The idea of a Natural Diamond is comfortable.





It’s a centuries old tradition of showing love and commitment.

A diamond that is Lab Created might be met with some skepticism.

A diamond that is considered ‘created’ and professionally grown in a laboratory may not line up with your notions of romance.

Here’s what you should consider when deciding between lab created diamonds vs natural stones.





Natural Diamonds are a crystallized carbon structure that is formed beneath the earth’s surface over millions (or sometimes billions) of years under the perfect conditions of heat and pressure.

The diamonds are brought to the surface during natural events (like volcanic eruptions) and then mined from the land. Only 30% of mined diamond stones match the standard gem quality that is required for jewelry. It is this rarity of stone that makes them the world’s most expensive diamond.

Bigger the stone, higher the value, higher the demand


Lab Grown Diamonds are grown from the tiny carbon diamond seeds of pre-existing diamonds. Advanced technology – either extreme pressure and heat or a special deposition process known as CVD – mimics the method of natural diamond formation. Some lab diamonds grown through deposition may also undergo pressure and heat treatment after they are grown.

Lab grown fancy colored diamonds are formed when small amounts of specific trace elements are present during the growth phase of the created diamond, just like in nature. In both white and fancy colored lab diamonds, the exact composition of trace elements may differ from their natural diamond counterparts. A lab diamond can only be distinguished from natural diamonds using specialized equipment that can detect the minor differences in trace elements and crystal growth



Lab Grown Diamonds vs.
Diamond Simulants





It is important to note the major distinction between lab diamonds and diamond simulants. Diamond simulants, such as cubic zirconia and moissanite, look similar to diamonds but are not true carbon crystals. Simulants do not have the same chemical and physical properties as natural diamonds and therefore sell at much lower prices than man made diamonds. Simulants can be distinguished from natural or lab grown diamonds using only the naked eye.


Natural and lab grown diamonds have thermal conductivity properties that differentiate them from cubic zirconia with a handheld diamond tester. Some lab diamonds, along with some natural colored diamonds, may be mistakenly identified as moissanites when using certain diamond testers due to similarity in their electrical conductivity. However, gemologists can typically distinguish between diamond and moissanite due to their differing refractive properties, with moissanites being double refractive and diamonds being single refractive.