By Robert Joseph
New synthetic diamonds are so closely resemble mined diamondsthat the naked eye cannot tell the difference, often savingconsumers enough money to make a down-payment on a new home orbuy a car. Unfounded diamond jeweler arrogance, pretentiousness,and snootiness has gone too far!
My girlfriend has been parading around town with a magnificent4-carat Round Brilliant cut synthetic diamond set in a stunning14K solid gold filigree solitaire ring setting for a year now.She has been to restaurants, work, shopping, night clubs,museums, and parties. Family and friends have scrutinized herring. She has been stopped repeatedly by others who weredumbfounded by her ring. Hundreds of people have seen her ring,astonished by its majesty, gushing about it. And despite itsostentatious size, no one has asked if it is a fake diamond!
How could this be? The latest breakthrough science inlab-created diamonds has brought them in line with mineddiamonds. Long gone is the aurora borealis or "disco ball"effect that was seen in synthetic diamonds of the past decades.New millennium synthetic diamonds—with similar hardness,clarity, fire, and brilliance—are indistinguishable with thenaked eye and simply don't look fake. High quality syntheticdiamonds even have the coveted hearts-and-arrows effect.
This begs the question: If one were to saunter into a jewelrystore with a synthetic diamond, can a jeweler tell thedifference? Since all mined diamonds have color disparities(flaws), birthmarks (flaws), and inclusions (flaws), andlab-created diamonds have none of the above, a trained eye cantell the difference. A sneering glance under a loupe or evenunder discriminating examination with a magnifying glass, ajeweler will often proudly declare a synthetic diamond as afake. Modern synthetic diamonds are too perfect in the world ofjeweler snobbery when pushing over-priced high profit diamondsis the agenda at hand.
With the use of scientific testing equipment, mined diamondswill conduct electricity and synthetic diamonds will not. Thatis because mined diamonds are a carbon gem material andsynthetic diamonds are polycrystalline. A thermal probe willproduce different readings, differentiating the two. But doesthis really matter to a jewelry lover who is interested inaesthetic beauty and saving thousands of dollars? In the year mygirlfriend has been showcasing her synthetic diamond on herfinger; no one has walked up to her with scientific equipmentasking to test her gemstone.
Why do virtually all brick-and-mortar jewelers carry only mineddiamonds? Why do jewelers scoff at synthetic diamonds? You needto look no further than your wallet. A 1-carat high qualitymined diamond is about $3000, a 2-carat about $18,000, a 3-caratabout $40,000, and a 4-carat goes for about $90,000.Respectively, synthetic diamonds run about $79, $158, $237, and$326. It's about the money. Don't kid yourself.
It's also about indoctrination. For over a century, the diamondcartel has spent billions of dollars convincing the public thatjewel quality mined diamonds have intrinsic value like gold. Nottrue. Why? During this time DeBeers has limited production,bought up supplies from others, stockpiled inventory, andimposed its monopoly position on jewelry manufacturers in thesuccessful effort to keep prices inflated. And to make mattersworse, the diamond industry as a whole has a checkered past withconflict stones, debt-slave child labor in India used in cuttingoperations, and shady techniques used to enhance perceivedquality to further squeeze out ridiculous prices frombeleaguered jewelry lovers.
Smart jewelry shoppers today are considering synthetic diamondsas an alternative to mined diamonds for some very savvy reasons:(1) They can acquire fine jewelry pieces set in solid 14K gold.(2) They will save literally thousands of dollars. (3) There isno need to buy insurance. (4) When wearing there syntheticdiamond jewelry nobody will know that they are not mineddiamonds unless they tell them!
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