Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 10:11     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:Lower resale value no way


Natural diamonds sell for a fraction of the price. No one is buying a diamond for resale.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 10:11     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Oh gosh.

This thread confirms my suspicion that most who hang out on DCUM are on the left side of the bell and inclined to type away on any subject anyway.

OP, lab grown diamonds are diamonds. I have a lot of diamonds, I love them and other gemstones as well. My grandfather was a geologist. At this point I would only buy a lab; it is what makes sense.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 10:08     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:Not into lab diamonds.

For something of beauty, whether it's a person or thing, I like the whole concept of the earth making something, not technology.

Vaccines and medications are a whole separate topics and I feel the opposite on those of course.


She likes the "concept of the earth making something," lol.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 10:07     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lower resale value no way


Huh? The moment you walk out of the jeweler with your blood diamond it drops in value by half


Sure it does Jan


It does. DP.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 10:07     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:Why? You'll always know it's not real.


What?

Lol. It's real.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 09:39     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Just like Bitcoin the energy and effort reflect the value so mined have higher value
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 09:38     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Fake diamonds are always cheaper you do you
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 09:34     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:Not into lab diamonds.

For something of beauty, whether it's a person or thing, I like the whole concept of the earth making something, not technology.

Vaccines and medications are a whole separate topics and I feel the opposite on those of course.


+1 the point of jewelry is that it's pretty and rare. I don't want fake gold, lab gemstones or lab diamonds. I can't tell a real diamond from a crystal so the fact that lab diamonds are diamonds is irrelevant to me.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 09:32     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Anonymous wrote:Ever since I found out that gold and silver can only be made by a star exploding, and gemstones are made from heat and high pressure on earth, I am drawn to the gold and silver more than gems. I still like gems, but, for me, the simple gold ring has more meaning now.

I think I still prefer natural gemstones over lab grown for the symbolic reasons that they have been created through struggle. I also prefer some of the more colorful gemstones over diamonds.


Created through struggle?
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 09:25     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

I would have to interrogate my date to determine if she cares about real diamonds. Easier to avoid diamonds altogether.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 06:47     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Ever since I found out that gold and silver can only be made by a star exploding, and gemstones are made from heat and high pressure on earth, I am drawn to the gold and silver more than gems. I still like gems, but, for me, the simple gold ring has more meaning now.

I think I still prefer natural gemstones over lab grown for the symbolic reasons that they have been created through struggle. I also prefer some of the more colorful gemstones over diamonds.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 06:02     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

I would buy an older stone and then get it reset.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 00:18     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Lab diamonds are indistinguishable from mined diamonds, and their much more accessible price point will devalue mined diamonds unless they have very special provenance. Mined diamonds are an even more terrible value than ever.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2026 00:03     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

Not into lab diamonds.

For something of beauty, whether it's a person or thing, I like the whole concept of the earth making something, not technology.

Vaccines and medications are a whole separate topics and I feel the opposite on those of course.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2026 22:06     Subject: Lab grown diamonds

I would only buy lab diamonds and think people who spend bucks on natural diamonds are chumps.