Lab-grown diamond, it is a term that has come into vogue in recent years. But what exactly is this? Many think it is an imitation diamond, similar to zirconia. But where zirconia is actually a stone made of glass, the lab-grown diamond is exactly what the name says: a real diamond, but originated in a laboratory instead of in nature.
How is a lab-grown diamond created?
The name says it all: a lab-grown or lab-created diamond has grown in a laboratory. The natural crystallization process of carbon that has taken thousands of years is simulated here in a machine, often in a period of weeks or even days. Due to the enormous pressure and heat, the carbon is transformed into a diamond.
The lab grown diamonds has the same physical properties as the natural variant.
Because the process has been perfected, nowadays lab-grown diamonds are of such good quality that only an expert with special machines can determine that it is a lab-grown diamond.
That is why it has been decided to also provide larger lab-created diamonds with a unique serial number, which is laser-cut into the diamond in a microscopic format. This serial number corresponds to the number stated on the additional certificate.
Why would you choose the lab-grown diamond?
Choosing a lab-grown diamond is a conscious choice. The creation process in a laboratory has a smaller impact on the environment than mining to natural diamonds. Cutting trees is not necessary for this, nor is it necessary to create huge mine holes in the ground, made with polluting machines.
But not only the fact that the lab-grown diamond is less polluting than the natural diamond is a reason to choose this gemstone.
As a consumer, you have the advantage that the lab-grown diamond is also much cheaper than the natural variant. A sparkling diamond ring is therefore within everyone’s reach!
PureKarat and lab-grown diamond
PureKarat is an online jewelry company that distinguishes itself by the unique combination of the old jewelry craft and the latest technologies. The company strives to limit the negative impact on the environment as much as possible. That is why every piece of jewelry is only made after ordering. That means that PureKarat does not keep a large stock, and each piece of jewelry is unique because of the configuration that you make on the website.
Furthermore, PureKarat chooses to offer lab-grown diamonds as an option in addition to the natural gems extracted from fair mines. This diamond has a smaller impact on nature than the mined natural diamond. Every lab-grown diamond of 0.3 carats or larger also comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Set in a traditionally made ring, a piece of jewelry is created that you can be seen with.
