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re: Diamonds...Does the OT know the history about one of the most successful PR campaigns?
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:14 am to sidewalkside
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:14 am to sidewalkside
You’re better off getting a nice sapphire/ruby/emerald. They hold their value better than a diamond long term.
But you’ll never convince her of that
But you’ll never convince her of that
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Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:18 am to dkreller
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Are lab diamonds marked in any way? Asking for a husband.
If it’s GIA/IGI certified, the certificate will indicate lab origin.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:23 am to Dragula
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Dudes love $15K watches and $100K trucks...
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:23 am to dkreller
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Are lab diamonds marked in any way?
They have "LG" in front of the usual laser engraving that many diamonds, natural and lab grown, have.
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Diamond laser inscription is done by lightly etching numbers, letters, and even artwork on the girdle of the diamond with a very small and precise laser beam. The laser inscription is seen using a jeweler's loupe but is not visible to the human eye and has no effect on the diamond's quality or light performance.
Also, an interesting graph. Lab generated sales have taken off in the past few years.
This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:40 am to Shexter
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Shexter
Nobody is coming close to paying 14K for a 2.5 ct lab grown.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:43 am to Shexter
Maybe in 2021, but those prices are insane in 2024. James Allen & Brilliant Earth also grossly overprice their lab stones. They all pull from the same virtual stock. You can often find the same stone (per GIA report number) for soooo much less on other sites.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:45 am to Evil Little Thing
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Maybe in 2021, but those prices are insane in 2024
Those prices are dropping quickly
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:50 am to sidewalkside
How educated are the OT baws about the intentional PR campaign and market manipulation by De Beers ….?
How educated is the OT?
—2 completely different questions
How educated is the OT?
—2 completely different questions
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:51 am to sidewalkside
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UPDATE: Lot's of engagement here but none of the baws want to admit they've been duped related to climate change PR campaigns...funny
You sound like the type of person who really believes someone on the OT invented fire.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 11:58 am to Shexter
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Those prices are dropping quickly
PSA to anybody shopping for natural or lab stones: use an aggregator like this site to shop around. The same stone will cost twice as much at one of the major retailers as it does online. You can buy your stone & have it set locally. On no planet should you be paying $1,600 for a 1 carat lab diamond anymore. This is a reputable site to comparison shop, and includes “cut scores” to rate how much the stone will sparkle.
LINK
This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 6/19/24 at 12:03 pm to jpainter6174
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Why would you pay 2X as much for the something that is the same?
Why eat real meat if lab grown meat is the same molecular structure, texture, and taste?
This post was edited on 6/19/24 at 12:05 pm
Posted on 6/19/24 at 12:20 pm to sidewalkside
This is well known to anyone not living under a rock (pardon the pun). De Beers and OPEC are two of the last legalized cartels.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 1:06 pm to Dragula
Are you putting the diamonds in your body for nutrition? If so .... Kinky 
Posted on 6/19/24 at 1:08 pm to terriblegreen
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My wife has a lab diamond on her left hand. She is none the wiser.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 1:13 pm to SG_Geaux
They stole my money!!!
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:39 pm to sidewalkside
My wife wanted moissanite. I happily obliged.
Posted on 6/19/24 at 2:42 pm to sidewalkside
The diamond PR campaign is second only to the 30A sticker campaign
Posted on 6/20/24 at 10:52 am to jpainter6174
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Are you putting the diamonds in your body for nutrition?
No, but I don't like lab made diamonds, lab meat meat, replica watches, etc.
There is clearly a market for those that want them.
Posted on 6/20/24 at 11:06 am to Shexter
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Mine knows and is perfectly fine with it
Mine didn’t even bat an eye. She really isn’t impressed with experience things so I believe her. I have a plan that will make it very sentimental and the ring will still be very meaningful to her.
It’s her 2nd marriage, my first and we’re both in our 40’s. We’ve discussed the type of ceremony we’d have and that won’t put me in the poor house either.
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