Not to mention synthetic diamonds that are now perfect reproductions, chemically and physically identically identical to the natural version. The dug diamonds diehards sniff that the synthetic stones are "too perfect." I wouldn't trust the long-term value of any diamond, or any other reproducible stone.
Sorry. Garbled that a bit. Not awake yet.
I’ve been curious about synthetic diamonds. Have you seen them in person? Do they look like real diamonds? It would probably hurt my husband’s feelings if I were to sub a bigger synthetic diamond in my ring, but every so often I’m tempted to get a copy ring with a synthetic diamond.
But then after almost 20 years, I’m used to what I have.
Recently at a Heilzberg jeweler the staff let me “play” with a few of these synthetic diamonds. They are awesome. A 1 carat solitaire was $12,000. I love looking at bling, and I’m not bad at spotting the really good stones. This was like a high-beam headlight, most beautiful that I’d ever seen, with a slight steel-blue “wash” to the color. Divine. But diamonds are only an investment in pleasure.