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I was bent on getting a natural diamond as well but after talking with my partner about it I decided to go with a lab diamond. Got a fantastic quality diamond for the same price I was going to pay for the natural one I was looking at. I had the same thoughts as you on the resale value argument. Thanks so much for all your videos, I am so glad that you took the time to upload! I am sure many engagement ring shoppers feel the same way.
Love your video! I ordered a lab diamond with the highest 4Cs I can afford - 1.2 ct, D, vvs1, super ideal heart and arrow cut, platinum band after watching your video. Under 4K tax included. The same 4C diamond ring costs 3.5-4 times at Costco. Can’t wait to get it on my finger! It will arrive in 2 weeks.
Nice with no value if you want to sell it that is the problem and why iam buying real diamonds if i want to sell it or famillie it has still 50% value.
@@christistheonlywaytoheaven5941 the value only going up because real diamond are mined less in the future because of lab diamonds so its value going up from 50 to 75 or 100% value because there wil always be a market for real diamonds .
@@mrpyro- lab diamonds are real diamonds 🤦🏽♀️ the resale only matters if there is a market and there is someone willing to buy a presented diamond of high quality for a fair price. No one wants to spend top dollar on something used and was tied to someone else’s relationship especially if it isn’t a Tiffany or Cartier etc Buy what makes sense it’s not an investment piece
@@mrpyro- labs are about 1/2 the price of a natural though. Lol. If I spend 10k on a diamond and 5k on a lab and I want to resell my mined diamond later, I'm only getting 30-50% of my original cost back. Ur losing money having a mined diamond now if compared to a lab grown. The lab does have have some resell value, 20-30%. Jewlers don't want ppl to know that because it threatens the mined diamond industry .
Thank you for these videos , they helped me to decide on a lab diamond eternity wedding band just recently . My engagement ring is a natural mined diamond along with my original eternity diamond band . However my husband chose a rather large almost 4 CTW diamond eternity band which is 4 MM in width, don’t get me wrong it’s beautiful , it’s just to big to wear as a daily band with my engagement ring .I think it’s the type of band that is much nicer worn on its own . So I had been wanting a much thinner , smaller carat weight diamond eternity band that is close to the size of the band on my engagement ring which is about 2 MM in width. After seeing your videos along with many others , I decided to save some money and go for a thinner lab diamond eternity band and I have to say I see no difference from the lab diamonds vs my natural diamond band . Even my local jeweler couldn’t see the difference until I told him . Had I known about lab diamonds 10 years ago ,I totally would have been just fine with not having a natural diamond engagement ring or wedding band , like you stated , I never plan on reselling either and because they are too sentimental and are chemically the same as natural diamonds .I feel they are still precious stones you can hand down to your grandchildren some day , just like people do with their natural diamonds . I see lab diamonds as well as Moissanite becoming increasingly popular with the couples of today choosing it over diamond . I’m still not quite sure how I feel about Moissanite long term , but I think lab diamonds are amazing and if people really took the time to educate themselves on it instead of assuming it’s fake , I think a lot more couples would certainly choose it over natural diamond for the savings alone ! It’s kind of a no brainer to be honest lol . Great informative video ! Thanks for sharing
I would love lab grown diamonds if they held a monetary value. I wish they did but In the long term lab diamonds are going to go down in cost and value as technology advances. I can’t pass it down to my kids because it’ll have No $ value. God forbid something happens and you need a little extra cash. To pay thousands for a beautiful ring that has no resale value and even worse looses value due to technology advances. I hope I was informative:)
@@BobMarley-iz6fwI have a ring that was passed down to me from my great grandmother . I would never sell it for money , it has much more sentimental value to me , then any money I could ever sell it for . A lab diamond can be used in a new setting for the next generation just as a natural diamond can be used . I would hope the child/family member I choose to pass my rings down to , would see it for the same sentimental value as I do with my grandmas ring . Just knowing my grandma wore the ring she gave me makes me happy and smile every time I look down at it . Everyone has their own way of looking at what’s considered “valuable” to them I guess though . 🥰
A natural diamond takes a billion years to form. A lab diamond takes 30 days. In a sense, a Lab diamond is a dime a dozen and they are realistically not limited in supply. So from an emotional point of view, it a big deal. Which would you rather have, a Picasso original or a painted copy?
