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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.

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.

What Is the Difference Between Laboratory Grown and Mined Diamonds?

When comparing laboratory grown and mined diamonds the only difference is how they originate. Laboratory grown diamonds are 100% real diamonds, possessing the same chemical composition, hardness, brilliance, and fire as nature’s own creations. Just as a greenhouse orchid is identical to one grown in the wild, a laboratory grown diamond is as exquisitely realized as a mined stone.

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?
There are several reasons why high-quality laboratory grown diamonds with a substantial carat weight can be purchased at more affordable prices than their mined counterparts. Streamlined production processes in the lab have lowered costs and new entrants to the markets have also ensured that laboratory grown diamonds stay competitively priced.

Swarovski Crystal vs Swarovski Created Diamonds

The creation of both Swarovski Crystals and the laboratory grown diamonds featured in our Swarovski Created Diamonds collections is a testament to the House’s innovative spirit and savoir-faire. Both are produced using the highest quality components; Swarovski Crystals use a formula that is Daniel Swarovski’s legacy while Swarovski Created Diamonds are formed from a tiny carbon seed in laboratory conditions using intense heat and pressure.
Moissanites vs Laboratory Grown Diamonds
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.
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.

CONSCIOUS CRAFTSMANSHIP

Made with 100% Renewable Energy

Every piece of Swarovski Created Diamonds fine jewelry has been crafted using renewable energy in every stage of the process, powering the growing, cutting, polishing, and setting of laboratory grown diamonds. The Eternity, Galaxy, and Octagon Collections also feature 100% recycled gold, which further reduces the jewelry’s CO2 footprint, repurposes precious resources, and minimizes impact on our planet and its inhabitants.

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.

Are laboratory grown diamonds real diamonds? What is the difference between laboratory and mined?

Ja, im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten sind zu 100 % echte Diamanten. Sie sind identisch mit abgebauten Diamanten, da sie dieselbe chemische Zusammensetzung, dieselbe Härte, denselben brillanten Glanz und dasselbe Feuer aufweisen. Beide bestehen zu 100 % aus Kohlenstoff.  Einer stammt aus einem Labor, der andere aus der Natur – genau wie eine in einem Gewächshaus gezüchtete Orchidee ihrem Pendant aus der Natur gleicht. Der einzige Unterschied ist die Herkunft.

Sind im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten und abgebaute Diamanten dasselbe?

Im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten gleichen im Hinblick auf alle optischen, chemischen und physikalischen Aspekte zu 100 % abgebauten Diamanten. Mit Ausnahme der Herkunft des Diamanten – der eine stammt aus der Erde, der andere aus einem Labor. Dieser Unterschied lässt sich jedoch nur mit spezialisierter Laborausstattung feststellen. Im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten, die für Swarovski Created Diamonds Echtschmuck verarbeitet werden, sind an einer Lasergravur zu erkennen, die wir auf allen im Labor gezüchteten Diamanten ab 0,25 CT anbringen.

Kann ein Juwelier sehen, ob ein Diamant im Labor gezüchtet wurde?

Nein, ein Juwelier kann den Unterschied zwischen einem im Labor gezüchteten Diamanten und einem geschürften Diamanten nicht mit dem bloßen Auge erkennen und selbst mit herkömmlichen Instrumenten für diesen Zweck in der Regel nicht. Hierfür braucht es eine spezielle Fachausrüstung eines gemmologischen Instituts, wie beispielsweise das IGI. Nur so kann herausgefunden werden, ob ein Diamant im Labor gezüchtet wurde oder in der Erde gewachsen ist.

Könnten im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten als Moissanit getestet werden?

Nein, sie gleichen natürlichen Diamanten, weil sie dieselbe chemische Zusammensetzung, Härte, denselben brillanten Glanz und dasselbe Feuer aufweisen. Beide bestehen zu 100 % aus Kohlenstoff.
Bei Moissanit, der auch im Labor gezüchtet wird, handelt es sich um entwickeltes Siliziumcarbid, das an einen Diamanten erinnert, sich jedoch von der Zusammensetzung sowie visuell stark davon unterscheidet.

Was ist eine Diamantimitation?

Diamantimitationen wie Cubic Zirkonia oder Moissanit sind keine echten Diamanten, sondern Edelsteine, die so verarbeitet wurden, dass sie aussehen wie ein Diamant, die sich jedoch physikalisch, optisch und in der Zusammensetzung stark unterscheiden.

Ist ein Cubic Zirkonia dasselbe wie ein gezüchteter Diamant?

Nein, ein Cubic Zirkonia ist nicht dasselbe wie ein im Labor gezüchteter Diamant. Ein Cubic Zirkonia ist eine Diamantimitation, der sich physikalisch, visuell und in der Zusammensetzung stark von einem Diamanten unterscheidet. Im Gegensatz dazu gleichen im Labor gezüchtete Diamanten zu 100 % ihren abgebauten Pendants, mit Ausnahme der Herkunft.