Lab vs. mined diamond engagement ring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. You absolutely can tell a lab diamond from a mined diamond. I understand why it should theoretically not be possible, but there's a subtle difference in depth. That said, I can only do so when they are right next to one another. I don't think I would be able to spot one on someone else if I ever cared to try.

That said, purchasing a lab diamond for ethical reasons makes sense to me, but this idea of purchasing one to save money doesn't. Why not just buy a smaller mined diamond if one feels foolish about spending so much money on a diamond engagement ring? Unless you have rather large hands, a slightly smaller diamond will look elegant too.

This is really a generational thing. I don't think younger women care about the prestige of diamonds as much as your generation did.

Yeah, OP here. I think big rocks are in and if you can get a much more substantial lab diamond, women in their 20s/30s these days are all for it. I don’t know if many have you have looked recently, but lab diamonds are everywhere these days. It’s a total shift from prior generations or even a few years ago.

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Is Brilliant Earth a reputable store for lab diamonds?

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My uncle is a 3rd generation jeweler and here is what he says about lab made diamonds:
-They are chemically identical to natural earth mined diamonds and outside of using expensive lab equipment even trained jewelers can't tell the 2 apart.
-Because of the ease of creating them and controlling their quality they are cheaper.
-They actually start with a natural diamond "seed" in which the new diamond crystal grows around in the lab so if you have ethical concerns don't buy either because you still needed to start with a natural earth mined diamond to create the larger lab made diamond
-They are popular because you get more bang for your buck but will never be as valuable as an earth mined diamond
-You can think of them like cultured pearls - man had a hand in their creation

[Anonymous]

Lab made diamonds all the way. Diamond seeds are tiny, like the width of a human hair. I would feel much better about the ethical implications of a diamond seed. There's too much blood on a real diamond's hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. You absolutely can tell a lab diamond from a mined diamond. I understand why it should theoretically not be possible, but there's a subtle difference in depth. That said, I can only do so when they are right next to one another. I don't think I would be able to spot one on someone else if I ever cared to try.

That said, purchasing a lab diamond for ethical reasons makes sense to me, but this idea of purchasing one to save money doesn't. Why not just buy a smaller mined diamond if one feels foolish about spending so much money on a diamond engagement ring? Unless you have rather large hands, a slightly smaller diamond will look elegant too.

No you can't. You are a liar.

I'm going to say it again. You are a liar.

You are making up ridiculous things here. There is no difference in the depth. Go search for lab diamonds via pricescope. You can get great quality diamonds for a great price now. Some of the manufacturers are doing fun shapes and a lot of cool things with the stones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Brilliant Earth a reputable store for lab diamonds?

A lot of people complain about problems with Brilliant Earth. Go google at pricescope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. You absolutely can tell a lab diamond from a mined diamond. I understand why it should theoretically not be possible, but there's a subtle difference in depth. That said, I can only do so when they are right next to one another. I don't think I would be able to spot one on someone else if I ever cared to try.

That said, purchasing a lab diamond for ethical reasons makes sense to me, but this idea of purchasing one to save money doesn't. Why not just buy a smaller mined diamond if one feels foolish about spending so much money on a diamond engagement ring? Unless you have rather large hands, a slightly smaller diamond will look elegant too.

This is really a generational thing. I don't think younger women care about the prestige of diamonds as much as your generation did.

- . . . . Now, I don't want to offend you, but the lady feels that diamonds are tacky for her.

- Oh, I think they're divine on older women, but I don't think they'd be right for me. You do understand?

[Anonymous]

My rings are real diamonds (gifted center stone from in law; reset with new diamond sett8ng). But I would totally do lab created if o was getting engaged now. Some are really pretty at such a cheaper price.

[Anonymous]

Would you rather save money on an exact replica LV bag or overspend on an authentic LV bag?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you rather save money on an exact replica LV bag or overspend on an authentic LV bag?

Again, since you posted essentially the same thought in two different threads (how did you even find these old threads other than by searching for “lab diamond”?) — this is a terrible comparison. You clearly try to signal your worth by showing others what you can afford and get mad to think that other women try to achieve a similar look while paying less. It’s immature and snobby.

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They are the exact same thing, just sourced differently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you rather save money on an exact replica LV bag or overspend on an authentic LV bag?

You are clearly a moron and have no idea what you are talking about.

Lab diamonds aren’t fakes or knock offs. Do your research.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My uncle is a 3rd generation jeweler and here is what he says about lab made diamonds:
-They are chemically identical to natural earth mined diamonds and outside of using expensive lab equipment even trained jewelers can't tell the 2 apart.
-Because of the ease of creating them and controlling their quality they are cheaper.
-They actually start with a natural diamond "seed" in which the new diamond crystal grows around in the lab so if you have ethical concerns don't buy either because you still needed to start with a natural earth mined diamond to create the larger lab made diamond
-They are popular because you get more bang for your buck but will never be as valuable as an earth mined diamond
-You can think of them like cultured pearls - man had a hand in their creation

I was with you until the bolded. Diamonds are not a commodity. There is no market for trading diamonds, like there is for gold/silver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. You absolutely can tell a lab diamond from a mined diamond. I understand why it should theoretically not be possible, but there's a subtle difference in depth. That said, I can only do so when they are right next to one another. I don't think I would be able to spot one on someone else if I ever cared to try.

That said, purchasing a lab diamond for ethical reasons makes sense to me, but this idea of purchasing one to save money doesn't. Why not just buy a smaller mined diamond if one feels foolish about spending so much money on a diamond engagement ring? Unless you have rather large hands, a slightly smaller diamond will look elegant too.

This is really a generational thing. I don't think younger women care about the prestige of diamonds as much as your generation did.

- . . . . Now, I don't want to offend you, but the lady feels that diamonds are tacky for her.

- Oh, I think they're divine on older women, but I don't think they'd be right for me. You do understand?

Do you, like, need to see a therapist or something? You seem off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Real” diamonds come with very real ethical issues.

+100 being aware of those issues, I have no idea why anyone would want a “real” mined diamond. Lab-created is still real.

+1

You get a lot more for your money too.