The painting analogy is good. One could even use chemically identical paints, the exact same cloth material, the exact same brush strokes using the exact same quantity of paint which could even be done by a specialized printer - and yet, there will always be the emotional appeal and therefore the original will always be more valuable. For paintings this value is because it was done by the originator; for diamonds it's also because it was done by the originator - Earth.
it's not exactly the same analogy...although Picasso could be the earth but since the chemistry is the same it's like Picasso is the chemistry so it's Picasso in the lab 😁
You make some good points here. The only issue is that more than likely some slave is digging the holes to find your earth diamond with a bunch of slaver drivers behind them . I am looking to propose later this year but I do not it know how I feel about lab diamonds yet. But after watching alot of documentaries and movies of blood diamonds it makes me hesitant . It’s not like we are digging the holes and contributing to the finding or creation of the “natural ring”
I got a lab diamond for my fiancee, didn't even consider natural - the savings were just too good and they look (and are) the same. I don't think the higher resale argument matters. However in defence of natural diamonds there's something to be said about 'the authentic'. A stone that's been in the ground for over 1 billion years feels more special than something that was made in a lab a few months ago. If the diamonds could be mined ethically and the price was the same, I would always get the natural diamond over the lab. It's not simply the material composition of something that determines it's value. Yes you can say this is just propaganda or 'feelings' but your getting a diamond ring - you're already buying into something that isn't objective.
I’m with you on the resale I don’t buy jewelry to resell but let’s look at yours, the natural was $7,300 where lab was $2,100. If you get nothing for the lab grown you are out $2,100 and realistically what do you think that you will get if resell the natural what will you get? I doubt you’ll see 50% return so you are looking at a $3,650 loss so what is the better financial decision?
I agree with you. I think the price of lab grown diamonds should be a lot cheaper, like in the hundreds of dollars range because they are becoming a lot more cheaper every year to produce. So you’re getting ripped off the same as buying a natural diamond. A natural diamond can be passed down to kids or family and have a monetary and sentimental value while a lab diamond will only have sentimental value. Why pay big bucks for a lab diamond when the whole Jewlery market won’t take returns, upgrades, or even insure a lab diamond. I would love lab diamonds if they held some $ value and didn’t actually go “Down”in value.
@@BobMarley-iz6fw I think they will go down in price about 20% per year for a few years,. Four years ago they said a lab grown diamond of equivalent 4Cs costs only 70% of an earth mined diamond. Today, it's just 40% for a 1 carat, and 22% for a 2 carat. I think in another four years, a 1 carat lab grown will be 22%, and a 2 carat will be 10%. THEN try to sell a used earth mined diamond. You will be lucky to get 20% of what you paid for it. That's an 80% loss in only 5 years. Earth mined diamonds are the world's worst investment.
@@larrydunn4626 if you buy a great quality diamond from a reliable source, you can resell for the same price or higher. My mom just upgraded her engagement ring and got 30% more than what she paid for it a few years ago.
@@tejasvibrar1022I don't see this being the average experience for diamond owners sad to say. 90% are ripped off. I've been researching for months and just got a lab engagement ring, great lab diamond at a good price. I've not care to resell it or make money off of it, if I upgrade her in a few yrs for an anniversary I don't plan to sell the first ring 🤷 I don't think either are good "investments"
Nice video, thanks! Natural/mined GIA certified diamonds can be brought at the best price for the quality at large jewelry/diamond exchanges, but one should be well-informed on all aspects of the diamond cut/shape your significant other wants.
1:00 Marketing and cultural brainwashing was the reason why. There's no reason to choose mined diamond over lab created diamond except for those 2 factors. Materially, they're both identical. And anyone trying to argue resell or investment value haven't actually tried to resell their diamond engagement ring. Investment diamonds exist but they aren't made into jewelry as they're millions of dollars on their own with specs that are truly rare. 2:00 The lab diamond (on the left) looks like the clarity is also a touch better.
i have in the past got natural diamonds but you're always so limited because of the sheer cost and trying to get the best of the 4Cs...recently i tried buying a lab grown thinking ok what have i got to lose...a lot less if it's not good quality than if i bought a natural...but the 2.64ct F VS1 ideal ex ex round diamond i got blew me completely away 😳😳😳 when comparing it to my similar 1 ct ones...can't wait to get it mounted in a setting 🤗
Ideally this will all come out to how much you willing to spend, some see it as a lifetime investment and some is there for an experience. To each it’s own I think both are great and pleasing to the eye. The future for natural or lab diamond is not determined and both can lose it value drastically or gain it value however with natural diamond the chances are lower due to the rarity or quantity. Appeal is out of the question now since we made lab diamond to look as stunning or even better than natural diamond.
