What Does Laboratory Grown Diamond Mean?
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Laboratory grown diamonds are stones created in a laboratory setting using an innovative process that flawlessly replicates nature. Nurtured from a tiny carbon seed, laboratory grown diamonds are indistinguishable from their mined counterparts in all chemical, physical, and optical attributes. Intensely bright and cut for brilliance, each can be set in precious metals to form fine jewelry that shines with infinite fire and radiance.
Content overview
Content overview
- Types of laboratory grown diamonds
- Difference between laboratory grown and man made
- How to tell the difference between them
- Are laboratory grown diamonds better?
- The cost of laboratory grown diamonds vs natural
- Swarovski crystals vs laboratory grown diamonds
- Moissanites vs laboratory grown diamonds
- Why choose laboratory grown diamonds
Why Are They Called Laboratory Grown Diamonds?
Laboratory grown diamonds is the name used to describe diamonds that do not originate from the earth. Alternative terms meaning the same thing include man-made diamonds, synthetic diamonds, simulated diamonds, lab grown, and lab created diamonds. Swarovski Created Diamonds refers to our fine jewelry collections featuring high quality laboratory grown diamonds.
How to Distinguish Laboratory Grown Diamonds from Mined Diamonds
It’s impossible to differentiate between a laboratory grown diamond and a mined diamond with the naked eye. With professional tools, laboratory grown diamonds can be identified through laser inscriptions on the girdle, distinct fluorescent patterns shown under UV light, and unique microscopic inclusions that occur in the growing process.
Are Laboratory Grown Diamonds Better than Mined Diamonds?
The choice between laboratory grown diamonds and mined diamonds comes down to personal preference. In terms of their chemical composition, laboratory grown diamonds are 100% real diamonds. The universally recognized 4Cs grading system applies to both types of diamond, so buyers can choose a stone that reflects their desired cut, color, clarity, and carat weight regardless of whether it was formed in the earth or in a laboratory.
What Is the Difference in Price Between Laboratory Grown and Mined Diamonds?
Efficient production processes mean that laboratory grown diamonds can be a more affordable option than mined diamonds. Our Founder, Daniel Swarovski, was passionate about making luxury accessible to all and laboratory grown diamonds honor this mission, offering stones of exceptional quality at tailored price points that cannot be replicated in the traditional diamond market.
Why Are Laboratory Grown Diamonds More Affordable?
Hay varias razones por las que es posible comprar diamantes creados en laboratorio de alta calidad con un peso en quilates sustancial a precios más asequibles que los diamantes extraídos. La optimización de los procesos de producción en el laboratorio ha abaratado los costes; además, la llegada de algunos nuevos competidores al mercado ha supuesto que los precios de los diamantes creados en laboratorio se mantengan a niveles competitivos.
Comparación cristal Swarovski-Swarovski Created Diamonds
El espíritu innovador y el savoir-faire de la marca quedan plasmados en la creación de los cristales Swarovski y de los diamantes creados en laboratorio que se presentan en nuestras colecciones Swarovski Created Diamonds. Ambos se producen a partir de componentes de la más alta calidad: los cristales Swarovski parten de una fórmula legada por Daniel Swarovski, mientras que los Swarovski Created Diamonds se cultivan a partir de una pequeña semilla de carbono en condiciones de laboratorio a la que se le aplican altas dosis de calor y presión.
Comparativa moissanitas frente a diamantes creados en laboratorio
Moissanieten zijn een type edelsteen die vergelijkbare kwaliteiten hebben als diamanten. De eerste moissanieten kwamen van meteorieten, maar tegenwoordig worden ze gemaakt van siliciumcarbide en in laboratoria vervaardigd. Hoewel laboratorium-diamanten voor 100% identiek zijn aan gedolven diamanten op alle manieren behalve herkomst, lijken moissanieten op diamanten maar vertonen verschillen in zowel samenstelling als uiterlijk. Moissanieten hebben hun eigen schoonheid, maar hun duurzaamheid, schittering en kleur zijn uniek in vergelijking met diamanten. Laboratorium-diamanten worden eveneens beoordeeld aan de hand van de 4 C's van diamantkwaliteit, terwijl bij moissanieten alleen naar de kleur wordt gekeken.
Ontdek Swarovski Created Diamonds
Swarovski Created Diamonds
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Ontdek verfijnde sieradenontwerpen die laboratorium-diamanten combineren met edelmetalen. Met de savoir-faire van Swarovski wordt elk stuk vakkundig vervaardigd om licht met briljante intensiteit te vangen en te transformeren.
Briljante Bruids- en huwelijkssieraden
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Vereeuwig uw liefdesverhaal met Swarovski Created Diamonds-bruidssieraden. Van klassieke solitaire verlovingsringen tot hartvormige hangers die romantiek uitstralen, elk stuk laat uw speciale dag nog meer stralen.
