Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 17:11     Subject: Re:Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
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Anonymous wrote:Yet another DAR/Mayflower descendent here. I have plenty of inherited bling and a silver service for 40 (7pc place settings). I'm also the PP from an earlier thread who wears gold flower stud earrings from Costco most days.

There's no way I'd spend money on a mined diamond right now unless it was an artistically interesting vintage or antique piece. Lab diamonds are indistinguishable from real diamonds for all intents and purposes. No, it doesn't matter to me if a jeweler can tell with specialized equipment.

It's crazy to me that people are still clinging to mined diamonds as a status symbol. Let it go!


There is no equipment that can identify a lad diamond from a natural diamond. It is just marketing. They can make lab diamonds to match any nature stone. About 25-50% of “natural” diamonds are lab grown. There is a lot of money to be made switching out labs for naturals. The smaller the stone the higher the likelihood it is lab grown.

Also natural diamonds are extremely common. Natural diamonds values has crashed.


There is. But few jewelers have it. Most lab diamonds are inscribed as such on the girdle as well. But no one is going to be checking melee.


There is no scientific way to determine the difference between lab and natural diamonds. Spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and thermal/electrical conductivity in diamonds depend on the trace elements in the diamond at formation. All of these characteristics can be incorporated in to the manufacturing process.

It is all bullsh#t. There is some much fraud in the industry.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 16:53     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.


I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.


Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.


What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

You really don't know where all the British royal gems came from?

But anyway, I don't care where your ancestors came from either, Mayflower lady!!


I'm not the Mayflower lady, but in the US (where this board is based) the Mayflower lady commands a heck of a lot more respect than wherever you came from, tbh. Which is why she mentioned it.

That's incredibly racist.


NP. Not really. It's simply the truth.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 16:45     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
This thread is hilarious. I thought only 80 year olds cared about their DAR status...

100% agree that large diamonds have lost their cache given they are now so attainable.

The future of high end jewelry is in the quality and uniqueness of its design.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 04:30     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:I think any lab grown diamond is ridiculous. If you can't afford the real thing, don't buy the fake.

Are you really that dumb?
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 04:27     Subject: Re:Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Yet another DAR/Mayflower descendent here. I have plenty of inherited bling and a silver service for 40 (7pc place settings). I'm also the PP from an earlier thread who wears gold flower stud earrings from Costco most days.

There's no way I'd spend money on a mined diamond right now unless it was an artistically interesting vintage or antique piece. Lab diamonds are indistinguishable from real diamonds for all intents and purposes. No, it doesn't matter to me if a jeweler can tell with specialized equipment.

It's crazy to me that people are still clinging to mined diamonds as a status symbol. Let it go!


There is no equipment that can identify a lad diamond from a natural diamond. It is just marketing. They can make lab diamonds to match any nature stone. About 25-50% of “natural” diamonds are lab grown. There is a lot of money to be made switching out labs for naturals. The smaller the stone the higher the likelihood it is lab grown.

Also natural diamonds are extremely common. Natural diamonds values has crashed.


There is. But few jewelers have it. Most lab diamonds are inscribed as such on the girdle as well. But no one is going to be checking melee.


Came here to correct op’s incorrect info as well. Yes it is possible to discern labs from mined and many more jewelers have the equipment to do so. Not all labs are inscribed. Ouros in India sold all kinds of beautiful lab jewelry and as I recall it was not inscribed. I know independent jewelers who stopped selling mined diamonds because there were so many uninscribed labs floating around before everyone had the equipment to I’d them.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 00:06     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
While I do think there was a period where people were going huge just because they could, I like that, as labs have grown popular, the “bigger is better” mentality has changed. People can get a size that looks best/fits their lifestyle and can don’t have to sacrifice quality. “Big” doesn’t really carry meaning anymore so you can truly go with what you like best.

People can get more creative with shapes, interesting/unique settings and custom details now that they don’t have to spend much on the stone.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2025 00:03     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.


I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.


Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.


What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

You really don't know where all the British royal gems came from?

But anyway, I don't care where your ancestors came from either, Mayflower lady!!


I'm not the Mayflower lady, but in the US (where this board is based) the Mayflower lady commands a heck of a lot more respect than wherever you came from, tbh. Which is why she mentioned it.


