Que signifie « diamant de synthèse » ?
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Les diamants de synthèse sont des pierres créées dans un environnement de laboratoire grâce à un processus innovant qui imite parfaitement la nature. Élevés à partir d’une minuscule graine de carbone, les diamants de synthèse sont indiscernables de leurs homologues extraits en termes d’attributs chimiques, physiques et optiques. Intensément brillants et taillés pour l’éclat, chacun peut être serti dans des métaux précieux pour former des bijoux de haute qualité qui brillent d’un éclat infini et de radiance.
Vue d’ensemble du contenu
Vue d’ensemble du contenu
- Types de diamants de synthèse
- Différence entre créés en laboratoire et créés de la main de l’homme
- Comment faire la différence entre les deux
- Les diamants de synthèse sont-ils meilleurs ?
- Le coût des diamants de synthèse par rapport aux naturels
- Cristaux Swarovski vs diamants de synthèse
- Moissanites vs diamants de synthèse
- Pourquoi choisir des diamants de synthèse
Pourquoi les appelle-t-on des diamants de synthèse ?
Le terme utilisé pour décrire les diamants qui ne proviennent pas de la terre est diamants de synthèse. D’autres termes signifiant la même chose incluent les diamants fabriqués par l’homme, les diamants synthétiques, les diamants simulés, les diamants de laboratoire, et les diamants créés en laboratoire. Swarovski Created Diamonds désigne nos collections de joaillerie mettant en avant des diamants de synthèse de haute qualité.
Comment distinguer les diamants de synthèse des diamants extraits
Il est impossible de différencier à l’œil nu un diamant de synthèse d’un diamant extrait. Avec des outils professionnels, les diamants de synthèse peuvent être identifiés par des inscriptions au laser sur la ceinture, des motifs fluorescents distincts visibles sous lumière UV, et des inclusions microscopiques uniques qui se produisent lors du processus de croissance.
Les diamants de synthèse sont-ils meilleurs que les diamants issus des mines ?
Le choix entre les diamants de synthèse et les diamants extraits revient à une préférence personnelle. En termes de composition chimique, les diamants de synthèse sont des diamants 100 % réels. Le système de classification universellement reconnu des 4C s’applique aux deux types de diamants, permettant ainsi aux acheteurs de choisir une pierre qui reflète la taille (cut), la couleur (color), la clarté (clarity) et le caratage (carat) désirés, qu’elle ait été formée dans la terre ou en laboratoire.
Quelle différence de prix entre un diamant de synthèse et un diamant extrait de mines ?
Des processus de production efficaces signifient que les diamants de synthèse peuvent être une option plus abordable que les diamants extraits de mines. Notre fondateur, Daniel Swarovski, avait à cœur de rendre le luxe accessible à tous. Fidèles à cette mission, nos diamants de synthèse offrent des pierres d’une qualité exceptionnelle à des prix sur mesure, inégalés sur le marché traditionnel du diamant.
Pourquoi les diamants de synthèse sont-ils plus abordables ?
Plusieurs raisons expliquent pourquoi des diamants de synthèse de haute qualité, dotés d’un poids en carats important, peuvent être achetés à des prix bien plus abordables que leurs équivalents de mine. Des processus de production rationalisés en laboratoire ont réduit les coûts et de nouveaux entrants sur le marché ont également garanti que les diamants de synthèse restent à des prix compétitifs.
Cristaux Swarovski vs Swarovski Created Diamonds
La création des Cristaux Swarovski et des diamants de synthèse présentés dans nos collections de Swarovski Created Diamonds est un témoignage de l’esprit d’innovation et du savoir-faire de la Maison. Les deux sont produits en utilisant des composants de la plus haute qualité ; les Cristaux Swarovski utilisent une formule qui est l’héritage de Daniel Swarovski, tandis que les Swarovski Created Diamonds sont formés à partir d’une minuscule graine de carbone dans des conditions de laboratoire utilisant une chaleur et une pression intenses.
Moissanites vs diamants de synthèse
Moissanites are a type of gemstone that shares similar qualities to diamonds. The first moissanites derived from meteorites but today, they are made from silicon carbide and crafted in labs. While laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds in every way but origin, moissanites resemble diamonds but display several differences in both composition and appearance. Moissanites have their own beauty, but their durability, brilliance, and color are distinct to diamonds. Laboratory grown diamonds are also graded using the 4Cs of diamond quality, while only color is considered in moissanites.
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How Laboratory Grown Diamonds Are Made
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Learn how laboratory grown diamonds are grown layer by layer from a tiny carbon seed. There are two main methods used to replicate nature’s wonder, either applying intense pressure and heat or deploying carbon-rich gas in a vacuum chamber.
Why Choose Laboratory Grown Diamonds?
Swarovski Created Diamonds are a unique blend of science and creativity. Cut for brilliance, laboratory grown diamonds are 100% identical to mined diamonds in every way but origin. They are an affordable alternative and represent the future of the diamond industry.
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
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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.