Lab grown Diamonds - Thoughts?

#181
Mrs.Z said:
I’ve gone down a Lab diamond rabbit hole and so far I’m impressed with the pieces I’ve acquired. For me it’s the opportunity to buy a much larger stone at a more reasonable price. I’m not concerned about resale, it’s solely for my enjoyment!
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Same here.

I recently purchased some very nice studs and I love them and their sparkle.
 
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The lower color came and I loved it, but I'm a size queen and a bigger one came up for around the same price.
I'm thrilled with it. 2.61 I VS1 -- big enough to look real but not so big to look like I need the mansion, private jet, and lifestyle to match.

Either way I love it and am very happy I got it and would get another for a ring or pendant. I think for a "tennis" style piece, I would stick with mined, but for an affordable big stone? Sure. My stone was around $1k. That's ~$383+ a carat. No regrets.
 
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saligator said:
The lower color came and I loved it, but I'm a size queen and a bigger one came up for around the same price.
I'm thrilled with it. 2.61 I VS1 -- big enough to look real but not so big to look like I need the mansion, private jet, and lifestyle to match.

Either way I love it and am very happy I got it and would get another for a ring or pendant. I think for a "tennis" style piece, I would stick with mined, but for an affordable big stone? Sure. My stone was around $1k. That's ~$383+ a carat. No regrets.
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Incredible deal even for lab. Where was it made and which process?
 
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Gourmetgal said:
Incredible deal even for lab. Where was it made and which process?
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I don't know where it was made, but it was CVD.

If you have critical comments, though, please withhold them. I've already bought it and I love it and I don't want to sway towards any sense of doubt or second guessing.

It's pretty. It pleases me. It wasn't expensive. I'm happy.
 
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saligator said:
I don't know where it was made, but it was CVD.

If you have critical comments, though, please withhold them. I've already bought it and I love it and I don't want to sway towards any sense of doubt or second guessing.

It's pretty. It pleases me. It wasn't expensive. I'm happy.
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Not planning to be critical, just curious about the incredible pricing on the stone. That’s all.
 
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#188
saligator said:
Yeah. The prices seem to be all over the map. I got it last year, and prices for the same stone have gone up quite a bit.
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Also, I didn't really compare processes. I wanted an inexpensive larger stone, it was set in a bezel, so it looks fine, and it came with IGI cert for Lab stone.

I don't think I would spend a lot of money on a lab stone, but ~$1k was fine for me. I'd maybe go up to like $1500, but probably not much more than that.
 
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I'm all for lab-grown diamonds. They're DIAMONDS, not CZ. It's an excellent way to buy the bling you love without having to get a second mortgage on your house. Also, there was something said about it being "all about the cut." This is 100% true. One can cut a natural, hand-mined diamond badly, just like a lab-grown diamond.
 
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