.  It doesn’t have to be a diamond, it can be colored stones as well.  Most often the stones have to be larger or else the end product isn’t worth the cost of having the cutter recut the stone.  You also have to weigh the chance that the stone might just explode on the cutting wheel.  It happens, not too often but if it does you are left with what looks like a car window after being hit with a hammer.

Call us for quotes and estimates free of charge on all your damaged stone salvage.