Why the f* should anyone have any respect for some lady just because her ancestors came over from England on the Mayflower? What did Mayflower lady do? Absolutely nothing.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of mined gems you wear come from Africa and Asia. Maybe have some respect for the lives colonizers ruined in order to get you those big shiny rocks?

I'm just as much of an American as Mayflower lady, you racist pig.

Yes, you. YOU are absolutely a racist and a xenophobe. Don't deny it. It's right up there, bolded. This is sickening.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 23:35     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
I have a one carat solitaire with a diamond wedding band. I wear it everyday. It’s beautiful.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 23:29     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mayflower lady, what is wrong with emeralds?

-Non-wealthy lady who does qualify for DAR (but thinks that is kind of creepy?).


Not Mayflower lady, but: they are usually included to the naked eye. When they are big they just aren’t that nice-looking, and when small they’re kind of meh (and also usually lackluster, because they are still included at that size).


Thanks - Lab-grown emeralds are the obvious solution to this problem!
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 23:07     Subject: Re:Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yet another DAR/Mayflower descendent here. I have plenty of inherited bling and a silver service for 40 (7pc place settings). I'm also the PP from an earlier thread who wears gold flower stud earrings from Costco most days.

There's no way I'd spend money on a mined diamond right now unless it was an artistically interesting vintage or antique piece. Lab diamonds are indistinguishable from real diamonds for all intents and purposes. No, it doesn't matter to me if a jeweler can tell with specialized equipment.

It's crazy to me that people are still clinging to mined diamonds as a status symbol. Let it go!


I fell in love with those when you posted them on that thread and am very close to ordering them.


PP here, order the earrings. They're great!

BTW, I mentioned the Mayflower/DAR thing to make the point that it didn't make the previous poster who bragged about it special. There are loads of people around here with that background. I def don't think it makes me better than anyone else.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 22:05     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
DC area women, role playing wealth while growing on septic in West Virginia and wearing polyester size 14 and aerosoles wides for their chubby feet.
Lab and mass produced, costco quality diamonds are tacky as h*ll. Real antique old cuts are classy both as bands and solitaire. Emeralds are gorgeous but of course you only saw those at diamonds direct, so you don't get quality. Great gemstones are superior to diamonds.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 22:02     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
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Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.


I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.


Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.


What are you talking about? No one knows or cares about your "ancestors"

You really don't know where all the British royal gems came from?

But anyway, I don't care where your ancestors came from either, Mayflower lady!!


I'm not the Mayflower lady, but in the US (where this board is based) the Mayflower lady commands a heck of a lot more respect than wherever you came from, tbh. Which is why she mentioned it.

That's incredibly racist.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 21:53     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:Mayflower lady, what is wrong with emeralds?

-Non-wealthy lady who does qualify for DAR (but thinks that is kind of creepy?).


Not Mayflower lady, but: they are usually included to the naked eye. When they are big they just aren’t that nice-looking, and when small they’re kind of meh (and also usually lackluster, because they are still included at that size).
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 21:38     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Mayflower lady, what is wrong with emeralds?

-Non-wealthy lady who does qualify for DAR (but thinks that is kind of creepy?).
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2025 21:31     Subject: Large lab diamonds vs understated bands
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So in circles of true wealth, diamonds are tacky. I don't wear any at all. When i need to go to an event I usually wear emeralds.


I am a Mayflower descendent. DAR. My ancestor signed the Declaration of Independence. We are a longterm wealthy family and have managed to maintain the wealth. Diamonds are handed down through generations. I assure you we wear them. I would never wear an emerald. Though there are some sapphires in the mix. That said, we aren't particularly showy. More pearls than diamonds. But for you to say in "circles of true wealth" makes me think you are those who came after us and were the climbers.

LOL! You have sad taste. I have rubies, sapphires, emeralds, tourmalines and practically every color of the rainbow in my jewelry box. Much of it handed down through my family from the times of the Mughal empire.


Oh dear, so many ladies here who have stolen gems from my ancestors!!! South Asian here, we wear them all, we wear them proudly. Your fake pedigree and thievery from the original owners of all of these gemstones is pathetic.

I am Indian, you moron.