I am team earth diamond all day. I look at it as an investment. If I hit a financial crises I would pawn it for a loan and get it back. And besides, most pawn shops won’t entertain buying or taking out a loan on a lab diamond.
First of all, good common sense should trump emotions, right? One of the most insidious points is: It doesn't have or maintain its resale value. But, as you pointed out: Who 's in the market of selling a ring that's a symbol of love for your significant other? Why? And because lab grown diamonds are less expensive, one can go ahead a purchase a larger one initially and be done with it. Amen to all you say! Cheers, Alaskana
The significance of buying a natural diamond comes down to personal preference and what is of value to an individual. Although a lab is also a pretty diamond, for me I only feel the preciousness of a natural diamond and do not feel that about a lab diamond. I personally would rather have a God created stone over a man made (grown) stone. I feel one way when I look at one and not when I look at the other. At the end of the day, whether you buy a lab diamond due to the low price or a natural diamond that is over a billion years old doesn't really matter. What matters is what makes you happy. To one it's the size of the diamond which is not important to me and to another its where it comes from.
Diamond isn’t about the price. It’s the experience of owning one of the most unique gifts from the earth you can not create in any other way . You can definitely replicate one in a laboratory though. If you appreciate diamonds for what they are rather than what you spend on them , even a lower quality natural diamond is something to appreciate. Why? They can be literally hundreds and hundreds of billions of years old. Not one diamond is the same as the next. They are formed in the most extreme circumstances that nothing else can withstand. They have no limit to their longevity and their quality continues flawlessly forever unlike anything else natural forming or made made. Laboratory diamonds are amazing and they really are a great way to own a diamond without a huge price tag. As I said it’s a massive price difference between the two, but that’s not the thing that makes natural diamonds so much more worth owning over a laboratory diamond. It’s the whole aspect of a natural diamonds existence that makes it so much more worth owning one. No matter how big or small it is or it’s grade on a chart.
Blood diamonds or lab diamonds not sure one is better than the other . The only thing we know is lab diamonds save you a ton of money. Both made with carbon one some poor person dug a hole….
Diamonds don't hold their value though, that is the biggest problem. They are SO overpriced it's ridiculous. Total ripoff, especially when lab diamonds are just as good, last just as long, and are a fraction of the price. You may get lucky and sell your natural diamond ring to someone privately for half of what you paid, but usually it's much less. And it will get harder and harder now that lab diamonds are becoming more popular, and alternate stones such as gems and Moissanite. Your money - spend it wisely.
Thank you for an amazing video. I agree to do whatever makes your wife happy. A natural diamond has monetary and sentimental value while a lab diamond only has sentimental value. Lab diamonds are literally dropping in price every year and will be valueless unlike your natural diamond. You made the right choice buying her a natural diamond. If interested in a lab diamond wait till there price drops to a couple hundred of dollars because as technology advances the price to make them goes down and they’ll be priced according to an item that has Zero resale value.
They will never become valueless, you loose money on a natural diamond, if I would have spent thousands on a natural diamond I would be lucky to get half back, if I buy a lab I am saving thousands in the first place.
@@tigerlilly5232 Would you rather spend $ 5.000 for something worth $ 2,000.. Or $ 3,000 or something worth $ 100..? I can’t imagine passing down a laboratory diamond to my kids… Some people buy fake Rolex watches because it’s cheaper and looks the same, The same with lab diamonds.. Jewelers know that any man made gemstone or diamond has very little to no value. People should ultimately buy what makes them happy.
