Re:Lab-grown diamonds threaten viability of the real gems
by ansgri on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:15AM
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I'd expect a significant change in diamond pricing structure — De Beers and the jewelry industry sure can keep prices from dropping uncontrollably, but I'd guess some kinds of impurities will become markers of superior value ("true natural 10..100× more expensive") due to difficulty of artificial reproduction.
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Re:Lab-grown diamonds threaten viability of the real gems
by inanutshellus on Friday March 09, 2018 @08:24AM
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I can see the desire for obviously occluded diamonds to become chic, since their manufacturing value would be low enough that fakes likely wouldn't exist, but I don't see how impurities would be "difficult to reproduce".