Lab grown diamonds - where to buy?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting your money on something that is essentially worthless?

“Real” diamonds are equally worthless.

No, they aren't equally worthless. Close, but not quite.

Try to resell your mined engagement ring and then come back and truthfully tell us how much value it lost. If one wants a diamond nowadays, it is absolutely foolish to waste money on mined unless you have absolutely unlimited money to blow.

You will get very little for a mined-diamond engagement ring. Maybe 20-30% of the purchase/insurance value. You will get nothing for a lab. So again -- they aren't equally worthless; close but not quite.

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Anonymous wrote:I did extensive research and all of the places mentioned are reputable. I wanted a pair of studs and didn't want to pay for mined ones, so I got some really good lab ones. (yes they are graded too) If feel good about them so that is all that matters. I can't tell them apart from my mined diamonds, but I can tell them apart from CZs. CZs will give off rainbow, Diamonds give off white.

I’ve read that, but when I look at them I truly can’t tell. I have CZ earrings set in real gold and a real diamond engagement ring (I’m sure, because it has visibly inclusions). Idk if all CZs are the same but I really can’t tell the difference.

It's almost impossible to tell the difference between a cz and a diamond by looking at them. Until the cz ages, at which point it can get cloudy, and just look like glass. Apparently you can reheat czs and make them sparkle again, but I don't know the details.

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Anonymous wrote:Are lab diamonds indistinguishable from mined diamonds?

A gemologist or experienced jeweler can tell the difference if certain inclusions are present. And you can tell the difference with a diamond tester -- lab diamonds do not conduct heat and electricity in the same way mined diamonds do (I believe this is because they form at an accelerated rate, but I'm not sure). But bottom line is going to be that certified lab diamonds are lasered with an inscription on the girdle to indicate they are a lab -- and that is easy enough for just about anyone to see with a loupe.

But for anyone who just wants to wear a diamond ring or bracelet or whatever, nowadays lab diamonds are going to be indistinguishable from mined ones if you are just looking down at them on your hand and aren't looking for that inscription on the girdle.

Thanks for that explanation! I’m considering replacing my engagement diamond with a lab diamond since I know if I try to sell it and/or upgrade, I’d never get anything comparable. Wondering how a lab diamond would look with two mined diamond baguettes.

You can't discern the difference by eye so if you choose similar characteristics, you should be fine. One give away that a person is wearing a lab is that the color is much cleaner than the average diamond particularly if it is a large diamond. Those mined diamonds that are very, clean and very white are very, very, very expensive and your receptionist at work is unlikely to be able to afford them. Lab diamonds allow everyone to afford incredible quality wrt diamond characteristics not just bigger gems.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend had a great experience at Mervis. It was for earrings and I went with her—so fun and the woman who helped her was knowledgeable and no pressure.

You'd get better quality and a better price via Ritani. Also pricescope is a great resource and many of the posters are amazing at helping posters find the best diamond via their search.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting your money on something that is essentially worthless?

“Real” diamonds are equally worthless.

No, they aren't equally worthless. Close, but not quite.

Try to resell your mined engagement ring and then come back and truthfully tell us how much value it lost. If one wants a diamond nowadays, it is absolutely foolish to waste money on mined unless you have absolutely unlimited money to blow.

You will get very little for a mined-diamond engagement ring. Maybe 20-30% of the purchase/insurance value. You will get nothing for a lab. So again -- they aren't equally worthless; close but not quite.

Funny - I've seen people selling their labs on LoopTroop.

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I am very happy with the diamond earring I got from clean origins at tysons corner

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This is a bit of a random question. Given all of the talk about how mined diamonds also lose their value by a significant amount, is there a place where I can buy a "used"/"re-sale" large mined diamond (e.g., 3 carats) at a discount? For example, for 15K instead of 30K+?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting your money on something that is essentially worthless?

NP and I don't own any lab grown diamonds, but...

Only the buyer knows they're worthless. And maybe a gemologist, I don't know whether they can tell.

The concept of buying lab grown diamonds is just like cultured pearls. The aristocracy viewed cultured pearls as “worthless” as well but slowly came around. British royal family still wears natural Bahraini pearls.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of a random question. Given all of the talk about how mined diamonds also lose their value by a significant amount, is there a place where I can buy a "used"/"re-sale" large mined diamond (e.g., 3 carats) at a discount? For example, for 15K instead of 30K+?

