Anonymous wrote:

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.

Natural diamonds are not rare. They are one of the most common gemstones.

Anonymous wrote: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.

DP. Where do you recommend buying a lab?

DCUMs go back and forth on this constantly.

I only like natural diamonds. It's my preference. So what.

Get what you want. You are the only one who will know.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fake diamonds are always cheaper you do you

They aren’t fake. They are exactly the same, but they are far less costly. At this point, large stones are affordable to a much wider customer base. Diamonds are going to become less desirable because they are no longer exclusive. Everyone can have a sizable diamond now.

Cost is relative. Imagine your wife gets called out in the country club for sporting fake diamonds. The divorce would cost a lot more than you saved buying fake diamonds.

All the people at my county club have loupes made of titanium and encrusted with diamonds and pearls.

Like Blade Runner where real animals remained more valuable than synthetic copies, real mined diamonds are typically worth more than lab created diamonds because they are naturally formed, finite, and harder to replace. Even if they look similar, the market often places a premium on rarity, authenticity, and natural origin. Lab diamonds can offer great visual value, but real mined diamonds usually carry stronger prestige and long term perceived worth.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fake diamonds are always cheaper you do you

They aren’t fake. They are exactly the same, but they are far less costly. At this point, large stones are affordable to a much wider customer base. Diamonds are going to become less desirable because they are no longer exclusive. Everyone can have a sizable diamond now.

Cost is relative. Imagine your wife gets called out in the country club for sporting fake diamonds. The divorce would cost a lot more than you saved buying fake diamonds.

Anonymous wrote:Fake diamonds are always cheaper you do you

They aren’t fake. They are exactly the same, but they are far less costly. At this point, large stones are affordable to a much wider customer base. Diamonds are going to become less desirable because they are no longer exclusive. Everyone can have a sizable diamond now.

Anonymous wrote:Lab diamond are fake so fake is cheaper

Not as fake as your intelligence though.

Lab diamond are fake so fake is cheaper

Or stop falling for the hype that shiny objects whose size is supposed to reflect you or your partner's wealth are desirable in any way.

Consider a vintage ring or a gold band and stop feeling so hamstrung by this nonsense tradition.

The lab ones are still too expensive for me to get the big stud earrings I fantasized about.

Anonymous wrote:If you have two diamonds side by side and they’re exactly the same except one is lab grown, can you tell the difference when you look at them?

The quality of lab grown diamonds has gotten so good that even computers and expert jewelers have a hard time distinguishing them from blood diamonds, but I'm sure Jenn on the metro can tell with a naked eye.

Anonymous wrote: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.

I posted earlier that a lab diamond is a real diamond. I was a geology major in college. People who claim that they are anything but real are ignorant because they listen to the diamond cartel of De Beers, which artificially restricted supply to increase the price of diamonds.

Same people probably also still believe that “two months salary” is a real guideline.

Anonymous wrote:If you have two diamonds side by side and they’re exactly the same except one is lab grown, can you tell the difference when you look at them?

Under magnification. Natural diamond have different defects.

If you have two diamonds side by side and they’re exactly the same except one is lab grown, can you tell the difference when you look at them?