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MMD too good to be true? |
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| P: 3/26/2009 1:23:37 PM | |
upandup Rough Rock Total Posts: 2 Last Post: 3/26/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2009 |
Hello Diamond Experts, Being a novice with the 4 c's and open for answers from experts like yourselves, I have a Man Made Diamond question for you all. I understand that synthetic diamonds are not 100% carbon, but have a very similar hardness to a real diamond. (or so I'm told). I am looking for a champagne diamond and am drawn to man made/lab made stones for ethical and financial reasons. I ran across this site that I found selling a 2.02 carat champagne colored diamond for just over $200. (as a loose stone). This seems fishy. Is it? http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com/product_info.php?cPath=3_232_231_223&products_id=5778&osCsid=s0eu7opqcprqna17e2l5cfom94 Thanks. |
| Posted: 3/26/2009 1:23:37 PM | |
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| P: 3/26/2009 2:38:17 PM | |
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upandup Rough Rock Total Posts: 2 Last Post: 3/26/2009 Member Since: 3/26/2009 |
Ok, read through some other MMD forum info and found out that the site I posted was indeed a fraud. My real question: Where can I find a man made champagne diamond with a C2 or C3 clarity? Looking for cushion, asscher or radient...anywhere from .5 to 1.5 carat.
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| Posted: 3/26/2009 2:38:17 PM | |
| P: 3/27/2009 8:12:16 AM | |
neatfreak Ideal Rock Total Posts: 13,442 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 2/17/2007 |
There aren't many places. As of right now the authentic man-made places are: AOTC, Apollo, Chatham, Gemesis, New Age Diamonds, Sumitomo Electric, lljin, Tairus Created Gems Be VERY careful because "synthetic" diamond usually doesn't mean man made DIAMOND. It means a different substance, often CZ, with a diamond coating or something like that.
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| Posted: 3/27/2009 8:12:16 AM | |
| P: 3/28/2009 6:43:41 AM | |
DiaGem Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,927 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 10/21/2004 |
Date: 3/27/2009 8:12:16 AM Oh..., and one more....Author: neatfreak There aren't many places. As of right now the authentic man-made places are: AOTC, Apollo, Chatham, Gemesis, New Age Diamonds, Sumitomo Electric, lljin, Tairus Created Gems Be VERY careful because 'synthetic' diamond usually doesn't mean man made DIAMOND. It means a different substance, often CZ, with a diamond coating or something like that. http://www.e6.com/en/aboutelementsix/companyhistory/  ********************** |
| Posted: 3/28/2009 6:43:41 AM | |
| P: 3/31/2009 11:55:54 AM | |
EEFranklin Rough Rock Total Posts: 39 Last Post: 11/11/2009 Member Since: 6/11/2008 |
Be VERY careful because 'synthetic' diamond usually doesn't mean man made DIAMOND. It means a different substance, often CZ, with a diamond coating or something like that. A synthetic diamond is a real diamond (carbon, hardness of 10, 3.52 density, etc.), with the difference being it was made in a lab, rather than dug out of the ground. The term 'synthetic' though technically correct, is commonly misunderstood and you will find most gem-quality synthetic diamonds are called lab-created, lab-grown or man-made diamonds. A 'simulant' is something that may look similar to a diamond, but does not possess all the same properties. These include CZ and moissanite and usually sell for at most a couple hundred per carat. Lab-created diamonds are available in fancy yellow up to around two carats and blue up to one carat. Gem-quality whites are quite rare and aren't much bigger than 1/2ct in most all cases. Other colors are very limited, if possible at all. Most lab-created diamonds start around a couple thousand per carat.
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| Posted: 3/31/2009 11:55:54 AM | |
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