Diamonds are the hardest substance known, but they are also one of the more brittle and they can be chipped and broken. What should you do if you think you have chipped your diamond?

1. Wrap your ring in something soft, a simple tissue works fine for this. Put it somewhere safe until you can get to your jeweler to have it inspected. Continuing to wear the ring risks further damage from additional impacts.

2. Take your ring to a jeweler to have it inspected. It may be a small chip that can be protected and covered by simply rotating the stone in the setting. Or it may be a fracture that requires replacing the diamond.

You have several options if your diamond is damaged. One of the better options is to have the diamond recut. Smaller chips can be polished out with little additional loss of carat weight. While more extensive damage may require more agressive recutting.

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