@@BobMarley-iz6fw No I would not rather spend $5000 on a diamond just because it was mined, I would spend $5000 on a much bigger better lab diamond because I would enjoy it much much more. I don`t buy diamonds to pass them down to my kids or to resell them I buy them to enjoy them, lab diamonds are not worth $100 as they are diamonds it is people like you who drive the prices down because you are obsessed with giving them a bad name, mined diamonds are not rare, they are not worth the money people ask, the only diamonds that hold their money are the ones that only the super rich can afford to buy and the only reason they remain at such inflated prices are because people are dumb enough to pay for them. Do not compare lab diamonds to fake rolex`s either because that is not a good comparison at all, the fake rolex is just that a fake, a lab diamond is a still a diamond no matter how hard you don`t want it to be
@@tigerlilly5232 I was excited when I first heard about lab grown diamonds. To be able to get a bigger diamond for cheaper was a dream come true.. My girlfriend said do some research and if lab diamonds are the exact same as a natural diamond she would choose a lab diamond because she could get a bigger diamond for less money. Everyone has an opinion but if I want the facts I go to GIA knowledge sessions and I found out how they make lab diamond and the difference between natural and laboratory grown. Besides the carbon lattice structure laboratory diamonds are” not the same” as natural diamonds. Honestly for some small difference that no one can see I would have still got a laboratory diamond. Until I was hit with the reality that it is not considered a real diamond in the industry, but rather a man made diamond or laboratory grown diamond. Who cares about man made or natural, a diamond is a diamond I say. The last draw for me was when I realized the jewelry industry doesn’t respect the monetary value of a lab diamond . They’re selling an item they themselves don’t value… along with new devices to test the difference between natural and laboratory. diamond I reported back to my girlfriend with disappointment because I wanted them to be the same but sadly they’re not. So that’s what you hear me speaking on, At the end of the day buy what makes you happy. You saved thousands of dollars and got a bigger stone by choosing a lab diamond and getting something that makes you smile and happy is what jewelry is all about:)
@Bob Marley The industy doesn't consider them real because the industry is greedy, selling something they class as rare for more money just because it is found in the earth, earth diamonds are not even rare. Not all jewellers have these new machines and not all will, thankfully where I am from reselling is not what we do, we don't buy diamonds to show off either. Too many people I suspect in the USA are embarrassed to admit that they own a lab diamond when in reality their friends or family would not have a clue. Most people I know love lab diamonds and they do over here have some sort of resale value, earth diamonds rarely fetch big money on resale unless you are talking a couple of carats which most people over here do not buy in the first place. I am very happy with what I have so thank you and my children are not interested in heirlooms so if it comes with me to the grave so be it 😁
It's not about selling it really or size. I just think there's to much man made today but so much beauty in nature. When you gaze into the natural diamond its full of wonder and not knowing. Where as the lab diamond, you'll just see a bunch of lab coats and know exactly how it came to be. It's about doing the job properly. Buy natural even if it's the size of a pin head and yellow. It's unique. It's special, can't be replicated, it's one of a kind just like her, and she'll love it.
Richard, a diamond is not a religion. There is no wonder. If you think nature is kind to people, kind to anything, you've never been in nature, Nature is ruthless and brutal.
Natural diamonds are a total scam. Lab created diamonds are the exact same thing. They aren't mined from the earth, true, but the quality is identical. Even a moissanite is just as good. Second hardest mineral on earth, after diamond. More brilliant and affordable.
@@davidiezzi4150 in term of days of true enjoyment and satisfaction, a few thousand dollars last from years to a life time, especially since the lab created much cheaper now. moissanite lasts about a few days. Which one has the lower average daily cost? Go figure.
@@sunwm2003 Lasts a few days?? You just be thinking of a different stone. Moissanite is a 9.25 on the hardness scale. It is one of the hardest minerals that exist on Earth.
@@davidiezzi4150 it’s not about the hardness of the stone, it’s about the look. Moissanite looks dull in 3 days especially under indoor lights. There is no sparkle under indoor lights comparing to a decent grade diamond. It’s not comparable at all. Moissanite is the toy version of real diamond. It will never give the satisfaction of a real diamond when it comes to the aesthetics, regardless of the costs.
Ct=dumbness, larger the diamond gets dummer your wife gets😂 Buying stones cost few dollars on cost for thousands of dollars. African child labor gets 1usd per day and probabaly mine few cts out.
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I was bent on getting a natural diamond as well but after talking with my partner about it I decided to go with a lab diamond. Got a fantastic quality diamond for the same price I was going to pay for the natural one I was looking at.
I had the same thoughts as you on the resale value argument.
Thanks so much for all your videos, I am so glad that you took the time to upload! I am sure many engagement ring shoppers feel the same way.
Love your video! I ordered a lab diamond with the highest 4Cs I can afford - 1.2 ct, D, vvs1, super ideal heart and arrow cut, platinum band after watching your video. Under 4K tax included. The same 4C diamond ring costs 3.5-4 times at Costco. Can’t wait to get it on my finger! It will arrive in 2 weeks.
Nice with no value if you want to sell it that is the problem and why iam buying real diamonds if i want to sell it or famillie it has still 50% value.
@@christistheonlywaytoheaven5941 the value only going up because real diamond are mined less in the future because of lab diamonds so its value going up from 50 to 75 or 100% value because there wil always be a market for real diamonds .
