{"id":32233,"date":"2023-03-13T12:18:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=32233"},"modified":"2023-03-14T10:30:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:30:50","slug":"can-you-tell-the-difference-between-lab-grown-and-natural-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-lab-grown-and-natural-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CAN-YOU-TELL-LAB-GROWN-TO-NATURAL-DIAMONDS.gif\" alt=\"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS\" title=\"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32234\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>This is crazy, but it&#8217;s true&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nBoth of these diamonds below are <strong>identical in every way<\/strong>&#8230; They are both <strong>GIA certified<\/strong>, <strong>1.03<\/strong> carats, <strong>VVS1<\/strong> clarity, <strong>D<\/strong> color, <strong>Excellent <\/strong>cut, <strong>Excellent <\/strong>symmetry, <strong>Excellent <\/strong>polish, <strong>No <\/strong>Fluorescence&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nIn other words&#8230; <strong>You couldn&#8217;t find a more perfect match.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Take a peek:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CAN-YOU-TELL-LAB-GROWN-TO-NATURAL-DIAMONDS.jpg\" alt=\"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS\" title=\"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS\"  width=\"640\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CAN-YOU-TELL-LAB-GROWN-TO-NATURAL-DIAMONDS.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CAN-YOU-TELL-LAB-GROWN-TO-NATURAL-DIAMONDS-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/CAN-YOU-TELL-LAB-GROWN-TO-NATURAL-DIAMONDS-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#87c1fc\" valign=\"top\"><strong>CARAT, CLARITY, COLOR, CUT, POL, SYM, FLUOR, CERT<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#87c1fc\" valign=\"top\"><strong>PRICE<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#87c1fc\" valign=\"top\"><strong>VIEW<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1.03, VVS1, D, EX, EX, EX, NONE, GIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" valign=\"top\"><strong>$13,280<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" valign=\"top\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/1.03-carat-d-color-vvs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-15594410?a_aid=JSDG\">VIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cbe3ff\" valign=\"top\"><strong>1.03, VVS1, D, EX, EX, EX, NONE, GIA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cbe3ff\" valign=\"top\"><strong>$2,510<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cbe3ff\" valign=\"top\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/round-cut\/1.03-carat-d-color-vvs1-clarity-excellent-cut-sku-17506133?a_aid=JSDG\">VIEW<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><h2>No difference?<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo if these 2 diamonds were sitting side by side, in the case, on your finger, <strong>you would never know the difference between them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut the truth is, one of them is a <strong>natural diamond<\/strong> (Earth-made), and the other is a <strong>lab-grown diamond<\/strong> (lab made).<\/p>\n<p>\nOne diamond took <strong>billions of years<\/strong> to grown and develop. The other diamond took just <strong>weeks<\/strong>. They are both grown using the exact same DNA and chemical composition. They are exact, all but for <strong>the difference in time<\/strong> (the time to create is what makes natural diamonds so <strong>rare and expensive<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\nSo how will you know the difference between them?<\/p>\n<p><h2>The easy difference:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Price, of course.<\/strong> Did you see the difference? The natural diamond is <strong>$13,280<\/strong>, while the lab-created diamond is just <strong>$2,510<\/strong> (prices good at the time of this post).<\/p>\n<p>\nDo note that these prices will change and vary depending on <strong>the diamond market<\/strong> the day you check&#8230; But that&#8217;s still a difference of <strong>over 10 grand<\/strong>, for the same diamond, same quality, same characteristics&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nThis is why natural diamond sales are down 10%, and lab-grown diamond sales are up 30%. <strong>Lab-grown is taking over the industry<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>The difference in price is staggering&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nBut that price difference now allows people to purchase huge diamonds, <strong>otherwise never possible<\/strong>, for a low, low price. It&#8217;s a great time to buy a <strong>lab-grown diamond<\/strong>, upgrade, or just get the diamond of your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter all, <strong>the savings can&#8217;t be beat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesallen.com\/loose-diamonds\/all-diamonds\/?Color=F,E,D&#038;Cut=Ideal,TrueHearts&#038;CaratFrom=1&#038;Sort=Carat&#038;Polish=EX&#038;Symmetry=EX&#038;Lab=GIA&#038;Flour=None&#038;IsLabDiamond=True?a_aid=JSDG\">See all of the incredible lab-grown diamonds here at James Allen.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>This is crazy, but it&#8217;s true&#8230; Both of these diamonds below are identical in every way&#8230; They are both GIA certified, 1.03 carats, VVS1 clarity, D color, Excellent cut, Excellent symmetry, Excellent polish, No Fluorescence&#8230; <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/can-you-tell-the-difference-between-lab-grown-and-natural-diamonds\/\" title=\"CAN YOU TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LAB-GROWN AND NATURAL DIAMONDS?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,29,3,10,37,20],"tags":[947,498,47,820,938,334,801],"class_list":["post-32233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-certification","category-diamond-guide","category-diamonds","category-engagement","category-lab-grown","category-loose-diamonds","tag-diamond-differences","tag-diamond-prices","tag-diamonds","tag-earth-to-lab-grown","tag-lab-created-diamonds","tag-lab-created","tag-lab-grown-diamonds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}