Understand the Difference between Synthetic and Lab-grown Diamonds

Buying a diamond can be not only complicated but confusing too. Moreover, a few retailers try to confuse you more by adding industrial terms like synthetic diamonds, lab-made diamonds, industrial diamonds, natural diamonds, etc. We are here to help you decide what can be the best for you with the difference of each.

Synthetic diamonds: While we talk about gems, often synthetic diamonds are compared to lab-grown or lab-created. We will define these diamonds as now diamond simulants. Let us check a few examples.

• Cubic Zirconia

These terms come to our mind when we hear about lab-grown synthetic diamonds. There are reasons behind it: first, it is the cheapest of all with good quality that lab-grown diamond companies can provide. Some of the companies even use synthetic diamonds for engagement rings. Some of these rings have gold and platinum settings despite having sterling silver.

Cubic Zirconia is nothing but zirconium dioxide. Making Lab-grown diamond jewelry out of this can be less durable. Also, on the other hand, it does give a beautiful cut that people love to wear.

• Moissanite

Chemically, Moissanite diamond is of silicon carbide. Made in Lab with natural mineral, comes out with fine-quality. There are chances that people run to buy these diamonds as they are found rare. Increasingly, Moissanite has become highly popular for engagement rings as the stone has excellent sparkle. These stones are durable, like natural diamonds. Though the difference is subtle, these diamonds can be called lab-grown or mined.

Lab-Created Diamonds: You can consider lab-grown diamonds if you find the prices of a mined diamond prohibitive. Chemically identical to natural diamonds, the price of a lab-grown diamond is much less. Lab-created diamonds are usually grown in a lab with modern technologies. The other processes that the Lab-grown manufacturers follow are the CVD process and the HPHT process. A chemical vapor deposition and Lab-created high-pressure high-temperature process used is to create the best quality of diamonds. 

Difference between Lab created and synthetic diamonds 

• Similarities only end at one point that; both are Man-made and cheaper than mined diamonds.
• Synthetic diamond manufacturers do not have any certification for creating Moissanite and Cubic Zirconia, whereas Lab-created is certified. 
• Labs can determine the certificate by using the 4C’s of natural diamonds.
• Synthetic diamonds are always nearly white unless required in color.

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