@@mrpyro- lab diamonds are real diamonds 🤦🏽♀️ the resale only matters if there is a market and there is someone willing to buy a presented diamond of high quality for a fair price. No one wants to spend top dollar on something used and was tied to someone else’s relationship especially if it isn’t a Tiffany or Cartier etc
Buy what makes sense it’s not an investment piece
@@BlendedBarbieDoll it will be a investment piece everyone is selling at somepoint .
@@mrpyro- labs are about 1/2 the price of a natural though. Lol. If I spend 10k on a diamond and 5k on a lab and I want to resell my mined diamond later, I'm only getting 30-50% of my original cost back. Ur losing money having a mined diamond now if compared to a lab grown. The lab does have have some resell value, 20-30%. Jewlers don't want ppl to know that because it threatens the mined diamond industry .
Thank you for sharing your experience. Super helpful. Congratulations on your engagement.
Thank you for these videos , they helped me to decide on a lab diamond eternity wedding band just recently . My engagement ring is a natural mined diamond along with my original eternity diamond band . However my husband chose a rather large almost 4 CTW diamond eternity band which is 4 MM in width, don’t get me wrong it’s beautiful , it’s just to big to wear as a daily band with my engagement ring .I think it’s the type of band that is much nicer worn on its own . So I had been wanting a much thinner , smaller carat weight diamond eternity band that is close to the size of the band on my engagement ring which is about 2 MM in width. After seeing your videos along with many others , I decided to save some money and go for a thinner lab diamond eternity band and I have to say I see no difference from the lab diamonds vs my natural diamond band . Even my local jeweler couldn’t see the difference until I told him . Had I known about lab diamonds 10 years ago ,I totally would have been just fine with not having a natural diamond engagement ring or wedding band , like you stated , I never plan on reselling either and because they are too sentimental and are chemically the same as natural diamonds .I feel they are still precious stones you can hand down to your grandchildren some day , just like people do with their natural diamonds . I see lab diamonds as well as Moissanite becoming increasingly popular with the couples of today choosing it over diamond . I’m still not quite sure how I feel about Moissanite long term , but I think lab diamonds are amazing and if people really took the time to educate themselves on it instead of assuming it’s fake , I think a lot more couples would certainly choose it over natural diamond for the savings alone ! It’s kind of a no brainer to be honest lol . Great informative video ! Thanks for sharing
I would love lab grown diamonds if they held a monetary value. I wish they did but In the long term lab diamonds are going to go down in cost and value as technology advances. I can’t pass it down to my kids because it’ll have No $ value. God forbid something happens and you need a little extra cash. To pay thousands for a beautiful ring that has no resale value and even worse looses value due to technology advances. I hope I was informative:)
@@BobMarley-iz6fwI have a ring that was passed down to me from my great grandmother . I would never sell it for money , it has much more sentimental value to me , then any money I could ever sell it for . A lab diamond can be used in a new setting for the next generation just as a natural diamond can be used . I would hope the child/family member I choose to pass my rings down to , would see it for the same sentimental value as I do with my grandmas ring . Just knowing my grandma wore the ring she gave me makes me happy and smile every time I look down at it . Everyone has their own way of looking at what’s considered “valuable” to them I guess though . 🥰
I seriously thought the left one was the natural Diamond because it’s so beautiful..wow..thank you! This helped me decide
A natural diamond takes a billion years to form. A lab diamond takes 30 days. In a sense, a Lab diamond is a dime a dozen and they are realistically not limited in supply. So from an emotional point of view, it a big deal. Which would you rather have, a Picasso original or a painted copy?
The painting analogy is good. One could even use chemically identical paints, the exact same cloth material, the exact same brush strokes using the exact same quantity of paint which could even be done by a specialized printer - and yet, there will always be the emotional appeal and therefore the original will always be more valuable. For paintings this value is because it was done by the originator; for diamonds it's also because it was done by the originator - Earth.
it's not exactly the same analogy...although Picasso could be the earth but since the chemistry is the same it's like Picasso is the chemistry so it's Picasso in the lab 😁
You make some good points here. The only issue is that more than likely some slave is digging the holes to find your earth diamond with a bunch of slaver drivers behind them .
I am looking to propose later this year but I do not it know how I feel about lab diamonds yet. But after watching alot of documentaries and movies of blood diamonds it makes me hesitant . It’s not like we are digging the holes and contributing to the finding or creation of the “natural ring”
I got a lab diamond for my fiancee, didn't even consider natural - the savings were just too good and they look (and are) the same. I don't think the higher resale argument matters.
