Can You Tell Which Diamond Is Lab-Grown?
Four rounds. Four challenges. Each one gives you more evidence. Pick the lab-grown diamond. If you can.
THE EYE TEST
Which diamond is lab-grown?
Diamond A
Diamond B
Both are lab-grown diamonds.
Your eyes are not broken. These are chemically identical. Same carbon crystal structure, atom for atom.
Your score: 0 / 1
THE DATA TEST
Now you have the specs. Try again.
Diamond A
3.02ct Pear · D · VS1
IGI Certified
Diamond B
4.01ct Pear · F · VS2
IGI Certified
Both lab-grown. Same IGI certification.
IGI and GIA grade lab-grown diamonds on the exact same 4C scale as mined stones. Same standards, same rigor. The data cannot help you.
Your score: 0 / 2
THE PRICE TEST
These diamonds have very different prices if mined. Which would cost more?
Diamond A
3.02ct Pear · D · VS1
Our price: $4,800
If mined: $18,000+
Diamond B
4.93ct Princess · E · VS1
Our price: $4,800
If mined: $18,000+
Both are lab-grown. Both would cost 3 to 4 times more if mined.
Same stone. Different origin. You just saved thousands.
Your score: 0 / 3
THE FINAL TEST
A GIA-trained gemologist examined both diamonds. She could not tell them apart. Can you?
Diamond A
3.59ct Radiant · E · VS2
Diamond B
3.08ct Marquise · F · VS1
Both lab-grown. Nobody has ever gotten this right.
The FTC ruled in 2018 that lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds. You just proved it yourself.
Your score: 0 / 4
Nobody can tell.
Not you. Not your friends. Not even a gemologist with 20 years of experience.
The only difference between lab-grown and mined? Where it began. And what you pay.
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