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chistevtoday at 3:19 PM2 repliesview on HN

Could you distinguish between them if you weren't told?


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para_parolutoday at 3:28 PM

In final jewelry no. This is why brands like Tiffany are in panic and pivoting to mechanical-watch-like branding, where only inflated price matters.

s0rcetoday at 3:38 PM

With close microscopic examination of inclusions and defects, yes you probably can. There are also spectroscopic differences. In general looking at finished jewelry, no, not really.

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