However in defence of natural diamonds there's something to be said about 'the authentic'. A stone that's been in the ground for over 1 billion years feels more special than something that was made in a lab a few months ago. If the diamonds could be mined ethically and the price was the same, I would always get the natural diamond over the lab. It's not simply the material composition of something that determines it's value. Yes you can say this is just propaganda or 'feelings' but your getting a diamond ring - you're already buying into something that isn't objective.
I’m with you on the resale I don’t buy jewelry to resell but let’s look at yours, the natural was $7,300 where lab was $2,100. If you get nothing for the lab grown you are out $2,100 and realistically what do you think that you will get if resell the natural what will you get? I doubt you’ll see 50% return so you are looking at a $3,650 loss so what is the better financial decision?
I agree with you. I think the price of lab grown diamonds should be a lot cheaper, like in the hundreds of dollars range because they are becoming a lot more cheaper every year to produce. So you’re getting ripped off the same as buying a natural diamond. A natural diamond can be passed down to kids or family and have a monetary and sentimental value while a lab diamond will only have sentimental value. Why pay big bucks for a lab diamond when the whole Jewlery market won’t take returns, upgrades, or even insure a lab diamond. I would love lab diamonds if they held some $ value and didn’t actually go “Down”in value.
@@BobMarley-iz6fw I think they will go down in price about 20% per year for a few years,. Four years ago they said a lab grown diamond of equivalent 4Cs costs only 70% of an earth mined diamond. Today, it's just 40% for a 1 carat, and 22% for a 2 carat. I think in another four years, a 1 carat lab grown will be 22%, and a 2 carat will be 10%.
THEN try to sell a used earth mined diamond. You will be lucky to get 20% of what you paid for it. That's an 80% loss in only 5 years. Earth mined diamonds are the world's worst investment.
@@larrydunn4626 if you buy a great quality diamond from a reliable source, you can resell for the same price or higher. My mom just upgraded her engagement ring and got 30% more than what she paid for it a few years ago.
@@tejasvibrar1022 let me guess... the person paying your mom 30% more is the same person who sold her the larger diamond at a large markup?
@@tejasvibrar1022I don't see this being the average experience for diamond owners sad to say. 90% are ripped off. I've been researching for months and just got a lab engagement ring, great lab diamond at a good price. I've not care to resell it or make money off of it, if I upgrade her in a few yrs for an anniversary I don't plan to sell the first ring 🤷 I don't think either are good "investments"
Nice video, thanks!
Natural/mined GIA certified diamonds can be brought at the best price for the quality at large jewelry/diamond exchanges, but one should be well-informed on all aspects of the diamond cut/shape your significant other wants.
1:00 Marketing and cultural brainwashing was the reason why. There's no reason to choose mined diamond over lab created diamond except for those 2 factors. Materially, they're both identical. And anyone trying to argue resell or investment value haven't actually tried to resell their diamond engagement ring. Investment diamonds exist but they aren't made into jewelry as they're millions of dollars on their own with specs that are truly rare.
2:00 The lab diamond (on the left) looks like the clarity is also a touch better.
Big goals are more important than something the couple could upgrade on the future after the goals are achieved
Is the lab grown a cvd or a hpht diamond?
Even if you were to resell a natural diamond, you won't get much money for it -- as you said. Love the video.
What about getting insured for loss or theft? Some real diamonds are appraised a lot higher is that the case for lab?
Cheers mate. I am so undecided atm.
i have in the past got natural diamonds but you're always so limited because of the sheer cost and trying to get the best of the 4Cs...recently i tried buying a lab grown thinking ok what have i got to lose...a lot less if it's not good quality than if i bought a natural...but the 2.64ct F VS1 ideal ex ex round diamond i got blew me completely away 😳😳😳 when comparing it to my similar 1 ct ones...can't wait to get it mounted in a setting 🤗
That diamond ring is very impressive. That's a big nature diamond.
Which James Allen setting is the six-prong one?
Ideally this will all come out to how much you willing to spend, some see it as a lifetime investment and some is there for an experience. To each it’s own I think both are great and pleasing to the eye. The future for natural or lab diamond is not determined and both can lose it value drastically or gain it value however with natural diamond the chances are lower due to the rarity or quantity. Appeal is out of the question now since we made lab diamond to look as stunning or even better than natural diamond.
what size are those diamonds in mm?
