Natural diamonds | Lab grown diamonds |
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Visible in the lab and written on the certificate | Identical characteristics to a natural diamond |
More expensive | Less expensive |
Great investment Value increases every year |
Not for investment purposes Value decreases 80% in 10 years time |
Natural diamonds are becoming rare | Labs are producing more and more When will the machine to see the difference be available for every jewelry store, everyone can check? |
Creates jobs, education and infrastructure for people in distant areas |
The power for the pressure and heat the lab needed to recreate diamond growing conditions is impactful on the environment |
Sourced around the world | Made in China or Russia |
Created millions of years ago by the earth, each diamond is unique and has its own characteristics and birth marks. Created 120 km deep in the earth's crust where it is 2000° C. Brought to the surface by volcanic eruptions |
Made in a laboratory in a few weeks so that there are fewer birthmarks in the stones because this 'growth environment' is controlled |