Your a fool. Any jeweller can tell with fluoresce light and amateurs like me can even spot them with a loupe. Value will go down not up. Resale is destroyed. Might as well go fake cause thats really what it is.
It is absolutely naive to think natural diamonds doesn't have a huge environmental impact. And if you don't care if your lab created diamond depreciates with time then bully for you.
@ I have a case of jewelry with natural diamonds, but I have come to realize how little you get when trying to resale them so I no longer waste my money on them. I tell people to buy what you love at the best price. You need to buy “famous” jewelry for an investment.
I appreciate this deep dive into lab-grown diamonds! It's fantastic to see more people recognizing their value. At Solitario Diamond, we offer a wide range of beautiful lab-grown diamond pieces for everyone! 💎✨
Actually your guide here is pretty good. And I don't know about the whole 2% of rapaport. I do not see where he came up with that? But I will leave that alone. To me there are investment grade and non investment grade. Most good jewellers can tell the difference in just about a half hour. Earth mined still will hold their value and go up if you purchase usually a one carat or larger and the color as well as clarity make up a huge part of that. Cut is more a matter of taste but usually a round beilliant is always a good investment. There are also the fancy which as many already know come in a wide range of colors. Once again size , cut and clarity make up a huge part of that price. Someone asked about mine cut or even European. These can be found quite often in estate auctions. But most people notice less brilliance and of course thath ever so wonderous rabbit hole. Haha. See what I did there ? Rabbit , carrot i mean carat? Oh ok nevermind. Tough room. Anywho... many many years ago I purchases a pretty decent lot of earth mined diamonds. All are over a carat and about as near to colorless that I could find. Non are more than VVS in clarity. I have one which is just under 2 carats and when I say just I do mean that. It is 1.98 carats but it is a GIA cert IF and color is a F and it is a cushion cut. All the others are around about 1.25 to 1.73 carats and all near colorless and one is a VVS 1 two are VVS 2. Only one of those is GIA cert. When looking for diamonds you will see a rather sizable difference for diamonds that have a GIA report vs those which do not. The last diamond came from a well known mine in Australia that is now shut down. It is an actual earth mined blue with just an ever so light touch of green within. It also comes with a GIA report and was mined about 21 years ago. It is a 1.49 carat. Pretty hard to find a natural blue what makes this one worth a bit less is that slight green from within..it was valued at just a bit over $11,000 back then. No idea now. So those are investment grade. I do not think we have hit the area atm for lab diamonds being investment grade? Maybe if they are of decent size? I was just told by a GIA grad that for now stick with earth mined as they are still much higher and hold their prices well. I do not think I would purchase a mined diamond today as I did all those years ago. If I was going to do so then it would be maybe an older stone. But as far as I am concerned I have what I want atm. Well unless a nice red were to hit my desk. But I won't hold my breath while waiting for that to happen.
I am grateful for sharing such an experiment with us. My personal opinion is that everything that does not occur naturally is a replica, that is, it is fake. Please do not be defrauded. As a researcher myself, I have natural diamonds and precious stones that I found. You are all invited to my channel, thank you.
*This market and manufacturing are evolving fast. Now the LAB grow people are adding a tiny bit of nitrogen to the gases and its that much harder to tell lab from natural. In about 10 years they will be able to simulate fractures, imperfections and inclusions too.*
I watched the title and 1st 10 secs. Lab diamonds even an amateur buyer like me can tell. Gotta be mined. Its not gonna change what is happening overseas and might make it worse.
I will never buy another natural diamond again. I hope Debeers does not buy out all the labs and artificially jack up prices of lab diamonds.
Diamonds are forever. De Beers is not. LOL
Your a fool. Any jeweller can tell with fluoresce light and amateurs like me can even spot them with a loupe. Value will go down not up. Resale is destroyed. Might as well go fake cause thats really what it is.
It is absolutely naive to think natural diamonds doesn't have a huge environmental impact. And if you don't care if your lab created diamond depreciates with time then bully for you.
