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To: Boiler Plate
There are two methods used to create lab diamonds, High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). The CBD is the superior. It creates diamonds that could classify as IIa which are the purist diamonds, almost totally void of nitrogen and boron.

If you educate yourself on the importance of how a diamond is cut you could pick out a diamond that would put a Tiffany natural diamond to shame. I own real and lab and wish I'd never purchased the real. And I say this as someone who used to sell real diamonds.

https://www.diamondscreener.com/

26 posted on 07/14/2026 5:48:30 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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To: CaptainK

Thanks for the info. The interesting thing about the CCP is that the Jewelry is just a side gig. They’re after the cheap diamonds for commercial purposes in particular cooling computer chips. De Beers had a good run, but appears to be over.


27 posted on 07/14/2026 6:10:46 PM PDT by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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