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re: Any baw buy their S.O lab grown diamonds?
Posted on 11/24/23 at 7:46 pm to jlovel7
Posted on 11/24/23 at 7:46 pm to jlovel7
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It’s completely for suckers
Lab grown diamonds are a cheap version of natural diamonds that no jeweler will buy or buy back, making it worth very little on resale market.
It’s the equivalent of buying a knockoff Rolex for $500. It looks like a Rolex, but there’s a reason it wasn’t 8k or more and has no true resale value.
The real sucker is the person who buys the lab diamond thinking it’s a bargain. Buy moissanite or CZ, no reason to pay a lot for something that won’t hold any value. Paying more for a better fake makes no sense.
As for not being able to tell, that’s false. If it was difficult to tell, they would be flooding the market with lab diamonds and mined diamond prices would collapse. I’ve even noticed a blue tint with lab grown.
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Posted on 11/24/23 at 8:01 pm to rltiger
Not looking to sell the wife’s engagement ring, but it was appraised for insurance purposes and was valued almost $1,200 over what we paid.
Are you a jeweler or just talking out of your arse?
Are you a jeweler or just talking out of your arse?
Posted on 11/24/23 at 8:49 pm to threeputtforbogie
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Went through this looking for an emerald cut diamond which means any inclusions were very visible. I noticed the lab grown diamonds had noticeably more impurities even though they had identical clarity ratings, especially as you get above 1.5 carats.
This.
Went emerald cut natural diamond, and the extra paid was worth it. Bought a high quality stone.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 9:29 pm to rltiger
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that no jeweler will buy or buy back, making it worth very little on resale market.
Why would I give a shite if it ever needs to be resold? If that’s happening it is over.
Posted on 11/24/23 at 9:32 pm to rltiger
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Lab grown diamonds are a cheap version of natural diamonds that no jeweler will buy or buy back
False
Posted on 11/24/23 at 9:54 pm to Cosmo
Did I mention they are trashy itt yet?
Posted on 11/24/23 at 10:38 pm to rltiger
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If it was difficult to tell, they would be flooding the market with lab diamonds and mined diamond prices would collapse. I’ve even noticed a blue tint with lab grown.
Lol. Even a diamond jew cant tell difference with his eye
You have to use electron microscopy or something because lab grown are “too perfect”
Posted on 11/25/23 at 3:51 am to MrSpock
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I prefer my diamonds first pass through the calloused bloodied hands of a Sierra Leonean child.
Mine come with a picture of the child who mined them. Can’t get more authentic than that. Better than the picture of the geek in the lab who grows those.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 5:53 am to Auburn1968
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A 3.5 ct D quality in natural diamond would run greater than 100k. The same thing in lab grown would be under 15k.
What kind of diamond rarity is the diamond cabal pushing for a small piece of crystal that will some day get lost or stolen or sold at steep when discount when she dumps your arse?
Posted on 11/25/23 at 6:00 am to Mr Breeze
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De Beers
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Diamonds haven’t been rare commodities since 1870. But, for a long time they were viewed as symbols of wealth, power and decadent romantic dreams—a stone too precious and expensive to attain, if you weren’t part of the wealthy elite.
That all changed when the jewelry retailer De Beers and the shrewd creatives at N.W. Ayer & Son unveiled the brilliant “A Diamond Is Forever” campaign. The tagline forever changed public attitudes about diamonds being reserved only for the rich. And ended up creating a diamond demand by convincing people that no marriage is complete without a diamond ring. In 1999, Ad Age named “A Diamond Is Forever” the number one slogan of the century.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 6:26 am to lsu xman
I bought a loose 5 carat oval cut lab diamond for $5,250 and had a band made for $1,300. $6,550 in total, that could barely get me a 1 carat real, “blood diamond” ring.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 6:31 am to lsu xman
JEWELER JEAN DOUSSET
JD says even the most seasoned gemologists cannot tell the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds ... and they're both graded on the same scales under the same rules and principles.
It's pretty interesting to consider ... seeing as there's controversy surrounding engagement rings these days. Based on what Jean's telling us here, it sounds like a man would be able to safely pass off a lab-grown diamond engagement ring as a natural one and the woman would never know.
JD says even the most seasoned gemologists cannot tell the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds ... and they're both graded on the same scales under the same rules and principles.
It's pretty interesting to consider ... seeing as there's controversy surrounding engagement rings these days. Based on what Jean's telling us here, it sounds like a man would be able to safely pass off a lab-grown diamond engagement ring as a natural one and the woman would never know.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 7:57 am to jlovel7
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The only chemical difference is nitrogen in a natural diamond. You’re paying for nothing by getting a “real” one. It’s completely for suckers.
Do you like your meat 3D printed too?
I mean it’s the same composition as natural meat right?
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:02 am to lsu xman
I am trying to grow my own right now.
Have a friend who is such a tight arse I am feeding them coal right now in the hope of farming diamonds when they poop.
Have a friend who is such a tight arse I am feeding them coal right now in the hope of farming diamonds when they poop.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:07 am to Cheese Grits
my wife only wears her rings 2-3 times a year. special occasions only. looks really good though.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:14 am to mahdragonz
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The bigger lab diamond is the better investment.
Not true. The value of lab grown has plummeted. There is much better investment value in natural diamonds.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:23 am to rltiger
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Lab grown diamonds are a cheap version of natural diamonds that no jeweler will buy or buy back, making it worth very little on resale market.
I don’t have a lab diamond and have no skin in the game, but this isn’t categorically true. I checked the James Allen website since my ring was purchased there, and they have the same trade up policy for their lab diamonds as they do for earth mined.
Resale value for any diamond is garbage. You’d be lucky to get 25% of what you paid if you try to sell it yourself.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:27 am to Tarps99
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What kind of diamond rarity is the diamond cabal pushing for a small piece of crystal that will some day get lost or stolen or sold at steep when discount when she dumps your arse?
Exactly
One one hand the OT shits on real diamonds because they arent really scarce and deBeers artificially makes supply limited
On the other hand the OT shits on lab grown as fake
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:32 am to rltiger
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Lab grown diamonds are a cheap version of natural diamonds that no jeweler will buy or buy back, making it worth very little on resale market.
You know nothing. They will not appreciate in value, but there is a secondary market for them. I play golf with a private jeweler, and he said by real for the finger and lab grown for the earrings.
Posted on 11/25/23 at 8:35 am to ConcreteThreshold
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Not looking to sell the wife’s engagement ring, but it was appraised for insurance purposes and was valued almost $1,200 over what we paid.
That appraisal is based on the replacement cost of a diamond at retail. If you tried to sell it, you’d get about 25% of what you paid.
Imagine buying a new F150 Raptor for $100k, and the instant it rolls off the lot it is worth $25k, while your insurance policy and premium is based on $100k.
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