White Sapphire vs Diamond.

White Sapphire vs Diamond.

If you are not an expert with gemstones and have several analytic equipments in easy reach you will hardly find a visual difference comparing both stones a white Diamond and a white Sapphire The main difference is a diamond is harder according to Moh's scale of hardness.

In addition if both gemstones are handled by an excellent cutter/polisher the visual difference is almost invisible. E.g. Indian specialists and others have several methods and tools to make even impurities and cracks almost invisible.

White sapphires are colorless sapphires. A sapphire receives its color from the trace elements present within the earth when the crystal is forming. ... White sapphires are excellent alternatives to diamonds for engagement rings as they are less expensive and very durable, they are only slightly less than diamonds on the moh's scale of hardness.