Synthetic Diamonds versus Natural Diamonds
If you’re new to the diamond world you may not even know synthetic diamonds exist. The fact is they have been around for decades – being used as tools in optoelectronics and nanotechnology. Only recently have scientists started marketing them as jewelry. Here’s a brief explanation of what they’re all about.
What is a Synthetic Diamond?
Synthetic diamonds are diamonds grown in a laboratory. They duplicate naturally-occurring diamonds in atomic structure and physical properties, making them real diamonds. Though they have distinctive growth features which prevent them from being identical to natural diamonds, the only way to tell the difference is by using very sophisticated scientific instrumentation found in major gem-testing laboratories.
Synthetics For Sale
Synthetic diamonds are now commercially available in a range of sizes, shapes and colors. Labs are able to produce colorless and near colorless diamonds weighing up to 1/2-carat, and fancy-color diamonds weighing as much as 3-carats. Because these diamonds are grown in a controlled lab in a matter of days, synthetic diamonds are much cheaper than natural diamonds.
How much cheaper?
Although consumers have few retailers to choose from, there are two pioneers in the field currently selling synthetic diamonds for up to 50 percent less than natural diamonds. Apollo Diamond Inc., located in
Boston, is selling colorless and near-colorless synthetics up to 30 percent less than their mined equivalents and Florida-based Gemesis Corporation, a lab specializing in fancy-colored diamonds, claims to sell stones for up to one-fifth of the cost of a comparable natural diamond. Though estimates vary – a synthetic diamond will be at minimum 10 percent less expensive.
Why are they cheaper?
Simple. They are grown in an industrial laboratory over a matter of days – it’s not a very romantic picture. Diamond loyalists favor natural diamonds because they take billions of years to form in the Earth’s mantle, before they are discovered in some remote mine, and polished to perfection for us to admire. The thought of diamonds coming from a canister-like reactor in some warehouse is just not as appealing, and the ease with which these diamonds are created inherently lowers worth in diamond lovers’ eyes.
If you don’t fall under the loyalist category and are able to look past their pragmatic point-of-origin, synthetic diamonds are a great low-cost alternative for consumers.
Where can I find them?
Since the diamond industry frowns upon synthetics, your options are limited. You can buy these stones directly from Apollo and Gemesis or look up Gemesis’ website and check out the list of additional retailers. A quick online search should pull up a number of other options.
What’s the catch?
Because scientists are still perfecting diamond making there are a few limits to what you can get. For instance, the classic colorless and near-colorless synthetic are not available in anything over ½-carat. Further, some of these retailers do not sell loose diamonds, or have brick-and-mortars you can visit to inspect the diamonds in-person.
There is also the issue of certification. Though these labs offer their own certification reports, we have no idea how their standards measure up to the standards of GIA and other well-respected labs, so you might have to take an extra step and send your diamond in for a second analysis. Last, you may be limited in the variety of shapes from which you can choose.
In Case She’s Not On-board
If you’ve decided to buy a synthetic, but you’re not sure how she’s going to react, you may want to have a few “non cost-related” reasons to win her over. One good reason is tied to the blood diamond controversy – no mining means no blood – she can wear that engagement ring worry-free. A second reason may be that synthetics often have fewer flaws than mined diamonds. Because these diamonds are grown from perfect slivers of other diamonds, you might be able to get a colorless, flawless diamond – something she’ll absolutely be excited about.
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Synthetic diamonds are very
Synthetic diamonds are very difficult to distinguish from real diamonds and extensive testing would have to be done on the diamond from a reputable lab.
Just to clarify the difference between a simulant and synthetic:
Simulant: natural or man-made gem or mineral that looks like a diamond (or other gem) but has a different atomic structure and physical properties. These are diamond imitators. Examples would be CZ, Synthetic Rutile, Moissanite, YAG, GGG, Glass, etc.
Synthetic : man-made diamond with the exact same properties as a natural diamond. It has the same chemical composition, hardness, SG and RI.
All said i will go for Real Diamonds only
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"Synthetic diamonds are very
"Synthetic diamonds are very difficult to distinguish from real diamonds and extensive testing would have to be done on the diamond from a reputable lab......Stephen"
Not true you can defintely see if someone has a CZ, Glass, or other cheaper synthetic on it doesn't look like a diamond it looks like glass and the CZ will cloud in a couple years. The only stone I would recommend for a life long engagement ring would be Diamond or Moissanite in my opinion nothing else will last a lifetime and I did a TON of research on stones before my husband and I had my engagement ring custom made.
Synthetic diamonds are
Synthetic diamonds are diamonds grown in a laboratory. They duplicate naturally-occurring diamonds in atomic structure and physical properties, making them real diamonds.
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I think it all depends on
I think it all depends on the woman. I have no problem with synthetic diamonds but she might not. In that case I would get a real diamond.
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The thought of diamonds coming from a canister-like reactor in some warehouse is much more appealing to me than the thought of diamonds coming from slaves, war zones, corruption, etc. You can't know if you have a blood diamond which really aren't romantic at all. I think it's silly to buy regular ones when you can get real diamonds from a lab that are just as beautiful and aren't a result of bloodshed. And hey, they're cheaper too, so that's another win! (:
Should I Buy A Synthetic Diamond - Synthetic vs. Real Diamonds
Of course, the main attribute of every jewellery is its price. The majority of women are wearing them to raise their status in society. From this point of view you should buy just real diamonds. But from another viewpoint, recent custom research papers tell us that there are lots of fake diamonds that have brilliant quality and almost couldn't be ditinguished from real. So, why you have o pay more......
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I have purchased a 3 stone ring from Nexus Diamonds and there is just NO brilliance. People don't know it's fake, but it just doesn't have the brilliance and sparkle my real diamond has. I say if you can afford it, go with the real thing.
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My husband got me a lovely fancy canary yellow Gemesis diamond for an engagement ring. You cannot tell its a "synthetic" diamond. Its gorgeous. It looks very upscale and I like having something a little different than the typical white diamond engagement ring. We have no regrets. And he got me matching earrings for a wedding present. He did a good job! ;)
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Most sites say that
Most sites say that atomically synthetic diamonds and mined diamonds are the same and that you can only really tell the difference with a highly advanced piece of equipment.
So what's to stop anyone from getting a 2-carot synthetic diamond and then selling it at a pawn shop. Can they tell the difference? Even if you go to a common jeweler and get it appraised, they don't send all diamonds into the lab. Why doesn't this destroy the diamond industry if they are indeed so difficult to tell the difference? Wouldn't the market just be flooded with synthetics?