Can you tell the difference between a lab grown diamond and a mined diamond?

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Anonymous wrote:I mean if you have a four carat ring and you’re living an otherwise fairly modest life, yes, people that know you can usually tell. My secretary has a seven carat one and yeah. We know: who cares. She likes it.

Ignorant AF. You have no idea how much money people have. A 7 carat lab diamond probably costs someone $10K, don't be stupid.

You’re the ignorant one here. It costs about $1000 now china is in the market.

Good? I really don't care. You can't tell the difference, I guarantee it.

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Anonymous wrote:"Can you imagine? Kathy's ring wasn't mined with slave labor! The scandal!"

Please. Most mined diamonds aren’t mined by slave labor anymore. Labs have all kinds of chemical and environmental issues and they’re made in china and India. Let’s not get too pompous.

I actually can tell a bit. I didn’t want a totally perfect stone it looks fake. I like a flaw and I like an old stone.

lol “mined” diamonds are ten times the cost. And sorry the labor issues with diamonds have not been resolved and the environmental impact of mining will always dwarf a synthetic process. And labs will drag down the “value” of ALL diamonds. Enjoy your “flaws.”

I actually read an article in the WSJ that said the exact opposite. Because so many people are buying lab grown diamonds now, it's a bigger deal and more of a status symbol to have a real diamond.

Except that nobody will know. Anyone can pass off a lab diamond as a real diamond.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"Can you imagine? Kathy's ring wasn't mined with slave labor! The scandal!"

Please. Most mined diamonds aren’t mined by slave labor anymore. Labs have all kinds of chemical and environmental issues and they’re made in china and India. Let’s not get too pompous.

I actually can tell a bit. I didn’t want a totally perfect stone it looks fake. I like a flaw and I like an old stone.

lol “mined” diamonds are ten times the cost. And sorry the labor issues with diamonds have not been resolved and the environmental impact of mining will always dwarf a synthetic process. And labs will drag down the “value” of ALL diamonds. Enjoy your “flaws.”

I actually read an article in the WSJ that said the exact opposite. Because so many people are buying lab grown diamonds now, it's a bigger deal and more of a status symbol to have a real diamond.

The problem is that the average person can’t tell the difference, unless you go around telling everyone which would be very weird. So even if you have a $200,000 ring, almost everyone thinks it is $5000. A friend of nine is extremely wealthy and has a real diamond ring worth around $200,000. I know it is real but now it looks as fake as everyone else’s because it is so over the top

Let's stop using the word fake, because it is a real diamond. It just wasn't mined from the earth.

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Anonymous wrote:What's the price difference?

Same quality 2 carat; about 25-30k for mined, 1k for lab.

I bought a 2 carat lab cushion cut for about $500 a couple of months ago.

Where?

Luvansh, check the lab diamond subreddit for where to find the best suppliers. Luvansh sells good stones but their jewelry is known to be kind of crappy. I just bought 2 1ct round stones for about $350 to make a pair of earrings. I’m so excited!

[Anonymous]

If you're wearing a mined diamond because you want people to think/know you're rich, you're a glass bowl who should probably realize no one actually cares.

I remember being in a meeting with a woman who kept purposefully flashing her very large engagement ring -- it was huge and I'm sure mined and I'm sure worth a fortune -- but honestly, I'm in a work meeting with you. What is the goal here?

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Look lab growns are putting a lot of pressure on the prices for natural diamonds. Right now naturals are worth more on the resell but for how long?

It really seems the natural diamonds are being pushed up by the industry. There are huge surplus of natural diamonds and the demand is falling.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're wearing a mined diamond because you want people to think/know you're rich, you're a glass bowl who should probably realize no one actually cares.

I remember being in a meeting with a woman who kept purposefully flashing her very large engagement ring -- it was huge and I'm sure mined and I'm sure worth a fortune -- but honestly, I'm in a work meeting with you. What is the goal here?

Exactly. You both are not ladies of lesiure.

[Anonymous]

My diamonds are all mined but old hand-cut large carat family heirlooms. Nothing really compares to the beauty of hand-cut stones.

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Anonymous wrote:My diamonds are all mined but old hand-cut large carat family heirlooms. Nothing really compares to the beauty of hand-cut stones.

Totally agree. Also mine has a hint of warmth - it’s a J - and it’s a true antique, hallmarked in France. I love it.

[Anonymous]

You can’t tell the difference if it’s in a well made setting. If you can tell, it’s not because of the stone but because it was put in a bad setting.

I’d spend some money on a really nice setting made by a reputable jeweler and then get a lab diamond.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Can you imagine? Kathy's ring wasn't mined with slave labor! The scandal!"

Please. Most mined diamonds aren’t mined by slave labor anymore. Labs have all kinds of chemical and environmental issues and they’re made in china and India. Let’s not get too pompous.

I actually can tell a bit. I didn’t want a totally perfect stone it looks fake. I like a flaw and I like an old stone.

lol “mined” diamonds are ten times the cost. And sorry the labor issues with diamonds have not been resolved and the environmental impact of mining will always dwarf a synthetic process. And labs will drag down the “value” of ALL diamonds. Enjoy your “flaws.”

I actually read an article in the WSJ that said the exact opposite. Because so many people are buying lab grown diamonds now, it's a bigger deal and more of a status symbol to have a real diamond.

Except that nobody will know. Anyone can pass off a lab diamond as a real diamond.

Exactly. It’s not a status symbol because people cannot tell, assuming it’s a quality setting. Also more and more people who can afford real are either going with no stone or lab diamonds because there are clear ethical concerns at every level with diamonds—environmental, labor, human rights and conflicts, supporting corrupt regimes, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Can you imagine? Kathy's ring wasn't mined with slave labor! The scandal!"

Please. Most mined diamonds aren’t mined by slave labor anymore. Labs have all kinds of chemical and environmental issues and they’re made in china and India. Let’s not get too pompous.

I actually can tell a bit. I didn’t want a totally perfect stone it looks fake. I like a flaw and I like an old stone.

lol “mined” diamonds are ten times the cost. And sorry the labor issues with diamonds have not been resolved and the environmental impact of mining will always dwarf a synthetic process. And labs will drag down the “value” of ALL diamonds. Enjoy your “flaws.”

I actually read an article in the WSJ that said the exact opposite. Because so many people are buying lab grown diamonds now, it's a bigger deal and more of a status symbol to have a real diamond.

Except that nobody will know. Anyone can pass off a lab diamond as a real diamond.

Exactly. It’s not a status symbol because people cannot tell, assuming it’s a quality setting. Also more and more people who can afford real are either going with no stone or lab diamonds because there are clear ethical concerns at every level with diamonds—environmental, labor, human rights and conflicts, supporting corrupt regimes, etc.

How is there not an ethical concern with supporting such a market then by wearing a fake one? Perpetuating the idea that they are desirable? How does that make sense? You feel this way don’t wear a diamond.

[Anonymous]

In 2024 diamonds are pretty but no longer a status symbol because they are no longer expensive.

And to OPs original point they do look the same because they are the same.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My diamonds are all mined but old hand-cut large carat family heirlooms. Nothing really compares to the beauty of hand-cut stones.

Totally agree. Also mine has a hint of warmth - it’s a J - and it’s a true antique, hallmarked in France. I love it.

That's called sentimental value. Glad you're attached to it but to anyone else it just looks old-styled with a yellow-tinged stone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In 2024 diamonds are pretty but no longer a status symbol because they are no longer expensive.

And to OPs original point they do look the same because they are the same.

The truth is the diamond market was/is a monopoly. The prices have been kept artificially high for decades.