Diamond district nyc

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of a random question. Given all of the talk about how mined diamonds also lose their value by a significant amount, is there a place where I can buy a "used"/"re-sale" large mined diamond (e.g., 3 carats) at a discount? For example, for 15K instead of 30K+?

Ah, see that’s is biggest scam in the industry. When YOU want to sell your mined diamond, they’ll tell you they don’t hold their value and offer you 20%. When they resell it, they’ll price it at exactly what you paid for it. It’s not that diamonds don’t have resale value, it’s that the industry is a grift.

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Not brilliant earth their reviews are bad

Any reputable jeweler sells them

In MOCO
Leslie Sandler Jewelwr for life has both natural and lab
David Kaufman park Potomac
Hunt Country Purcelville lovely family owned Amazon gem cutters lab or natural they are fabulous

Online or brick and mortar
Clean origin returns up to 100 days
I would not do custom just pick a diamond and setting from stock. None of the online do well with custom. They have a way to use a magnetic setting for you to try on diffeshaies and settings in the store so fun.

Blue Nile good
Brian Gavin fantastic

Lab vs natural no one can tell with the naked eye if they say they can they are lying

The only reason a jeweler can tell us labs are marked

Natural stones are going to be worth zip when Debears sells which they will by next year.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of a random question. Given all of the talk about how mined diamonds also lose their value by a significant amount, is there a place where I can buy a "used"/"re-sale" large mined diamond (e.g., 3 carats) at a discount? For example, for 15K instead of 30K+?

Ah, see that’s is biggest scam in the industry. When YOU want to sell your mined diamond, they’ll tell you they don’t hold their value and offer you 20%. When they resell it, they’ll price it at exactly what you paid for it. It’s not that diamonds don’t have resale value, it’s that the industry is a grift.

Mined diamonds are NOT rare it's a price controlled racquet. The same companies tried to control lab diamonds but vendors in other countries did not play along. The first jeweler with a brick and mortar store that I found quoted me prices for lab studs that were ridiculous. His prices for labs were only slightly less than mined diamonds. Companies in India and other countries didn't play this game and went around these attempts to control and people bought labs from Ouros and other vendors online. There are vendors from China and more countries. It forced everyone else to bring their lab prices down. Some of the vendors mentioned in these posts have inflated prices for labs. I found Ritani to be the best deal but I love looking at Ouros on etsy because they work with customers to design jewelry and some of their stuff is amazing.

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of a random question. Given all of the talk about how mined diamonds also lose their value by a significant amount, is there a place where I can buy a "used"/"re-sale" large mined diamond (e.g., 3 carats) at a discount? For example, for 15K instead of 30K+?

People sell stuff on LoopTroop but your problem will be that individuals who spent a lot of money for those mined diamonds are not realistic at all about what they are worth. People who got suckered into spending 30k for a diamond are going to try to get more from an individual buyer because they know how little places like Tysons Watch or Vienna Jewelers are going to give them. I think very few of the owners of these diamonds realize what is going on in the market and even if shown, they'll refuse to believe it.

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Anonymous wrote:Not brilliant earth their reviews are bad

Any reputable jeweler sells them

In MOCO
Leslie Sandler Jewelwr for life has both natural and lab
David Kaufman park Potomac
Hunt Country Purcelville lovely family owned Amazon gem cutters lab or natural they are fabulous

Online or brick and mortar
Clean origin returns up to 100 days
I would not do custom just pick a diamond and setting from stock. None of the online do well with custom. They have a way to use a magnetic setting for you to try on diffeshaies and settings in the store so fun.

Blue Nile good
Brian Gavin fantastic

Lab vs natural no one can tell with the naked eye if they say they can they are lying

The only reason a jeweler can tell us labs are marked

Natural stones are going to be worth zip when Debears sells which they will by next year.

I love Hunt Country in Purcellville. They had the equipment to verify lab diamonds before most other jewelers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why are you wasting your money on something that is essentially worthless?

“Real” diamonds are equally worthless.

No, they aren't equally worthless. Close, but not quite.

Try to resell your mined engagement ring and then come back and truthfully tell us how much value it lost. If one wants a diamond nowadays, it is absolutely foolish to waste money on mined unless you have absolutely unlimited money to blow.

You will get very little for a mined-diamond engagement ring. Maybe 20-30% of the purchase/insurance value. You will get nothing for a lab. So again -- they aren't equally worthless; close but not quite.

Funny - I've seen people selling their labs on LoopTroop.

I've seen people selling their clothes on Poshmark too. Doesn't mean anyone bought them.