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?
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.
Discover Swarovski Created Diamonds
Swarovski Created Diamonds
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Discover fine jewelry designs that fuse laboratory grown diamonds with precious metals. Showcasing Swarovski savoir-faire, each piece is expertly crafted to capture and transform light with brilliant intensity.
Brilliant Bridal & Wedding Jewelry
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Seal your love story with Swarovski Created Diamonds bridal jewelry. From classic solitaire engagement rings to heart-shaped pendants that exude romance, each piece will make your special day shine even brighter.
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.
Perguntas frequentes
Perguntas frequentes
O que são diamantes criados em laboratório?
Os diamantes criados em laboratório são 100% idênticos aos diamantes extraídos. São criados a partir de uma “semente” em laboratório, crescendo camada a camada com HPHT (alta pressão e alta temperatura) ou CVD (deposição química de vapor) para replicar o processo natural ao longo de vários dias ou semanas, em vez de os milhões de anos na terra. Fora a origem, são exatamente iguais.
Os diamantes criados em laboratório são menos caros que os naturais?
Os diamantes criados em laboratório oferecem a liberdade de explorar uma maior variedade de joias em termos de tamanhos, formas e configurações e de forma mais fácil. A Swarovski orgulha-se de oferecer designs modernos e inspirados com diamantes de qualidade premium, o que significa que obtém pedras maiores e de maior qualidade para cada segmento de preço.
Como são feitos os diamantes criados em laboratório?
Os diamantes criados em laboratório são feitos através de um processo inovador que replica na perfeição a natureza, resultando num diamante cultivado em laboratório que não se distingue de um diamante extraído em todos os seus atributos químicos, físicos e óticos. Existem duas formas de replicar o processo de formação dos diamantes: HPHT (alta pressão e alta temperatura) e CVD (deposição química de vapor).
A tecnologia é tão brilhante como os próprios diamantes criados em laboratório. Em ambos casos, uma pequena semente de diamante é nutrida com átomos de carbono sob condições laboratoriais de intenso calor e pressão, formando o diamante camada a camada. Cada diamante criado em laboratório forma-se de uma forma única, com inclusões e padrões de crescimento únicos.
A tecnologia é tão brilhante como os próprios diamantes criados em laboratório. Em ambos casos, uma pequena semente de diamante é nutrida com átomos de carbono sob condições laboratoriais de intenso calor e pressão, formando o diamante camada a camada. Cada diamante criado em laboratório forma-se de uma forma única, com inclusões e padrões de crescimento únicos.
Diamantes criados em laboratório são diamantes reais? O que distingue laboratorial de mineração?
Sim, os diamantes criados em laboratório são 100% diamantes. São idênticos aos diamantes extraídos, possuindo a mesma composição química, dureza, brilho e fogo. Ambos são 100% carbono. Um nasce num laboratório, o outro na natureza, assim como uma orquídea cultivada em estufa é idêntica a uma encontrada na natureza. A única diferença é a origem.
Diamantes criados em laboratório e extraídos são iguais?
Os diamantes criados em laboratório são 100% iguais a um diamante extraído em todos os aspectos óticos, químicos e físicos. Apenas a origem do diamante - da terra ou de um laboratório - é diferente. Essa diferença só pode ser identificada com equipamentos laboratoriais sofisticados. Os diamantes criados em laboratório processados em joias Swarovski Created Diamonds podem ser identificados por uma gravação a laser em todos os diamantes criados em laboratório de 0,25 ct e maiores.
Um joalheiro pode perceber que um diamante é criado em laboratório?
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.