We are seeing a growing interest in laboratory grown diamonds as anΒ alternative to natural, mined diamonds.
Laboratory grown diamonds are chemically identical to their naturalΒ counterparts and have mostly identical properties, including the incredibleΒ lustre and brilliance and extreme hardness that natural diamonds are famousΒ for.Β They don’t look or feel any different to natural diamonds and modernΒ stones of fine quality are virtually impossible to distinguish from naturalΒ diamonds without advanced testing equipment.
The principal difference between natural and lab grown diamonds is in the wayΒ that they come into being.Β While natural diamonds occurred under naturalΒ forces deep within the earth millions of years ago, laboratory grown stones areΒ created in weeks in factories, in machines using a seed crystal to initiateΒ growth. People then cut and polish the crystal to produce a polishedΒ laboratory grown diamond.
A diamond simply referred to as βdiamondβ should always be a naturallyΒ created stone. All our diamonds stated as βdiamondβ on our receipts andΒ online are natural diamonds and not laboratory grown.
We do everything within our power to make the origins of our diamonds clearΒ to our customers, and prevent synthetic diamonds being mis-sold. We have anΒ in-store diamond screening device which indicates if a stone presenting as aΒ diamond is a laboratory grown or natural diamond.
We believe that both natural and laboratory grown diamonds are beautiful andΒ encourage our customers to choose whatever type of stone is best for them.