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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 [b]but will never be as valuable as an earth mined diamond[/b] -You can think of them like cultured pearls - man had a hand in their creation [/quote] 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.[/quote]
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