What is cultivating a diamond? Cultivated diamonds are synthetic diamonds; in other words, Cultivated diamonds are natural diamonds. Grown diamonds are generated in the laboratory, using advanced technology and equipment to create the same formation environment as natural diamonds in the laboratory, and eventually generate diamonds like natural diamonds. Cultivated diamonds’ physical, chemical, and optical properties are the same as genuine diamonds. Lab-grown diamonds have become the diamond of choice in the jewelry industry. Many friends who want to get married will consider choosing a more cost-effective cultivated diamond when buying a diamond ring. So, what’s the appeal of growing diamonds? Let so many friends like, let’s talk about the pros and cons of cultivating diamonds.
Pros of cultivating diamonds
1. The quality is generally better than that of natural diamonds
The production process of cultivated diamonds can be controlled, so the quality of the diamonds produced is quite good, the quality is also excellent, and the color clarity can be said to be perfect. In laboratory cultivation, costly and rare natural D-colored diamonds can be mass-reproduced, and natural D-colored diamonds are identical cultivated diamonds.
2. The price is cheaper
The cost of cultivated diamonds is even lower, only a tenth of that of natural diamonds. Most consumers buy non-collectible diamonds within the range; any required 4C parameters of the bare stone can be found in the corresponding cultivated diamond. But the price difference between natural and cultivated diamonds’ exact parameters is also huge; we still must follow our heart. Suppose you refuse to produce diamonds from the spirit or have a high budget. In that case, you can consider buying natural diamonds.
3. There is no need to mine, more green
Mining natural diamonds will undoubtedly destroy the natural environment and ecosystem and consume many resources; a standard open pit mine is about 500 meters wide and 300 meters deep, leaving the surrounding area barren and abandoned. The cultivation of diamonds in the production process only needs the use of the right amount of electricity and raw materials in the laboratory to complete without damaging mining on the surface, reducing carbon emissions and improving the sustainability of the ecological environment.
4. high brightness
Due to the uncontrollable growth environment of natural diamonds, the brightness of diamonds is also random, and flawless diamonds almost do not exist. But lab-grown diamonds are relatively stable and shine brighter than most natural diamonds.
5. Color diamonds are more approachable
Suppose you have a passion for colored diamonds. In that case, you probably know these naturally colored diamonds are costly, unaffordable, and not easily accessible to the average consumer. According to statistics, the production of natural color diamonds is 1/10,000 of natural colorless diamonds, which are rare and precious. The cultivation of diamonds in the production process can also create different colors of color diamonds; consumers can find the appropriate specifications and various sizes. The price of cultured color diamonds in the laboratory is closer to the general public and meets the needs of more people.
6. Human rights protection
Leonardo, because of the 2006 film “Blood Diamond, began to pay attention to the problem of natural diamond mining and more support to cultivate the humane production of diamonds; he is also one of the critical investors in the cultivation of diamonds, hoping to reduce the mining of diamonds on the loss of mining workers, the press of child labor, and the harm caused to the environment. In recent years, people’s consumption concepts have gradually changed; more and more people are not willing to see “diamonds contaminated by blood” and pay more attention to cost-effective and ethical production.
Cons of cultivating diamonds
1. No natural diamond represents the marketing value of love
Cultivated diamonds because they are synthetic in a laboratory, so they do not have the wild type and scarcity of genuine diamonds; natural diamonds are expensive, in fact, and love binding has a great relationship, and cultivated diamonds may lack in this respect.
2. Do not value
Cultivated diamonds do not hold their value, but natural diamonds do not have their value either, and the two are the same in terms of not having their value. The function of cultivated diamonds and natural diamonds is the same: they are bright jewelry, bright and good-looking, which is enough because the wearing value is much higher than the monetary value.
3. Price instability
From 2021 to now, cultivated diamonds have dropped significantly, and the price fluctuation on the enabled diamond line is relatively large. The cost of boosted diamonds is unstable, so whether to buy depends on personal acceptance, for the effect of wearing boosted diamonds and natural diamonds are the same.
4. Uneven quality
Many people think that the cultivation of diamonds is lab-grown and can not be flawless. The growth process of cultivating diamonds is uncontrollable and is not how you want it to be. There are many diamonds with low color grades, such as hij color. In the clarity below S, there will be a variety of colors and clarity levels. Finally, the processing and polishing of cultivated diamonds is the same as that of natural diamonds, and there will be damaged and incomplete diamonds due to cutting problems.
5. Poor market environment
Many businesses use moissanite and zircon instead of cultivated diamonds to deceive consumers. If you are using cultivated diamonds yourself, you can find a friend or expert who can acquire diamonds and ask them to help you identify the boosted diamonds you buy. If you are a breeding diamond wholesaler, you can find an agent who knows this aspect of breeding diamonds. No matter what, you should test the diamonds you buy to avoid losing them.
6. Cultivate the shortcomings of technology
HPHT(high temperature and high-pressure method) can produce less than 3 carats of diamonds; more than three are rare. There were some blue and green tones of diamonds, but now the technology has improved, and they rarely appear.
CVD(chemical meteorological deposition method) can produce 1-8 carats of large diamonds. However, the more significant the carat color grade is, the d-j color has a high-quality DE color to cultivate for several months before being easy to see. There are many ways to change color to enhance the color grade; some have a coffee tone.
Frequently asked questions about diamond cultivation
1. How to grow lab diamonds?
There are currently two methods of growing diamonds: high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Each process is suitable for increasing diamonds of a specific size and color.
2. How long does it take to grow lab diamonds?
It takes about a week to grow a 1-carat laboratory diamond and about a month to grow a 3-carat diamond. If you try to develop a diamond faster, the crystal will break, and you can not control it. Therefore, there is a physical speed limit to how fast diamonds grow.
3. Are all lab diamonds flawless?
Not really. Because diamonds are grown by recreating natural conditions, lab-grown diamonds have the same variation in color and clarity as natural diamonds. Lab diamonds still cover a range of colors and clarity, just like mined natural diamonds. Even within the 4C range, the quality of lab-grown diamonds will vary.
4. Are lab-grown diamonds cheaper than natural diamonds?
Yes. Cultivated diamonds are cheaper than natural diamonds of the same quality. Grown diamonds are priced according to their quality, just like mined diamonds. We are often asked how much a 1-carat lab-grown diamond costs. The answer is that it depends on the quality, just like mined diamonds.
5. Are cultivated diamonds detected by a third party?
Yes. Almost all cultivated diamonds are graded and certified by a reputable non-profit gemstone laboratory such as GIA, IGI, or NGTC. We provide our customers with grading reports of any diamond. We can verify these reports by looking up the ID on the website. We also carefully check the reliability of the certificate when we buy cultivated diamonds.
6. Do cultivated diamonds change color over time?
No. Cultivated diamonds have the same properties as natural diamonds, so they do not fade, discolor, or become cloudy over time.
