How do Pandora’s lab-grown diamonds compare to the real deal?
10 months, 1 week ago

How do Pandora’s lab-grown diamonds compare to the real deal?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While diamonds may be a “girl’s best friend”, they aren’t so kind to the planet, as mining for them has a significant environmental impact. With prices starting from £225, it’s no wonder that Pandora’s sales of lab-grown diamonds have surged by 87 per cent. Importantly, Pandora’s lab-grown stones are said to carry all the same qualities as diamonds, meaning the gems are aesthetically and physically identical to the real deal. How we tested Pandora’s lab-grown diamonds Do lab-grown diamonds really look and feel as good as the real thing?

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Lab-grown diamond startups up marketing budgets to boost awareness
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Lab-grown diamond startups up marketing budgets to boost awareness

Live Mint  

Young companies selling laboratory-grown diamonds are ramping up investments in building awareness and expanding product lines as growing adoption of the category in recent months has sparked optimism, industry executives told Mint. There’s a mental block around lab-grown diamonds compared to mined diamonds, and brands need to put in resources to disseminate the right information," Kochar added. The festive and …

Lab-Grown Diamonds Capture 50% of Export Market
1 month ago

Lab-Grown Diamonds Capture 50% of Export Market

Deccan Chronicle  

The lab-grown diamonds have been eating into the market of natural diamonds with the former now accounting for half of the export of the stones in volume terms. The replacement of the pricey natural diamonds by lab-grown also has brought down the overall export revenues. While the middle and upper middle class as well as youngsters buy lab-grown for adornment …

Pandora’s new lab-grown diamond collection is here – and I’m impressed
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Pandora’s new lab-grown diamond collection is here – and I’m impressed

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As part of the brand’s pledge to become entirely carbon neutral, the Danish …

Pandora’s new lab-grown diamond collection is here – and I’m impressed
2 months ago

Pandora’s new lab-grown diamond collection is here – and I’m impressed

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As part of the brand’s pledge to become entirely carbon neutral, the Danish …

Fighting the Dulling Demand for Diamonds
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting the Dulling Demand for Diamonds

Bloomberg  

00:00 With the naked eye, you cannot tell the difference. But there's Facebook groups that are dedicated to calling out like poorly made lab grown diamonds Masonite, for example. Because I think about other luxury items and I hear what you're saying, you know, the research out there that it's much cheaper to produce these lab grown diamonds. And I …

The Complete Guide to Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Rings and More
4 months ago

The Complete Guide to Lab Grown Diamond Engagement Rings and More

Deccan Chronicle  

Finding the perfect engagement ring can feel overwhelming—so many choices, so many factors, and so much money involved! There are two main methods used to create lab grown diamonds: High-Pressure, High-Temperature : This method mimics how natural diamonds are formed underground. Diamond Certification and What It Means for Lab Grown Diamonds Diamond certification is like a "report card" that comes …

Lab-grown diamonds: Goldiam leads the charge, Trent joins the race
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Lab-grown diamonds: Goldiam leads the charge, Trent joins the race

Live Mint  

With a knack for disrupting industries, Tata Group’s Trent is now setting its sights beyond fast fashion. This move signals Trent’s intent to disrupt another fast-growing category by positioning LGDs as affordable alternatives to natural diamonds. Currently, it’s the largest listed LGD company, with LGDs contributing 49% of its total revenue, while the rest comes from natural diamond jewellery. Studded …

Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims
1 year, 1 month ago

Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — The muted sounds of hammering and sanding drift down to the first floor of Bario Neal, a jewelry store in Philadelphia, where rustic artwork that mimics nature hangs on warmly-lit walls. Martin Roscheisen, CEO and founder of Diamond Foundry, said via email the power VRAI uses to grow a diamond is “about one tenth of the energy required …

Laboratory-grown diamonds becoming more popular amongst newlyweds
1 year, 7 months ago

Laboratory-grown diamonds becoming more popular amongst newlyweds

The Independent  

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India’s lab-grown diamonds: how they are faring
1 year, 8 months ago

India’s lab-grown diamonds: how they are faring

The Hindu  

“This one is a conversation starter,” says Vinaya Gupta. “They are gem quality, but lab-grown, planet positive and purse accessible,” says the 27-year-old entrepreneur shopping at Avira Diamonds, a swanky store that displays jewellery made of lab-grown diamonds in Chennai. The world is moving towards conscious living, and they align with that philosophy.” Aishwarya adds, “Having said that, we don’t …

PM Modi Gifts 7.5 Carat Lab-grown Diamond to Jill Biden: How They're Made, are They as Good as Original?
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi Gifts 7.5 Carat Lab-grown Diamond to Jill Biden: How They're Made, are They as Good as Original?

News 18  

The 7.5 carat eco-friendly lab-grown diamond, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to the US First Lady Jill Biden in Washington during his ongoing state visit, has been manufactured in a Surat factory in Gujarat by recreating the same process that takes place beneath the earth in formation of natural diamonds. The production of lab-grown diamonds involves a different process …

What's The Difference Between Natural And Lab-Grown Diamonds?
1 year, 10 months ago

What's The Difference Between Natural And Lab-Grown Diamonds?

