What are lab-grown diamonds?
Lab-grown sound intimidating but don’t worry, we are here to tell you all about them in a not-so-scary way. Essentially they are diamonds, just made artificially. Natural diamonds take over one to three billion years under natural conditions of very high pressure and high temperature to form. These conditions are 85+ miles below the Earth’s surface and move to the crust by volcanic explosions.
1-3 billion years is a bit too long to wait so scientists decided to make their own. Lab diamonds can be grown in less than a month. White diamonds are the slowest taking 2+ weeks to grow a 1-carat diamond. Yellow and blue only take 5-10 days. Labs mimic the conditions needed for natural diamonds and they are able to create beautiful diamonds in different shapes, sizes, and colors. Using the 4Cs of grading, lab-grown diamonds are graded and certified in the same process as natural diamonds. Cut, clarity, color, and carat make up the 4Cs.