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The Lab Grown Diamond (LGD) Get Educated! Perfect for your Diamond Engagement Ring.

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If you have not heard, lab-grown Diamonds are popular and will continue to grow in popularity as an option for the consumer. So, it is important that you become educated if you are in the process of deciding on a Natural Diamond or a Lab-grown Diamond for your engagement ring, earrings, necklace, or bracelet.

“Lab-grown Diamonds offer customers with an alternative option at a very attractive price. A laboratory-grown Diamond, also know as “laboratory-created”, “synthetic,” or “lab-grown”, is a Diamond that appears identical to its natural, earth mined counterpart. It possesses the same chemical composition and physical properties as a natural Diamond. Even to the experienced professional eye, lab-grown Diamonds look exactly the same as a natural Diamond.

They are optically, chemically, and physically identical to a natural Diamond. Lab-grown Diamonds are not simulants. Scientists create them in a lab. They start with rough crystals and are grown using either HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) or CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) – sometimes both methods. Lab-grown Diamonds can cost from 30-50% less than Natural Diamonds.”

Lab-Grown Diamonds vs. Natural Diamonds: A Comparison Chart

Lab-Grown Diamonds Natural Diamonds
Growth Time 2-8 Weeks Billions of years
Chemical Composition Carbon Carbon
Refractive Index 2.42 2.42
Hardness 10 10
Durability Excellent Excellent
Inclusions/Blemishes Yes Yes

Here are a few differences of a Lab-grown Diamond vs a Natural Diamond:

  • The Lab-grown Diamond is grown by Scientists in a laboratory within 2-8 weeks (vs) 1.0 to 3.5 billion years by nature.
  • Price – the Lab-grown Diamond can be from 30-50% less than a Natural Diamond.
  • The affordability of a Lab-grown Diamond gives the customer the ability to purchase jewelry with a larger carat weight.

They look absolutely beautiful. It is worth saying again…Lab-grown diamonds are not simulants; they are diamonds that are optically, chemically, and physically similar to natural diamonds.

The affordable luxury appeal of lab-grown diamonds crosses all generations from Gen Z to Baby Boomers.

We will be adding a new category over the next few weeks offering our customers beautiful Lab-grown Diamond Jewelry, the Brand is Modern Brilliance. Stop in for Introductory Specials!



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