Diamond is exceptionally hard, not unbreakable. Choose the exact stone through identity, growth origin, treatment, report scope where applicable, visible character, setting protection, intended wear, and ongoing inspection—not through the April label alone.

A diamond birthstone guide that separates celebrated hardness from toughness and setting care, keeps origin and treatment disclosure exact, and treats April symbolism as optional context.

What this guide covers

Separate diamond hardness from chipping, inclusions, treatment, and setting risks.
Read natural or laboratory-grown identity and every relevant item disclosure precisely.
Review the finished setting and care plan before treating a current piece as ready for your use.

Hold brilliance and durability in the same view

Diamond's familiar reputation is useful only when its limits and the exact item's evidence remain visible.

Hardness resists scratching

Diamond leads the familiar hardness scale, but hardness is not toughness and does not prevent every chip, fracture, loose setting, or wear problem.

Identity needs disclosure

Natural and laboratory-grown diamonds, treatments, simulants, and report scopes must be named accurately; a photograph cannot settle those distinctions.

The setting carries part of the risk

Prongs, bezel, exposed edges, stone shape, inclusions, contact points, and daily activity all affect how the complete piece should be inspected and worn.

Build an April choice around exact evidence

A confident brief names both the beauty wanted and the facts still requiring confirmation.

Identity — Read every material term
Confirm diamond identity, natural or laboratory-grown origin, treatment, measurements, and what any report does and does not verify.
Design — Review shape, setting, and exposure
Inspect vulnerable points, girdle and edge protection, stone security, profile, comfort, and how the piece meets ordinary objects and other jewelry.
Care — Plan cleaning and inspection
Use item-specific cleaning guidance, check the setting periodically, and seek a qualified inspection after impact, movement, or a visible change.

Neither hardness nor symbolism is a guarantee

Identity and offer boundary
Do not call diamond unbreakable or promise eternal love, status, protection, or another outcome. Product and stone cards require current identity, disclosure, price, currency, availability, URL, image, and active offer proof; unresolved cards are suppressed while the educational care path remains.

April diamond questions

Can a diamond chip even though it is very hard?

Yes. Hardness concerns scratching; toughness, inclusions, shape, impact direction, setting, and condition affect chipping risk. Inspect the exact diamond and finished piece.

Does an April birthstone page prove a diamond is natural?

No. Natural or laboratory-grown origin, treatments, and any report scope must come from the exact current item disclosure, not the month or appearance.

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