FAQs

Lab-grown diamonds are diamonds that are created in a laboratory setting rather than being mined from the Earth's crust. These laboratories mimic the conditions under which diamonds naturally develop under the Earth over millions of years. They are physically, chemically and optically the same as natural diamonds. Even jewellers and gemologists cannot tell the difference between lab-grown and natural diamonds.

Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds. Despite being grown in reactors in labs, these diamonds possess the same physical and optical characteristics as natural diamonds. Any diamond is a diamond, not because it is mined from the earth but because of its chemical composition. Both lab-grown diamonds and natural diamonds possess the same crystalline structure of carbon atoms. Hence, lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds.

There is no way of differentiating between a lab diamond and a natural diamond by looking at them. Even a trained jeweller or expert cannot tell the difference between natural and lab-grown diamonds with their naked eyes or with normal microscopes. Only advanced equipment in gemological labs can identify lab diamonds.

Lab-grown diamonds are worth buying because they are diamonds and they last forever. Just as jewellers offer buyback on natural diamonds, Jewelbox offers buyback on lab-grown diamonds too. Jewelbox offers an 80% buyback on lab-grown diamonds.

Yes. Lab-grown diamonds tend to retail at a 60–90% discount on the equivalent quality of natural diamonds. Lab-grown diamonds are priced based on cut, colour, clarity and carat — just like natural diamonds.

Lab-grown diamonds are graded the same way as mined diamonds. They are certified by all the leading gemological labs, such as IGI, SGL and EGL. All the lab-grown diamonds sold by Jewelbox are graded and certified by renowned third-party organisations.

Lab-grown diamonds are not synthetic diamonds or cubic zirconia, or moissanite. CZ or Moissanite are diamond simulants and not diamonds. Lab-grown diamonds, on the other hand, are real diamonds.

Diamonds are the hardest material on earth. They rank at 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness. Lab-grown diamonds, as well as natural diamonds, have this same rank of 10, which means they're extremely durable. Lab-grown diamonds match their mined counterparts in hardness, strength and durability. Take comfort knowing lab-grown diamonds are strong enough to hand down to the next generation.

No. Lab-grown diamonds do not fade, discolour or cloud over time. Their beauty is timeless.

A lot of people think that machines can be programmed to create a specific diamond grade and carat size, but that's really not possible. Machines simply put the right conditions together, but then nature takes it from there. Just like with mined diamonds, there will be variances in colour, clarity and carat size in every piece.

Yes. Lab-grown diamonds are also characterised based on the 4Cs — Cut, Colour, Clarity and Carat.