Today there are two options of buying Diamonds. Diamonds from under the ground, or from above the ground.
Both Lab grown and Mined diamonds are considered 'diamonds' as recently re-defined by the FTC.
Lab Grown comes in both CVD and HPHT.
- CVD Diamonds are type2a, from a perfect diamond seed. Every diamond tester will pass them as a diamond, being pure Carbon.
- HPHT is a cheaper Lab Grown technique that will not always pass a diamond tester because of the technique it is grown under.
Lab Grown loose diamonds are CVD. Less than 2% of all diamonds are of this quality and usually sold at a premium. You will be getting bigger and cleaner-stone value proposition..
No Fluorescence (because of type2a).
The prices are approximately 40% less than mined-diamonds.
All diamonds above 0.30ct will be sold with either IGI or GCAL certificates. They are also inscribed with "LG" on the girdle for transparency and disclosure.