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Why are these diamonds so cheap?

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Yea, I just picked up some lab created gems as an xmas present for my gf. Frankly, I wasn't satisfied with the quality of anything natural that I was being shown at the jewelry stores. The lab created gems look so nice compared to the natural ones in terms of clarity and vibrance. I'm just a little concerned that they look so nice that it's obvious they aren't natural. Oh well, I saved several hundred dollars on something that looks much nicer, I think I made the right decision.
 
Originally posted by: Kelvrick
Originally posted by: mrrman
learned something new today...but still like the real thing...I would never buy imitation, genetically enhanced or lab grown lol
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Why? You can't tell the difference. They're chemically the same. And wtf was so god damn funny about that fact that you put lol at the end of your post?

Are you one of those asshats who put lol at the end of everything?

Hey, doing anything tonight lol
no, you?
Yea, I'm eating in a little bit lol
what are you eating?
Mcdonalds lol

OMG, its so damn funny!
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For some reason, your response make me lol. 😀

 
Originally posted by: techtonics
Yea, I just picked up some lab created gems as an xmas present for my gf. Frankly, I wasn't satisfied with the quality of anything natural that I was being shown at the jewelry stores. The lab created gems look so nice compared to the natural ones in terms of clarity and vibrance. I'm just a little concerned that they look so nice that it's obvious they aren't natural. Oh well, I saved several hundred dollars on something that looks much nicer, I think I made the right decision.
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how much did it cost for you?

know any websites that have lab created diamonds...?
 
Originally posted by: Josh
Originally posted by: techtonics
Yea, I just picked up some lab created gems as an xmas present for my gf. Frankly, I wasn't satisfied with the quality of anything natural that I was being shown at the jewelry stores. The lab created gems look so nice compared to the natural ones in terms of clarity and vibrance. I'm just a little concerned that they look so nice that it's obvious they aren't natural. Oh well, I saved several hundred dollars on something that looks much nicer, I think I made the right decision.
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how much did it cost for you?

know any websites that have lab created diamonds...?
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Here are some...

http://www.gemesis.com/
 
SI means Slightly Imperfect, not included (my bad). The inclusions are not visible to the naked eye. The reason for the low price is probably the color, but I have never ever heard of treating diamonds to make them blue like that...
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
SI means Slightly Imperfect, not included (my bad). The inclusions are not visible to the naked eye. The reason for the low price is probably the color, but I have never ever heard of treating diamonds to make them blue like that...
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Actually, it does mean Slightly Included. I think you got it a little bit mixed up there. You may want to read that again. Get back to me and tell me what you meant, from the beginning, please?
 
Originally posted by: Josh

Can anyone explain to me why this man has this type of diamond on sale for so cheap?
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These are the diamonds recovered from orfice searchs at the mine so they are available at a discount. A little soap and they'll be as good as more expensive stones.
 
basically, these diamonds (maybe not the blue/pink ones) are slightly imperfect yet the normal human being will not be able to tell the difference between these and real ones. and, they are also a lot better quality (brilliance/shine/look-wise) than cubic zirconiums...

can that statement be made?

or- say I bought my wife/girlfriend/S.O. a pair of one of those earrings or a bracelet, she would think I went out and spent thousands of dollars on something for her?
(I'm actually buying the diamonds for myself, but just wanted to see what everyone would think of this statement)
 
when I eventually do buy a diamond ring, itll be a synthetic/cultured diamond. Fsck that "A diamond is forever" bullsh!t
 
Originally posted by: MaxDSP
when I eventually do buy a diamond ring, itll be a synthetic/cultured diamond. Fsck that "A diamond is forever" bullsh!t
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Cultured huh? Are there oysters that make diamonds now? As far as I know though, there are no gem quality synthetic diamonds YET. In any case, diamonds are kind of a scam. You can save a lot of money by buying an SI grade diamond, that by definition won't have eye visible inclusions. I'd rather buy a Sapphire or something though. Corundum has a hardness of 9 vs diamond's 10, but it's tougher, and won't burn in a fire (if your house burns down, the diamonds in it will probably burn). Cubic zirconia isn't visually distinguishable from diamond by the way, so the eBay listing is wrong about that.


Although gems-quality diamonds are rare, they are more common than any other gem-quality colored stone. They only seem rarer because of the mystique DeBeers has created......for each handful of top-quality Burma ruby, Kashmir sapphire, large gem red spinel, or top-quality tsavorite, a whole driveway could be surfaced with fine quality diamonds."
- David Marcum, in The Dow Jones-Irwin Guide to Fine Gems and Jewelry
 
Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Originally posted by: MaxDSP
when I eventually do buy a diamond ring, itll be a synthetic/cultured diamond. Fsck that "A diamond is forever" bullsh!t
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Cultured huh? Are there oysters that make diamonds now? As far as I know though, there are no gem quality synthetic diamonds YET. In any case, diamonds are kind of a scam. You can save a lot of money by buying an SI grade diamond, that by definition won't have eye visible inclusions. I'd rather buy a Sapphire or something though. Corundum has a hardness of 9 vs diamond's 10, but it's tougher, and won't burn in a fire (if your house burns down, the diamonds in it will probably burn). Cubic zirconia isn't visually distinguishable from diamond by the way, so the eBay listing is wrong about that.
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i dunno about that. i have cubic zirconium earring in my ear right now and ive seen REAL diamond earrings like my mothers that SHINE a lot more than the one stud in my ear.
 
Cultured huh? Are there oysters that make diamonds now? As far as I know though, there are no gem quality synthetic diamonds YET.
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Gemesis and Apollo Diamond stuff == sort of gem quality. I've read that you can't tell the difference with pure visual inspection (I mean visual, not just unaided eye) if they're formed properly. Obviously, there are still chemical differences, and there are other ways to tell the real thing apart from the really fancy synthetics. Of course, the Gemesis and AD diamonds are sold at near-natural prices, and I'm not a big fan of diamond outside of industrial applications, so whatever.

You can save a lot of money by buying an SI grade diamond, that by definition won't have eye visible inclusions. I'd rather buy a Sapphire or something though. Corundum has a hardness of 9 vs diamond's 10, but it's tougher, and won't burn in a fire (if your house burns down, the diamonds in it will probably burn). Cubic zirconia isn't visually distinguishable from diamond by the way, so the eBay listing is wrong about that.
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Seconded. All good corundum gems are beautiful to my eyes, but I especially like lighter blue sapphires (boring, I know, but I like what I like).
 
Originally posted by: conehead433
In the last few years the price of diamonds per carat has fallen dramatically. Maybe not such a good investment.
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Uh, no. Actually, the price has risen modestly. Where did you get your bogus info?
 
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