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HPHT and CVD Diamond Growth Processes

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More and more couples today choose to be environmentally conscious, whether it’s going for an organic way of living or buying lab grown diamonds for special occasions. Over the past few decades, lab grown diamonds have gained immense popularity as compared to naturally mined diamonds. But, what exactly is a lab grown diamond? It is still a real diamond as its physical properties are identical. This is why it makes it difficult to tell the difference between a lab grown diamond and a natural one. In fact, even some experts have a tough time distinguishing between the two. One of the primary differences between natural and lab-grown diamonds is that natural diamo nds are formed deep within the crust of the Earth. Immense heat and pressure can cause carbon atoms to crystallize which can lead to forming diamonds. While lab grown diamonds are manufactured through two processes, HPHT and CVD. Let’s understand the growing process of both HTHP Diamonds and CVD diamonds. HPHT Diamond Pro...

How is a Diamond Cut Different from a Diamond Shape?

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Many of us are fond of diamond jewellery like engagement rings or earrings. We always desire to purchase jewellery with a specific shape. However, we often use diamond cut and shape interchangeably for natural or lab grown diamond jewellery . The fact is both the terms are entirely different. Let’s understand the terms one by one.  What is a Diamond Cut?  Diamond cut is a part of 4Cs that we use to determine the quality of diamonds. A diamond cut has four elements—brightness, fire, pattern, and scintillation. The perfect brightness of the diamond reflects all the light that gets into the diamond. When light enters the diamond and gives a prism-like effect, it means the diamond’s fire element is perfect. Further, scintillation showcases the flashes of the diamond, whereas the pattern is the contrasting areas of light and dark. Through these elements, diamond jewellery manufacturers give four grades to diamond cuts. Excellent, very good, good, and poor.  Why exactly do you ...

Top Reasons to Invest in Lab Grown Diamonds

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Lab Grown diamonds are ethically sourced, environment-friendly, and inexpensive. They are extremely popular amongst the millennials. The Synthetic diamond manufacturer says that there are plenty of reasons behind their popularity and if you have been looking to invest in diamond jewelry, then a lab-grown diamond ring would be a great choice. Lab-grown diamonds are exactly like natural diamonds and the only difference between them is their source of origin. Mined diamonds are naturally formed underneath the earth’s surface and it takes as many as 1 billion years. This process also includes extreme heat and pressure. Thanks to technology, now it is easy to replicate the same process in a laboratory. Lab-grown diamonds are created using two popular methods named- HPHT (High Pressure and High Heat) and CVD (Chemical Vapor Disposition). HPHT uses carbon seeds and state-of-the-art machinery to create an environment that’s similar to the natural process. Understandably, it involves the use of...