Lab grown Diamonds - Thoughts?

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I think the lab market is going to surpass the mined diamonds very quickly.
QVC and many department stores are stocking lab diamonds now.
From the article I quoted above, younger people seem to be ok with a lab engagement ring.
For myself, I will continue to buy antique and designer jewelry with mined diamonds and fun lab diamonds.
 
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Gourmetgal said:
You must be speaking of mined diamonds and you are right, the same way marketers have created an image of mined diamonds being such treasures for mined diamonds some are attempting the same with lab. When you go to a jewelry mart and see literally thousands and thousands of mined diamonds in one day they sure don’t seem so rare and precious anymore - it’s all smoke and mirrors and those of us who’ve spent thousands of dollars on mined diamonds don’t like seeing that lux image begin to fade. That’s what’s happening to the overall diamond market unfortunately. Mined diamond prices are being affected negatively by the influx of lab grown.
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By the mined diamonds you mean the real diamonds? Oh when I go to jewelry stores I rarely see big diamonds but there are a lot of small ones. They are still diamonds and not artificially made ones so they’ll always be more valuable.

Mind you I live in a place where women are covered in diamonds and flaunt them with joy ❤️ yet it doesnt make diamonds less attractive to me.

Not sure how many of them would be lab grown, that would be a ground for divorce 😂 but my jeweler told me some men buying real diamonds to their wives and lab ones to the mistresses 😂
 
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This guy I dated was a divorcee, he got his ex-wife a a natural 2 carat diamond. He was still a student at the time and claimed he used student loan money.
When it came to me, he told me that he can only get me a lab grown diamond- that really upset me, I felt like I was worth less in his eyes. On top of that (if you've seen my other posts) his sister loved to say that I'm not as pretty and hot as his ex-wfie (who was sleeping with someone else's husband). It really bothered me, and not to mention he was making more than he was when he was with her. She was a broke student at a community college, I am successful and have a career. I have lab diamond earrings and it's costume jewelry to me, he 100% did not make me feel special.
 
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prettylittlethings2 said:
This guy I dated was a divorcee, he got his ex-wife a a natural 2 carat diamond. He was still a student at the time and claimed he used student loan money.
When it came to me, he told me that he can only get me a lab grown diamond- that really upset me, I felt like I was worth less in his eyes. On top of that (if you've seen my other posts) his sister loved to say that I'm not as pretty and hot as his ex-wfie (who was sleeping with someone else's husband). It really bothered me, and not to mention he was making more than he was when he was with her. She was a broke student at a community college, I am successful and have a career. I have lab diamond earrings and it's costume jewelry to me, he 100% did not make me feel special.
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My man knows nothing about diamonds. He only knows VCA, Cartier and Graff. I said I needed 5 carats classic ring and he went straight to the VCA because that was always his first choice of the brand. He was a bit shocked by their pricing and decided to google “5 carat diamond ring” bless his soul. And it took him straight to the lab grown jewelry web sites. He would buy that one if he didn’t ask for my opinion.

Instead I sent him to my jeweler, which anllowed him to get the diamond I wanted and saved a bunch of money. I don’t need a big name, I just want a really good stone. But a real stone not a lab one.
 
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mocktail said:
I’m glad he was able to get you what you wanted!
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Thank you.
But if he decided to surprise me he probably would have bought one of those lab diamond rings because they were on top of the Google search and those web site do not fully explain the meaning of lab grown. He probably would be suspicious that an engagement ring costs less than VCA plain earrings or a Prada bag but hey whatever.
 
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GraffS said:
Thank you.
But if he decided to surprise me he probably would have bought one of those lab diamond rings because they were on top of the Google search and those web site do not fully explain the meaning of lab grown. He probably would be suspicious that an engagement ring costs less than VCA plain earrings or a Prada bag but hey whatever.
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It’s great he asked your opinion! So at least he knew that much :lol:
 
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There are many of us who will spend $$$ on our clothing & bags & will buy that Hanes t shirt to
mix in with our clothes. We enjoy the mix of high end & inexpensive basics, why not?
We can also do the same with our jewelry. Not everything has to be or should be an investment
Jewelry prices fluctuate.
Customers should want to have some knowledge about lab grown diamonds as it is becoming a
big business.
Whatever the comfort zone is, buy what you love.
 
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keya said:
I feel iffy about lab diamonds. They just don’t make sense to me, sustainability wise. Earth mined diamonds are not rare, so how does it make sense to use so much energy to make man-made ones? 🤷‍♀️
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prettylittlethings2 said:
This guy I dated was a divorcee, he got his ex-wife a a natural 2 carat diamond. He was still a student at the time and claimed he used student loan money.
When it came to me, he told me that he can only get me a lab grown diamond- that really upset me, I felt like I was worth less in his eyes. On top of that (if you've seen my other posts) his sister loved to say that I'm not as pretty and hot as his ex-wfie (who was sleeping with someone else's husband). It really bothered me, and not to mention he was making more than he was when he was with her. She was a broke student at a community college, I am successful and have a career. I have lab diamond earrings and it's costume jewelry to me, he 100% did not make me feel special.
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I would have been upset as well. It’s different if you requested a lab but for him to lead with that didn’t make you feel special.
 
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missie1 said:
I would have been upset as well. It’s different if you requested a lab but for him to lead with that didn’t make you feel special.
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100% and he would say that I am comparing myself to his ex. First of all, his sister compared me to her very early on, saying how she is clearly prettier than me etc (even though I don't think so). Secondly, it made me feel so not special, especially if he got her the natural ring when they were both students, and now he's working and making decent money. On top of that he knows I'm "bougie" lol and definitely not into lab which in my eyes is a fake ring.
 
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prettylittlethings2 said:
100% and he would say that I am comparing myself to his ex. First of all, his sister compared me to her very early on, saying how she is clearly prettier than me etc (even though I don't think so). Secondly, it made me feel so not special, especially if he got her the natural ring when they were both students, and now he's working and making decent money. On top of that he knows I'm "bougie" lol and definitely not into lab which in my eyes is a fake ring.
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You said “this guy I dated” are you still dating? I hope not! Based on the debate over the ring, how he will only get you lab and you see lab as him saying you’re worth less than the ex, this doesn’t seem like the best foundation to start an engagement or marriage.
 
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