@ I have a case of jewelry with natural diamonds, but I have come to realize how little you get when trying to resale them so I no longer waste my money on them. I tell people to buy what you love at the best price. You need to buy “famous” jewelry for an investment.
Natural diamonds can have phosphorescence. I've seen it before. It's super rare in natural diamonds, but definitely possible.
Fascinating🎉 thank you for sharing
I appreciate this deep dive into lab-grown diamonds! It's fantastic to see more people recognizing their value. At Solitario Diamond, we offer a wide range of beautiful lab-grown diamond pieces for everyone! 💎✨
Where do you suggest I find a quality Old Mine Cut diamond?
Actually your guide here is pretty good. And I don't know about the whole 2% of rapaport. I do not see where he came up with that? But I will leave that alone.
To me there are investment grade and non investment grade.
Most good jewellers can tell the difference in just about a half hour.
Earth mined still will hold their value and go up if you purchase usually a one carat or larger and the color as well as clarity make up a huge part of that. Cut is more a matter of taste but usually a round beilliant is always a good investment.
There are also the fancy which as many already know come in a wide range of colors. Once again size , cut and clarity make up a huge part of that price.
Someone asked about mine cut or even European. These can be found quite often in estate auctions. But most people notice less brilliance and of course thath ever so wonderous rabbit hole. Haha. See what I did there ? Rabbit , carrot i mean carat? Oh ok nevermind. Tough room.
Anywho... many many years ago I purchases a pretty decent lot of earth mined diamonds. All are over a carat and about as near to colorless that I could find. Non are more than VVS in clarity. I have one which is just under 2 carats and when I say just I do mean that. It is 1.98 carats but it is a GIA cert IF and color is a F and it is a cushion cut. All the others are around about 1.25 to 1.73 carats and all near colorless and one is a VVS 1 two are VVS 2. Only one of those is GIA cert. When looking for diamonds you will see a rather sizable difference for diamonds that have a GIA report vs those which do not.
The last diamond came from a well known mine in Australia that is now shut down. It is an actual earth mined blue with just an ever so light touch of green within. It also comes with a GIA report and was mined about 21 years ago. It is a 1.49 carat. Pretty hard to find a natural blue what makes this one worth a bit less is that slight green from within..it was valued at just a bit over $11,000 back then. No idea now.
So those are investment grade.
I do not think we have hit the area atm for lab diamonds being investment grade? Maybe if they are of decent size? I was just told by a GIA grad that for now stick with earth mined as they are still much higher and hold their prices well.
I do not think I would purchase a mined diamond today as I did all those years ago. If I was going to do so then it would be maybe an older stone. But as far as I am concerned I have what I want atm. Well unless a nice red were to hit my desk. But I won't hold my breath while waiting for that to happen.
Excellent ! At Parallel Vault, we offer top-quality lab-grown diamonds that combine beauty and sustainability
I am grateful for sharing such an experiment with us. My personal opinion is that everything that does not occur naturally is a replica, that is, it is fake. Please do not be defrauded. As a researcher myself, I have natural diamonds and precious stones that I found. You are all invited to my channel, thank you.
That intro music damn near blew my ears out after it almost blew out my speakers😂
7k for a Lab Diamond Cushion 3.06 E VS1 GIA 1 set into our Signature Wrap design on a platinum pave band too much ?
yes, try loose grown diamonds, I'm sure you can get Vs1 a lot cheaper
Lab diamonds are made in Gresham, Or. At Lightbox. You can get the highest quality 2.50 for 2,250.00 with platinum seems kinda high. By 2k
6 whole years? Wow!
The nitrogen part is so interesting.
*This market and manufacturing are evolving fast. Now the LAB grow people are adding a tiny bit of nitrogen to the gases and its that much harder to tell lab from natural. In about 10 years they will be able to simulate fractures, imperfections and inclusions too.*
May you cheke my gem i have the same gem like back of you
Lab diamonds are now being sold for 2 % of Rappaport. Your video is out of date.
I watched the title and 1st 10 secs. Lab diamonds even an amateur buyer like me can tell. Gotta be mined. Its not gonna change what is happening overseas and might make it worse.
James allen is way overpriced. Do your own research people.