Posted on 05/16/2005 3:19:04 PM PDT by STARWISE
I was going to get a diamond uprgade for Mrs. Plutarch, but decided it would be a lousy investment with new perfect fake diamonds being produced.
There are ways to test them for authenticity, I just can't think of the name at the moment. You can bet jewelers are not going to pay as much for the fake ones as they do the real ones. If it did come to the point that they couldn't tell, then they would probably just deal with reputable people, like DeBeers. jmo
See post 15, fastglock. I think DaGman meant to post to you.
Netizen wrote:
Probably not. They would stil be MAN MADE. Just like the man made emeralds. They are not real even though stores may tell you so. Just ask your insurance person. Some don't mind fake gems though and that's ok, too. :)
--> I guess this would be like the "gucci" knock offs they sell on the street corners, etc... why pay for the real thing when you can have "faux" ?
But, I wonder how much the processing itself costs.
''CVD diamonds cost well over one hundred dollars a carat to produce,'' according to info in this link: Link
Some people prefer real over synthetic. The choice is yours. I saw a show on these types of diamonds a while back. They still wanted a pretty stiff price for them even though they are synthetic. Not much savings at all. At that price one might as well get the real thing.
THank you, i went back and looked at the post. :)
Or watch crystal or (fill in the blank). The new problem will be the scuffs created when this material scrapes against formerly harder materials.
The fake ones aren't that cheap, that's why. If you want cheap and fake then go to QVC and get diamonique! lol
LOL, who ever suspected that one day, diamonds would show up in Jacker Jack boxes?
>>> once they're cut, how would you tell the difference?
The monopoly named DeBeers is definitely worried about the competition. I understand DeBeers is etching a microscope 'identifier' on their diamonds using lasers.
LOL! Do you realize that you used "reputable people" and "DeBeers" in the same sentence? Their whole business model is based on getting people to believe a lie.
And don't forget to order them in every size! Eventually, huge ones will be available. Think of it -- a giant diamond hood ornament on your Jaguar, with matching diamond gearshift/dash knobs. Even the bolt heads on your license plate fasteners.
>> Remember that natural diamonds are quite common and their high value is due only to DeBeers' monopoly on sales and distribution.
That is true. Diamonds would be inexpensive, if not for the monopoly and slick marketing of DeBeers. Why did diamonds become popular in the mid 1900's? DeBeers used Hollywood stars as marketing tools. If you are as old as I, you will recall the time when Hollywood stars were mystical -- and respected -- unlike the trash that dominates most of the film industry today.
I couldn't think of a better word to use when comparing them to the makers of fake gems. Miners dinn't seem right. You know what I meant though, I think.
So this 10 carat baby cost over $1 billion. I think your source is using out of date information or, it was a typo.
Good thing I postponed wedding-ring shopping, eh?
And just as quickly, the synthetic process will introduce flaws to mimic the naturally occuring ones under more and more powerful examining techniques. At least, that's my suspicion.
I'll bet all the folks who were "divested" and driven out of South Africa have been laughing up their sleeves at all this.
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