When in the market shopping for diamonds, you will have the option to either choose a natural diamond that is cut and designed to best suit your needs or a lab-made diamond that possesses the same properties but is man-made.

Which one do you choose? It is a decision that is entirely yours. The joy of owning a diamond is unparalleled. Whether it is a natural diamond or a man-made one is a decision you take keeping in mind the purpose of your purchase, your personal preference, and of course, your budget.

Let’s learn a little more about man-made diamonds.

Man-made diamonds or lab-grown diamonds or just synthetic diamonds have the same physical and chemical properties as natural diamonds. An untrained eye might not even note the difference. Instead of growing inside the earth, these are made in a laboratory.

They are produced being subjected to the same heat and pressure as a natural diamond in the earth’s crust. Make no mistake; synthetic diamonds are not fake but real diamonds.

Lab-grown diamonds are made in two ways - High Pressure-High Temperature or Chemical Vapour Deposition. Either way, the process involves similar conditions of heat and pressure that lead to mined diamonds.

When it comes to looks, synthetic diamonds are identical to its mined counterparts. Both could be colourless or almost colourless. Man-made diamonds, like natural diamonds, come in all the standard shapes like oval, round, pear, princess etc. The sparkle and brilliance are the same too.

When it comes to chemical composition, carbon remains the key element in man-made and mined diamonds. The only difference is the former contains small amounts of nitrogen while the latter do not. This is one way gemologists can make out a lab-grown diamond from a natural one. Other features that are signature of man-made diamonds include laser inscriptions and a unique fluorescence.

Quality-wise, lab-grown diamonds score over natural ones being Type IIa, the purest form. Most of the natural diamonds come with impurities and are categorised Type Ia.

Man made diamonds are becoming increasingly popular because while they look exactly like a mined diamond, they are environmentally-friendly. They are not mined unlike natural diamonds and hence, the impact on the environment is not adverse. Furthermore, they are created in laboratories and hence, are absolutely conflict-free. What also adds to the popularity of man-made diamonds is that they are priced up to 40% lower than natural diamonds.

At Classy Cuts Stones, you are offered the best of both variants. We give you a wide range of exquisite natural as well as man-made diamonds to choose from. Which one will you pick?