Retail Diamonds are generally marked up by a minimum of 100 -200 % of their actual value. Often, the mark ups are higher than that.
What size ring does she wear?
Size 6
@@diamond_spotlight thanks so much for these videos!! Incredibly helpful
I am team earth diamond all day. I look at it as an investment. If I hit a financial crises I would pawn it for a loan and get it back. And besides, most pawn shops won’t entertain buying or taking out a loan on a lab diamond.
Were you happy with James Allen?
First of all, good common sense should trump emotions, right? One of the most insidious points is: It doesn't have or maintain its resale value. But, as you pointed out: Who 's in the market of selling a ring that's a symbol of love for your significant other? Why? And because lab grown diamonds are less expensive, one can go ahead a purchase a larger one initially and be done with it.
Amen to all you say!
Cheers, Alaskana
The significance of buying a natural diamond comes down to personal preference and what is of value to an individual. Although a lab is also a pretty diamond, for me I only feel the preciousness of a natural diamond and do not feel that about a lab diamond. I personally would rather have a God created stone over a man made (grown) stone. I feel one way when I look at one and not when I look at the other. At the end of the day, whether you buy a lab diamond due to the low price or a natural diamond that is over a billion years old doesn't really matter. What matters is what makes you happy. To one it's the size of the diamond which is not important to me and to another its where it comes from.
loved this video as im defo on the fence
Diamond isn’t about the price. It’s the experience of owning one of the most unique gifts from the earth you can not create in any other way .
You can definitely replicate one in a laboratory though.
If you appreciate diamonds for what they are rather than what you spend on them , even a lower quality natural diamond is something to appreciate.
Why?
They can be literally hundreds and hundreds of billions of years old.
Not one diamond is the same as the next.
They are formed in the most extreme circumstances that nothing else can withstand.
They have no limit to their longevity and their quality continues flawlessly forever unlike anything else natural forming or made made.
Laboratory diamonds are amazing and they really are a great way to own a diamond without a huge price tag.
As I said it’s a massive price difference between the two, but that’s not the thing that makes natural diamonds so much more worth owning over a laboratory diamond.
It’s the whole aspect of a natural diamonds existence that makes it so much more worth owning one. No matter how big or small it is or it’s grade on a chart.
Blood diamonds or lab diamonds not sure one is better than the other . The only thing we know is lab diamonds save you a ton of money. Both made with carbon one some poor person dug a hole….
Reasonable says the man who bought the exact same diamond for research purposes what the fuck
Diamonds don't hold their value though, that is the biggest problem. They are SO overpriced it's ridiculous. Total ripoff, especially when lab diamonds are just as good, last just as long, and are a fraction of the price. You may get lucky and sell your natural diamond ring to someone privately for half of what you paid, but usually it's much less. And it will get harder and harder now that lab diamonds are becoming more popular, and alternate stones such as gems and Moissanite. Your money - spend it wisely.
Lab zero value vs natural precious meaningful and value
Buying a natural diamond, you can upgrade later to a bigger natural diamond later on
You said it yourself, a real diamond is worth more. I pick real
Thank you for an amazing video. I agree to do whatever makes your wife happy. A natural diamond has monetary and sentimental value while a lab diamond only has sentimental value. Lab diamonds are literally dropping in price every year and will be valueless unlike your natural diamond. You made the right choice buying her a natural diamond. If interested in a lab diamond wait till there price drops to a couple hundred of dollars because as technology advances the price to make them goes down and they’ll be priced according to an item that has Zero resale value.
They will never become valueless, you loose money on a natural diamond, if I would have spent thousands on a natural diamond I would be lucky to get half back, if I buy a lab I am saving thousands in the first place.
@@tigerlilly5232 Would you rather spend $ 5.000 for something worth $ 2,000..
Or $ 3,000 or something worth
$ 100..? I can’t imagine passing down a laboratory diamond to my kids… Some people buy fake Rolex watches because it’s cheaper and looks the same, The same with lab diamonds.. Jewelers know that any man made gemstone or diamond has very little to no value. People should ultimately buy what makes them happy.
