A proper rolex comparison would a factory made Rolex, vs a Rolex made out of gold that was created in a lab. It is NOT A FAKE.

 

I think in general people views and their mentality on fake products is something made by anyone but the authorize manufacturer and the quality is nothing to compare. However, this is not really the case for lab made stones and so I can understand why people is having a hard time getting it. But there are also many(myself included) who bought into how company market their product and society put value on things all while ignoring the reality in front of them.

Who in here doesn't want a $250k+ supercar(let say a Carrera GT)? I just wish there a company that make an exact same one for less.

 

So the real question is;

If you buy your girl a man made diamond, is it possible to tell the difference from a natural diamond ? (outside of some special lab of course. can the normal jewler/appraiser tell the difference?)

Anyone know?

 

^^^base on what I've learned....NO!
However, the most obvious point would be if you were making $30-$45k a year and the ring you bought for your fiance look like it worth $15k or more then what you make and you're also known as to be a cheap/frugal or someone who doesn't like to spend a lot of money on anything.

 

From what I've read... sometimes. Some jewelers can spot it. But there are a few companies making them, maybe some are better than the others, and it's still a relatively new technology.

Real diamonds are just carbon, the lab-grown diamonds are carbong plus about 8 other materials. Eventually they'd like to be able to grow them out of just carbon, and I assume that at that point, they would be indistinguishable.

 

My friend just went and bought a diamond for his girlfriend last weekend.

He and his dad (who is "in the business" and has a diamond tester) went and bought a 1.2 carat ring directly from a broker. It was F color, Cut/symmetry VG/VG, appraised/certified for a bit more then 10,000...for 1990.00 (it was even set in an inexpensive white gold ring).

How does a retail item "worth" 10K get sold for less than 2K?

Marketing.

 

Odd question.

Why are diamonds considered the staple of engagement rings? Is there an actual historical tradition to the diamond as the sign of engagement or is it modern marketing?

 

this thread just gave me cancer

 

Modern marketing. Started in 1939 mostly, when DeBeers started their marketing campaign.

Diamonds had been used in jewelry, and even some wedding rings, prior to that, but not as a traditional role.

 

I'd much rather buy my future wife a $2k opal/sapphire plus another $8K in platinum or whatever she wants, than to spend $10K in a diamond. I would ultimately leave the choice to her and hope she can see pass the diamond marketing ploy.


As for leaving the diamond to my grand kid... why would I want to leave them a worthless rock that I overspent on? They'd be lucky to get 20 cents on the dollar. I'd rather put that $$ in a charity fund and let them disburse it as he/she see fits. If they really want something tangible in carbon to remember me by, they can have my urn.