Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and cheaper than mined

Re:Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and che... by chmod775 on Monday September 09, 2024 @09:00PM (#41496100)

> I don't see demand for real diamonds going anywhere.

Calling one "real" and not the other is the wrong. Synthetic diamonds aren't an imitation. The distinction is "natural" and "synthetic".

> Not because it's a "better investment" but because they can.

From my experience it's to show off (that's the whole point of jewelry) and they'll be happy to tell you about their real diamond anytime the conversations ventures to anywhere near anything remotely related. I'd imagine the only people impressed are other suckers who happen to be poorer.

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Re:Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and che... by 404mm on Monday September 09, 2024 @09:07PM (#41496149)

Is it not possible to introduce impurities or flaws to synthetic diamonds, making them virtually indistinguishable?

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Re:Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and che... by dirtdobber on Monday September 09, 2024 @09:13PM (#41496191)

I use "real" and "natural" interchangeably in this context, but sure if we want to be pedantic I'll use natural instead.

Regardless, I view natural diamonds as having "real" value in the luxury space and synthetics as... Not.

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Re:Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and che... by red-iron-pine on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @02:25PM (#41503968)

that is because you are a marketing account that is 50 days old and has 23 karma

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Re:Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and che... by dirtdobber on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @07:46PM (#41506804)

Well you got 2 out of 3 of those correct.

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