@@BobMarley-iz6fw No I would not rather spend $5000 on a diamond just because it was mined, I would spend $5000 on a much bigger better lab diamond because I would enjoy it much much more. I don`t buy diamonds to pass them down to my kids or to resell them I buy them to enjoy them, lab diamonds are not worth $100 as they are diamonds it is people like you who drive the prices down because you are obsessed with giving them a bad name, mined diamonds are not rare, they are not worth the money people ask, the only diamonds that hold their money are the ones that only the super rich can afford to buy and the only reason they remain at such inflated prices are because people are dumb enough to pay for them. Do not compare lab diamonds to fake rolex`s either because that is not a good comparison at all, the fake rolex is just that a fake, a lab diamond is a still a diamond no matter how hard you don`t want it to be
@@tigerlilly5232 I was excited when I first heard about lab grown diamonds. To be able to get a bigger diamond for cheaper was a dream come true.. My girlfriend said do some research and if lab diamonds are the exact same as a natural diamond she would choose a lab diamond because she could get a bigger diamond for less money. Everyone has an opinion but if I want the facts I go to GIA knowledge sessions and I found out how they make lab diamond and the difference between natural and laboratory grown. Besides the carbon lattice structure laboratory diamonds are” not the same” as natural diamonds. Honestly for some small difference that no one can see I would have still got a laboratory diamond. Until I was hit with the reality that it is not considered a real diamond in the industry, but rather a man made diamond or laboratory grown diamond. Who cares about man made or natural, a diamond is a diamond I say. The last draw for me was when I realized the jewelry industry doesn’t respect the monetary value of a lab diamond . They’re selling an item they themselves don’t value… along with new devices to test the difference between natural and laboratory. diamond I reported back to my girlfriend with disappointment because I wanted them to be the same but sadly they’re not. So that’s what you hear me speaking on, At the end of the day buy what makes you happy. You saved thousands of dollars and got a bigger stone by choosing a lab diamond and getting something that makes you smile and happy is what jewelry is all about:)
@Bob Marley The industy doesn't consider them real because the industry is greedy, selling something they class as rare for more money just because it is found in the earth, earth diamonds are not even rare. Not all jewellers have these new machines and not all will, thankfully where I am from reselling is not what we do, we don't buy diamonds to show off either. Too many people I suspect in the USA are embarrassed to admit that they own a lab diamond when in reality their friends or family would not have a clue. Most people I know love lab diamonds and they do over here have some sort of resale value, earth diamonds rarely fetch big money on resale unless you are talking a couple of carats which most people over here do not buy in the first place. I am very happy with what I have so thank you and my children are not interested in heirlooms so if it comes with me to the grave so be it 😁
It's not about selling it really or size. I just think there's to much man made today but so much beauty in nature. When you gaze into the natural diamond its full of wonder and not knowing. Where as the lab diamond, you'll just see a bunch of lab coats and know exactly how it came to be. It's about doing the job properly. Buy natural even if it's the size of a pin head and yellow. It's unique. It's special, can't be replicated, it's one of a kind just like her, and she'll love it.
Richard, a diamond is not a religion. There is no wonder. If you think nature is kind to people, kind to anything, you've never been in nature, Nature is ruthless and brutal.
Natural diamonds are a total scam. Lab created diamonds are the exact same thing. They aren't mined from the earth, true, but the quality is identical. Even a moissanite is just as good. Second hardest mineral on earth, after diamond. More brilliant and affordable.
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If money's not a problem, i'll say u should go for the natural diamond.
Buying Natural diamonds contributes to exploitation of modern day slavery
Wait until you hear about moissanites.
Moissanite has a very cheap look. It always looks yellow. You get what you pay for. It’s a rip off and marketing scam.
@@sunwm2003 Funny you say that, because that stance is literally the rip off/scam talk that diamond sellers pitch.
@@davidiezzi4150 in term of days of true enjoyment and satisfaction, a few thousand dollars last from years to a life time, especially since the lab created much cheaper now. moissanite lasts about a few days. Which one has the lower average daily cost? Go figure.
@@sunwm2003 Lasts a few days?? You just be thinking of a different stone. Moissanite is a 9.25 on the hardness scale. It is one of the hardest minerals that exist on Earth.
@@davidiezzi4150 it’s not about the hardness of the stone, it’s about the look. Moissanite looks dull in 3 days especially under indoor lights. There is no sparkle under indoor lights comparing to a decent grade diamond. It’s not comparable at all. Moissanite is the toy version of real diamond. It will never give the satisfaction of a real diamond when it comes to the aesthetics, regardless of the costs.
Ct=dumbness, larger the diamond gets dummer your wife gets😂
Buying stones cost few dollars on cost for thousands of dollars.
African child labor gets 1usd per day and probabaly mine few cts out.