Huff Post  

ilbusca via Getty Images According to the experts, there is no way for the average person to differentiate a natural from a lab-grown diamond. “A sliver of a natural diamond ‘seed’ placed in a chamber,” said Anna Bario, co-founder of Bario Neal, which sells both lab-grown and natural diamonds. “When it comes to natural diamonds, no other industry has done …

Pandora is going big on lab-made diamonds
2 years, 7 months ago

Pandora is going big on lab-made diamonds

Live Mint  

Pandora, the world's largest jewellery maker, said on Tuesday it would move ahead with its bet on lab-made diamonds, following its announcement last year to stop selling mined diamonds. "Lab-created diamonds are just as beautiful as mined diamonds, but available to more people and with lower carbon emissions," chief executive officer Alexander Lacik said in a statement. Lab-grown diamonds have …

Edwina Ings-Chambers investigates sustainable, ethical, economical diamonds grown in a lab
2 years, 8 months ago

Edwina Ings-Chambers investigates sustainable, ethical, economical diamonds grown in a lab

Daily Mail  

A friend was recently showing me her super-duper engagement ring – made with a diamond mined in South Africa, a real dazzler. ‘As with many innovations, it takes time to educate,’ explains Frédéric de Narp CEO of haute jewellery house Oscar Massin, who has formerly held top tier posts at Cartier and Harry Winston. Bespoke jewellery manufacturer Diamonds Factory Ireland …

Why lab-grown diamonds are key to unlocking future for Indian jewellery industry
2 years, 9 months ago

Why lab-grown diamonds are key to unlocking future for Indian jewellery industry

Firstpost  

The Indian Gems and Jewellery industry is one of the largest industries in the world and contributes more than 29 per cent to the global consumption of jewellery. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council recorded the exports of lab-grown diamonds at $1.05 billion from April 2021 to January 2022, which register a growth of 113 per cent. India’s polished …

We tried Lily Arkwright’s lab-grown diamond ring to see how it compared to the real deal
2 years, 10 months ago

We tried Lily Arkwright’s lab-grown diamond ring to see how it compared to the real deal

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. How we tested To see how a lab-grown diamond compares to the mined …

Inside Pandora’s plan to sell lab-created diamonds
3 years, 9 months ago

Inside Pandora’s plan to sell lab-created diamonds

Live Mint  

Pandora could do more for the mainstreaming of lab-created diamonds than any company on the planet. That’s why lab-grown diamonds are so tantalizing because at roughly a third of the cost of mined stones, they are in the price range Pandora’s customers expect. Bloomberg spoke with Lacik about Pandora’s push into diamonds, which recently kicked off with a rollout in …

How lab-grown diamonds became every girl's best friend
3 years, 9 months ago

How lab-grown diamonds became every girl's best friend

Daily Mail  

A few months after Laura Chavez set up her jewellery company in 2018, hate mail started arriving. And, as London-based Laura reflects: ‘The fact these big people cared about our tiny business meant that we were on to something.’ FEMAIL explored the rise in lab-grown diamonds. De Beers, the historic diamond company, initially tried to position lab-grown diamonds for the …

For the love of diamonds
3 years, 10 months ago

For the love of diamonds

Hindustan Times  

After a tough year for couples planning their dream nuptials, weddings across the globe are expected to be back in a big way. However thanks to the emergence of lab grown diamonds, buying an ethically sourced and created lab grown diamond engagement ring, means that socially aware couples don’t have to comprise the environment or concerns over human rights, for …

World’s No. 1 jewellery maker is ditching mined diamonds
3 years, 10 months ago

World’s No. 1 jewellery maker is ditching mined diamonds

Live Mint  

Pandora A/S, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other company in the world, will stop using mined diamonds as part of a broader strategy to drop raw materials associated with unethical production methods. A host of lab-grown-diamond makers and retailers have sprung up in recent years, keen to target customers with more affordable stones that aren’t marred by …

Pandora to stop using mined diamonds
3 years, 10 months ago

Pandora to stop using mined diamonds

The Independent  

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Pandora eyes U.S., China for fresh sparkle after strong...
3 years, 10 months ago

Pandora eyes U.S., China for fresh sparkle after strong...

Daily Mail  

The world's biggest jewelry brand Pandora has said it will no longer sell mined diamonds as it vows to 'transform the market' with its 'eco-friendly' alternative that will sell for just a third of the price of the real deal. The world's biggest jewelry brand Pandora has said it will no longer sell mined diamonds as it vows to 'transform …

Can lab-grown diamonds replace the real thing?
4 years, 6 months ago

Can lab-grown diamonds replace the real thing?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story was produced as part of CNN Style’s The September Issues, a hub for facts, features and opinions about fashion, the climate crisis, and you. “Looking deeper into it and talking to many diamond traders we heard about identical diamonds made in a lab and saw it as our opportunity to bring transparency and ethics to an …

The sparkling rise of the lab grown diamond
5 years, 1 month ago

The sparkling rise of the lab grown diamond

BBC  

The sparkling rise of the lab grown diamond Getty Images Diamonds are now widely seen as the ultimate expression of love thanks largely to clever marketing by the industry Young people are falling out of love with mined diamonds because of their high environmental and humanitarian costs. One report on the topic, commissioned by the Diamond Producers Association, suggests that …

Can YOU tell a lab diamond from a 'real' one?
5 years, 7 months ago

Can YOU tell a lab diamond from a 'real' one?

Daily Mail  

Diamonds grown in laboratories are 'identical' to ones traditionally mined, an expert has revealed - and shared two photos to challenge you to spot the difference. According to the CEO of the UK's largest diamond retailer, lab created diamonds are about to seriously shake up the industry due to their appeal among ethically minded buyers with smaller budgets. He added …

Why the newly discovered, second-biggest diamond ever is not worth as much as you’d think
5 years, 11 months ago

Why the newly discovered, second-biggest diamond ever is not worth as much as you’d think

CNN  

CNN — The recent discovery of the second-biggest diamond in history – a staggering 1,758-carat stone – is a remarkable find, but there’s a debate over its real market value. However, the company said the newly found diamond is “a near-gem of variable quality,” which means that, as far as diamonds are concerned, the size of the stone is not …

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