Jewelry

[Jk9]

I bought lab grown earring studs this year that were on sale and were a good value for me.  I wear them with secure "locking" backs and next to a little smaller natural diamond stud in my second piercing.  They look fine together.   

[Abrowneyegirl]

Diamonds or lab-grown are not an investment.  I would gladly pay MORE for a great quality lab created than a naturally mined stone.   The diamond market is terribly corrupt and with an awful history.

Naturally mined stones have at least a 120% mark-up so the value is only on paper.  I laugh when people think they can sell diamonds at their appraised value. 

[AngelPuppy1]

I don't know about lab grown diamonds.  I mean how can they be considered "real" diamonds if they are grown and not naturally mined?  I don't pretend to understand or know anything about this sort of thing but to me, I always thought "real" gem stones were "real" gem stones and "faux" were "faux" no matter what brand or how they were created!  Once these lab grown diamonds are taken to a jeweler and examined under their loops or tools or whatever, I'm sure they must be able to ascertain that these are not REAL diamonds and surely the VALUE is not the same! 

[lil sophie]

[candys mine]

@AngelPuppy1 A Diamond is crystalized Carbon.  Thats all it is.  Weather it's created from the pressure of the Earth on a mass of Carbon OR a mass of carbon processed  in a Lab, The result is the same. a Piece of crystalized Carbon.  So if a Diamond is a mass of crstalized carbon  they are Both " real " Diamonds. 

[raspberrygal]

[newname0]

Even with lab created diamonds you have to be careful of the quality

[SilleeMee]

Lab diamonds are graded exactly like natural diamonds are graded and in fact, the GIA has been grading lab diamonds for quite some time.

https://www.gia.edu/gia-faq-gia-grade-laboratory-grown-diamonds#:~:text=Yes.,laboratory%2Dgrown%20di....

[AngelPuppy1]

@candys mine 

So, then are the lab grown ones cheaper??? 

[faeriemoon]

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@wagirl wrote:

I am not a diamond girl so would never buy natural diamonds---but I can see that lab grown will be a thing in years down the road--the destruction of the earth just to mine a few "real" diamonds is disgusting---as well as blood diamonds for profit. Lab grown  are real diamonds--just "grown" in much less time, in pristine conditions,  and cost. I have  3 tiny moissanite stones in a pendant that are spectacular---originally was found in a meteorites but now is man made. and am sure years from now, the prices will be more reasonable too.

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I totally agree!!