Anonymous
Post 04/21/2026 07:13     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: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.

Looks like DeBeers got desperate enough to send a shill.



Show us on this doll where DeBeers touched you.




Seriously, you’re obsessed with mentioning DeBeers. I mean, sure, we all know it’s a racket - but let it go already. You sound very on-the-spectrum with this.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 20:14     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:Lab or fake diamonds are marked and it's easy to tell because they have no imperfections so it's fake


So they’re too perfect? Make it make sense
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 20:11     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:Would you rather eat lab grown meat or free range. Cas closed

Don't eat diamonds, whatever the source. If you need to get your Marie Antoinette on stay with edible gold leaf.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 17:23     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Would you rather eat lab grown meat or free range. Cas closed
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 17:22     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Lab or fake diamonds are marked and it's easy to tell because they have no imperfections so it's fake
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 17:16     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Precious jewelry is the biggest scam women fell for.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 16:52     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
As long as end product is shiny who cares?
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 14:54     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very low resale value but if you don’t care about that buy them. Nobody will be able to tell visually. You need a tester to know the difference. If you want something investment worthy look for natural untreated colored stones with GIA or AGL certifications.



I think people are confused about lab diamonds. A tester won’t detect any difference between lab or mined diamonds. Chemically, they are exactly the same. It’s not like lab diamonds are CZ, which a tester would obviously be able to detect. Are people being purposefully obtuse about this or do they really not understand? Or are they just mad that diamonds are no longer artificially inflated in price?


There is actually equipment that can detect the difference. A few years ago, very few jewelers had the equipment. Most labs are now marked but I don't assume all are.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 14:53     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:Very low resale value but if you don’t care about that buy them. Nobody will be able to tell visually. You need a tester to know the difference. If you want something investment worthy look for natural untreated colored stones with GIA or AGL certifications.




Diamonds are not an investment. They do not appreciate and you will not get back anything near what you paid a jeweler.

All jewelry has a very low resale value. Only someone bad with money would buy gems/jewelry as an investment.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 14:51     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:Whatever makes you happier. Diamonds aren't a need but a want so if you rather have the feeling of owning a real gem, go with that or if you prefer peace of mind for going ethical route, go there. If your main reason is to impress people with the size and cost, go with the largest you can afford. Main reason is for such purchase is to enjoy the feelings it brings. There is no right or wrong decision here. Go enjoy whatever you buy!


There certainly are dumb, uninformed decisions. Some of us are trying to educate the slower posters.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 14:50     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:I prefer rubies.


They are lab made as well now. If you've paid much for gemstone jewelry, take it to a jeweler and verify it is not man made if you paid a premium assuming it is natural.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 14:48     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote:Ask any jeweler if they would buy back your lab diamond pieces. They will tell you no, but they will most likely buy back a decent spec’s natural diamond piece. That should tell you something.


Bull. I got a great deal on an excellent quality lab diamond and the jeweler I went to who was the only one at the time who had the equipment to verify it tried to buy it from me.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 13:19     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
I think a great compromise is to get an heirloom diamond reset for your own needs. Best of both worlds without the ethical problems.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 12:57     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
This entire debate is laughable. Mined stones have no value other than the artificial parameters created by DeBeers to keep prices high. If the entire supply of mined diamonds were to be released on the market today their prices would be less than glass.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2026 12:54     Subject: Lab grown diamonds
Anonymous wrote: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.

Looks like DeBeers got desperate enough to send a shill.