Lab grown diamonds??

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It seems everything can be grown in a lab these days even diamonds. How do you feel about lab grown diamonds? Do you have any? Would you be in the market for such if you were younger and starting all over again? They look pretty enough but I don't know enough about them.

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I bought one years ago, yes... it was stunning and a whole lot less expensive than they are currently. My daughter has it now. To answer your question about "starting over" if you mean would I want one as an engagement ring, the answer would be no... I'm "weird" in that way. Only a real diamond for engagement/wedding ring, but for other jewelry, sure! 💍
 
Synthetic, or lab-grown diamonds have been around for about 80 years and as processes improve they are getting more competitive with natural gem quality diamonds. Synthetic diamonds are real diamonds, every bit as real as natural ones, but experts can tell the difference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond

You can even get a diamond made from someone's remains, ashes. Called memorial diamonds. Works for pets too. ASHES TO DIAMONDS
 
Absolutely. Why pay for a real diamond when they're actually as common as gravel. For decades the price and distribution of them was strictly controlled by the thieves and murderers known as De Beers.

Are Diamonds Really Rare? Diamond Myths and Misconceptions > https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/

I'd rather have a lovely pink sapphire. 🙂

The Many Shades of Pink Sapphires
The Many Shades of Pink Sapphires

 
Alligatorob said:
I like sapphires too, but isn't a pink sapphire a ruby?
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What’s the Difference Between Rubies and Pink Sapphires? > https://www.gemsociety.org/article/distinguishing-rubies-pink-sapphires/

Defining Ruby and Sapphire​

Scientifically, rubies and sapphires are simply varieties of corundum, a crystalline form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), with impurities or trace elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium. These impurities create the wide range of colors found in corundum crystals: gray, brown, yellow, green, blue, purple, red, … and pink.

Ruby is defined as red corundum. The presence of chromium is largely what makes a corundum gemstone red. All other varieties of corundum, anything not red, are classified as sapphire. (Sapphires may contain a mix of chromium, titanium, and iron traces). Although popularly associated with the color blue, sapphires include all non-red colored corundum gems. It's not surprising, then, that pink is the boundary line between rubies and sapphires since pink is commonly considered a light tone of red. :)
 
Bella said:
Absolutely. Why pay for a real diamond when they're actually as common as gravel. For decades the price and distribution of them was strictly controlled by the thieves and murderers known as De Beers.

Are Diamonds Really Rare? Diamond Myths and Misconceptions > https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/

I'd rather have a lovely pink sapphire. 🙂

The Many Shades of Pink Sapphires
The Many Shades of Pink Sapphires

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Pink sapphires. 😳 I’d choose a pink sapphire over a diamond any day. Diamonds are not all girls best friend.
 
Nathan said:
I like diamonds and other stones well enough, but the whole jewelry industry is a big put-off.
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I totally agree. When I got divorced I took my engagement ring back to the jewelry store where we bought it to see what they would give me for it. They offered nothing...according to them, my marquise diamond was "scrap". It sure wasn't scrap when they sold it.
 
caroln said:
I totally agree. When I got divorced I took my engagement ring back to the jewelry store where we bought it to see what they would give me for it. They offered nothing...according to them, my marquise diamond was "scrap". It sure wasn't scrap when they sold it.
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Your error was in going back to the same store that sold it to you. That is a clear "conflict of interest " on the part of the retailer. Instead, go to a random jewelery store, and ask for an appraisal from a gemologist, for insurance reasons.

Between myself and my Wife, we own about $25,000. worth of 24 karat gold coins from the Royal Canadian Mint, and personal items with diamonds and emeralds in them. BTW, it takes over 2000 F degrees of heat to melt gold in a house fire, so if you have it in a fire proof box, it won't melt. Most house fires don't exceed 1000 F degrees of heat. JimB.
 
caroln said:
I totally agree. When I got divorced I took my engagement ring back to the jewelry store where we bought it to see what they would give me for it. They offered nothing...according to them, my marquise diamond was "scrap". It sure wasn't scrap when they sold it.
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They buy these things to resell or to remount for resale. Young people are less interested in jewelry and all the valuables of previous generations so resale might not be as easy or bring as much. Was it the exact same jeweler who sold it to you/your husband years ago?? :unsure:
 
chic said:
They buy these things to resell or to remount for resale. Young people are less interested in jewelry and all the valuables of previous generations so resale might not be as easy or bring as much. Was it the exact same jeweler who sold it to you/your husband years ago?? :unsure:
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Gold is the ultimate "travelling currency " 24 K is valued today at around $2500 USD per troy ounce, which is 31.1 grams of gold by weight. During WW2 US pilots flying in the Pacific theatre of operations were issued a few US Gold coins to be used as bribery money, if they were captured after being shot down. Gold is still the universal trade item. I buy the Canadian Mint 24 K coins as a hedge against inflation. Instantly sell able at the spot price in either Canadian or US dollars. JimB.
 

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