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Bijoux Swarovski Created Diamonds Guide d’achat

What does Laboratory Grown Diamond mean?

The laboratory grown diamonds adorning Swarovski Created Diamonds jewelry is made using an innovative process that flawlessly replicates nature, resulting in a diamond that is indistinguishable from a mined diamond in all chemical, physical, and optical attributes. Intensely bright and masterfully cut, each diamond is placed in fine jewelry settings to create captivating designs that shine with everlasting radiance.

How Are Laboratory Grown Diamonds Made?

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 diamonds themselves. In both cases, a tiny diamond seed is nurtured with carbon atoms under laboratory conditions of intense heat and pressure, so the diamond grows layer by layer. Each diamond forms in its own way, with one-of-a-kind inclusions and unique growth patterns.

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Laboratory Grown Diamonds vs Mined Diamonds

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

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Discover the Creation of Diamonds

Du minuscule grain de carbone à la pièce de joaillerie spectaculaire, les bijoux en Swarovski Created Diamonds vous invitent à découvrir le parcours et les techniques novatrices qui nous permettent de reproduire au plus près les merveilles de la nature.

Qu’est ce qui fait un diamant de laboratoire parfait ?

Reconnus dans le monde entier, les quatre critères d’évaluation du diamant dénommés 4C sont une référence en la matière. Ils contribuent à déterminer la qualité et la valeur de chacun de nos diamants créés en laboratoire.

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Clarté

Une pureté infinie

I.F.

Sans défauts internes

VVS 1

VVS 2

Minuscules inclusions

VS 1

VS 2

Très petites inclusions

SI 1

SI 2

Légères inclusions

I 1

I 2

I 3

Inclusions

Taille

La précision des tailles

Couleur

Incolore et irrésistible

Incolore

D-F

Presque incolore

G-J

Légèrement teinté

K-M

Très légèrement coloré

N-R

Légèrement coloré

S-Z

Caratage

Des proportions parfaites

2,5 mm

0,05 CT

3,0 mm

0,10 CT

3,8 mm

0,20 CT

4,5 mm

0,30 CT

4,8 mm

0,40 CT

5,2 mm

0,50 CT

5,8 mm

0,70 CT

6,3 mm

0,90 CT

6,5 mm

1,00 CT

6,9 mm

1,25 CT

7,4 mm

1,50 CT

7,8 mm

1,75 CT

8,2 mm

2,00 CT

8,8 mm

2,50 CT

9,4 mm

3,00 CT

Pourquoi choisir les diamants créés en laboratoire ?

Les Swarovski Created Diamonds sont nés de la rencontre entre la science et la magie. Dotés d’une brillance et d’une luminosité aussi extraordinaires que le diamant naturel, les diamants créés en laboratoire sont strictement identiques aux gemmes extraites des mines. Les seuls éléments qui les différencient sont leur origine et leur capacité à forger un nouvel avenir dans l’industrie du bijou en diamant. Ils représentent également un meilleur rapport qualité/prix pour le consommateur.

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DES QUALITÉS EXCEPTIONNELLES

Certification des diamants créés en laboratoire

Chaque diamant créé en laboratoire des collections Galaxy et Eternity fait l’objet d’un contrôle qualité de la part de l’IGI (International Gemological Institute). Chaque pierre est ainsi évaluée en fonction de la règle des 4C. Seuls les diamants les plus purs sont finalement admis dans les collections.

Pour prouver leur origine, tout diamant créé en laboratoire supérieur à 0,25 carat comporte une gravure au laser, gage de l’authenticité et de l’extraordinaire beauté de nos bijoux Swarovski. Celle-ci n’est visible qu’à la loupe grossissante.

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Intégralement conçue à l’aide d’énergies renouvelables

La collection Galaxy marque une étape majeure dans notre volonté d’offrir un choix responsable à nos clients, et ce tout en minimisant notre impact sur l’environnement et les populations. Galaxy et Eternity sont des collections Swarovski Created Diamonds pionnières. Pour la taille, le polissage et toutes les étapes de fabrication de ces diamants, nous privilégions le recours aux énergies renouvelables.
Les collections Swarovski Created Diamonds sont également composées d’or recyclé à 100%. Avec une empreinte carbone réduite, elles contribuent à la revalorisation de précieuses ressources.

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Moissanite versus diamant créé en laboratoire

Il est impossible de distinguer un diamant créé en laboratoire d’un diamant extrait d’une mine. Ils disposent tous deux des mêmes propriétés d’éclat, de feu et de scintillement. Les moissanites, en revanche, sont conçues pour ressembler aux diamants, mais sont très différentes d’aspect et de composition, que ce soir en matière de dureté, de brillance ou de couleur. Contrairement aux diamants créés en laboratoire, les moissanites ne sont pas évaluées en fonction des 4C. Seule leur couleur est notée.

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All About Swarovski Created Diamonds

Innovative production and design

The Swarovski Created Diamonds collection is a testament to our savoir-faire. These innovative jewelry styles exhibit a dazzling array of diamond cuts and intricate facets, expertly crafted to capture and transform light, creating a sense of wonder for all who experience them.

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Find the perfect piece

Discover the world of Swarovski Created Diamonds jewerly, redefining the future of diamonds with exceptional collections that unite tradition and current trends. From the otherworldly brilliance of our interstellar collection to the pure elegance of our signature pieces, find a style that will last a lifetime.

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The 4Cs Guide of Diamonds

Quality control

An enduring measure of quality, the 4Cs are used throughout the world of diamonds to help you determine the quality and value of each stone. The laboratory grown diamonds in the Galaxy and Eternity collections are graded against these 4Cs by IGI, the International Gemological Institute.

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?

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 0.18 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.

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.