Know Your Options
Lab Grown vs Natural Diamonds
Both share identical physical, chemical and optical properties. Both graded to the same GIA and IGI standards. The difference is origin — and price.
Lab Grown
Lab-Grown Diamonds
- Created in controlled conditions replicating natural diamond formation
- Identical hardness (10 Mohs), brilliance and chemical composition
- 30–40% more affordable at equivalent grades
- GIA and IGI certified to the same standards as natural
- Environmentally responsible production
Natural
Natural Diamonds
- Formed over billions of years deep within the earth
- Each stone unique with natural geological provenance
- Traditional investment and gifting choice
- GIA and IGI certified to the same standards as lab grown
- Rare by definition — finite global supply