1.0 Carat TW Lab-Grown Diamond Earrings in 14K White Gold
- The diamonds are created by SCIENCE!
- Lab-grown diamonds are pretty much identical to mined diamonds
- Trust us: for diamonds, this is a good price
- Can it make a margarita: No, and in fact, keep these away from margaritas, lest one fall in, you swallow it, and find yourself acting out the plot to a bad romcom
Made, Not Mined
We are one month away from Valentine’s Day, which means it’s time to sell jewelry.
Today’s offering? Some pretty earrings with lab-grown diamonds.
What are lab-grown diamonds? That’s basically like asking: what’s a grilled cheese sandwich? By which we mean, the answer is in the name. Lab-grown diamonds are… diamonds grown in a lab. But obviously, there are some major differences in quality between them and mined diamonds, right?
Well, not exactly, according to a guide from Brides:
What’s more, if you look at a lab-grown diamond and mined diamond side by side, you likely won’t notice any differences—and that’s exactly the point. “It is an incredibly innovative process, making it possible to offer an identical alternative to natural diamonds,” says Ornello Siso, co-founder of Idyl. “What takes the earth millions of years to grow, can now be achieved in a matter of weeks.”
We include all this because you might hear a phrase like “lab-grown diamonds” and think it’s the jewelry equivalent of imitation crab or pleather. As in, a product that mimics something yet ultimately comes up short.
This just isn’t the case. Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds. It’s that simple. In fact, the only place they come up short is in their price.
With all of that being said, if the special someone in your life needs to know their diamond came out of the earth, we recommend you go elsewhere. Valentine’s Day is a romantic holiday, and there’s nothing less romantic than a long conversation about the inconvenience of one’s irrational preferences.
But, if your beloved just wants a shiny diamond and doesn’t care a hoot where it came from (or specifically cares that it didn’t come from a mine), these are a great option.
So get them!