Despite the "A Diamond is Forever" propaganda from De Beers, and the well-known fact that a diamond is the hardest substance on Earth, diamonds are much more delicate than you'd think. They are fairly brittle, and can be scratched, burnt, crushed, and damaged in a number of ways.
As for knocking a stone loose from a platinum setting, seems like somebody was fucking around.
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Date: 2007-02-15 06:53 pm (UTC)As for knocking a stone loose from a platinum setting, seems like somebody was fucking around.
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Date: 2007-02-15 09:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-16 04:26 am (UTC)2. try real hard. it's not indestructible, just really solid.