Hoe worden laboratorium-diamanten gemaakt?
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Ontdek hoe laboratorium-diamanten laag voor laag worden gekweekt vanuit een klein koolstofzaad. Er zijn twee hoofdmethoden om de wonderen van de natuur te imiteren, waarbij intense druk en hitte worden toegepast of koolstofrijk gas in een vacuümkamer wordt gebruikt.
Waarom kiezen voor laboratorium-diamanten?
Swarovski Created Diamonds zijn een unieke mix van wetenschap en creativiteit. Laboratorium-diamanten worden geslepen om te stralen en zijn in alle opzichten identiek aan natuurlijke diamanten, behalve in oorsprong. Ze zijn een betaalbaar alternatief en vertegenwoordigen de toekomst van de diamantindustrie.
IGI CERTIFIED
Laboratory Grown Diamond Certification
Every laboratory grown diamond featured in the Swarovski Created Diamonds collections has been reviewed by the IGI (International Gemological Institute) to confirm the quality of each stone according to the 4Cs of diamond assessment. Only the finest laboratory grown diamonds are selected.
As proof of origin, every laboratory grown diamond that is 0.25ct or larger carries a laser engraving visible only under strong magnification.
Frequently asked questions
FAQ
What are laboratory grown diamonds?
Laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds. They are just grown from a ‘seed’ in a laboratory, building layer upon layer using HPHT (high pressure high temperature) or CVD (chemical vapor deposition) to replicate the natural process over several days or weeks, rather than in the earth over millions of years. Aside from their origin, they are exactly the same.
Are laboratory grown diamonds less expensive than mined diamonds?
Laboratory grown diamonds offer the freedom to explore more breadth of jewelry in terms of sizes, shapes and settings than ever before, more easily. Swarovski is proud to offer modern, inspired designs with premium quality diamonds, meaning you get larger and higher quality stones tailored to every price point.
How are laboratory grown diamonds made?
Laboratory grown diamonds are made using an innovative process that flawlessly replicates nature, resulting in a laboratory grown diamond that is indistinguishable from a mined diamond in all chemical, physical, and optical attributes. There are two ways to replicate the diamond formation process: HPHT (high pressure high temperature) and CVD (chemical vapor deposition).
The technology is as brilliant as the laboratory grown diamonds themselves. In both cases, a tiny diamond seed is nurtured with carbon atoms under laboratory conditions of intense heat and pressure, forming layer by layer. Each laboratory grown diamond forms in its own way, with one-of-a-kind inclusions and unique growth patterns.
The technology is as brilliant as the laboratory grown diamonds themselves. In both cases, a tiny diamond seed is nurtured with carbon atoms under laboratory conditions of intense heat and pressure, forming layer by layer. Each laboratory grown diamond forms in its own way, with one-of-a-kind inclusions and unique growth patterns.
Are laboratory grown diamonds real diamonds? What is the difference between laboratory and mined?
Yes, laboratory created diamonds are 100% diamonds. They are identical to mined diamonds possessing the same chemical composition, hardness, brilliance and fire. Both are 100% carbon. One is born in a laboratory, the other one in nature - just as a greenhouse-grown orchid is identical to one found in nature. The only difference is their origin.
Are laboratory grown diamonds and mined diamonds the same?
Laboratory grown diamonds are 100% the same as a mined diamond in all optical, chemical and physical aspects. Only the diamond’s origin – coming from the earth or coming from a laboratory – is different. This difference can only be identified with sophisticated laboratory equipment. Laboratory grown diamonds processed in Swarovski Created Diamonds jewelry can be identified by a laser engraving on all laboratory grown diamonds 0.25 ct and larger.
Can a Jeweler tell that a diamond is laboratory created?
No, a jeweler cannot tell the difference between a laboratory grown diamond and a mined diamond with the naked eye or using traditional jeweler’s equipment. Sophisticated instruments are required from a Gemological Institute like IGI to find out if a diamond is laboratory grown, or grown in the earth.
Could laboratory grown diamonds test as moissanite?
No, they are identical to mined diamonds possessing the same chemical composition, hardness, brilliance and fire. Both are 100% carbon.
Moissanite, while also created in a laboratory, is a silicon carbide engineered to give the illusion of similarity to diamonds, but is compositionally and visually quite different.
Moissanite, while also created in a laboratory, is a silicon carbide engineered to give the illusion of similarity to diamonds, but is compositionally and visually quite different.
What is a diamond simulant?
Diamond simulants such as Cubic Zirconia and Moissanite are not diamonds in any way, but gemstones manufactured to look like diamonds which are physically, visually and compositionally very different.
Is a Cubic Zirconia the same as a laboratory grown diamond?
No, Cubic Zirconia is not the same as laboratory grown diamonds. Cubic Zirconia is a diamond simulant and is physically, visually and compositionally very different to a diamond. Conversely, laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to their mined counterparts, but the way they originate.