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 1. How do you package my order (I don't want people to know I ordered a simulant!)
 2. Instructions for my jeweler on setting an Asha® diamond simulant?
 3. What is the difference between version 4 Asha®
and version 5?

 4. What is the newest version of Asha®?

 5. What color options are there for the Asha®?
 6. How long until I receive my order?
 7. Will Asha® test positive on a diamond tester?
 8. Carat weight comparison
 9. What is a Takara cultured diamond?
10. What alloys do you use to make your platinum?
11. Do you rhodium plate your white gold?

12. What is the type of diamond used for Asha®?
13. Will the coating chip off?


If you can't find an answer to your question, please feel free to email us.

12. What is the type of diamond used for Asha®?

Our Asha® diamond simulants are created using exceptionally pure "Amorphous
Diamond"
This amorphous diamond is created using a patent pending nanotechnology process, is man-made 
and "composed of a multitude of tiny diamond crystals all aligned together*".  
Its amorphous crystal structure allows it to better bond with materials it is combined with.

Our formulation is unique in that it is exceptionally pure, and contains an extremely high percentage of diamond
bonds, and thus shows a diamond signature (spike) when analyzed via independent 
Raman testing (click here for independent testing results).

*Barnard, Amanda (2000).
The Diamond Formula: Diamond synthesis: A
Gemological perspective. 
Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann

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13. Will the coating chip off?

No, our testing showed that this is not a concern.  Because the type of diamond 
employed is Amorphous Diamond instead of crystalline diamond, it has a much more 
flexible molecular structure, which greatly impedes chipping. 

Further, the amorphous diamond is actually infused into the upper layers of the core, 
so it is more than just a surface coating.  It actually integrates into the core itself.

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