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Great video! I sell both lab and natural diamonds and for the majority of my customers price is king. For every 1 natural stone that I sell, I sell 10 labs.

This was very helpful! I have been looking for something like this. God bless you sir!

Highly informative !! Excellent 👌

This is exactly the video I was looking for, thanks man!

Great video! Very informative. Thank you.

Thank you for this clip. The cut quality seems to be similar and what I like as well is, that you change the positions.... there is no visual difference between the two diamonds.

you da man for putting this info out for guys doing their homework!

Fabulous video! Thank you

love the lab grown.. it shines more beautifully.

I chose a James Allen lab grown engagement ring and could not be happier! Guys , if your fiancé demands a way more expensive mined diamond .. you might want to reconsider your upcoming wedding.

Very helpful video!!!

Can you share the settings for each one pleaseee ?? Thank you awesome video !

I can tell right off the bat with the depth of the shine in the middle

Awesome video! What size mm is the 6 prong ring? Is that the standard 2mm that JA has on their site?

Great Video!! Nothing like this on KZfaq or anywhere! Congratulations on the engagment.

The lab grown diamond shines so much better than the natural to my eye. Comparing an H to F isn’t a fair comparison but the I can see some yellow in the H diamond and it’s also cloudy compared to the F diamond. I would pick and say that the F color diamond is far better each time.

Great Video! Another plus with buying a lab diamond with James Allen is they don’t enhance the color or clarity like some other companies so the won’t slip in color over time or have fissures filled in causing them to possibly crack. De Beers is gearing up to make lab diamonds. People are realizing that lab diamonds are REAL diamonds with the same physical, optical and chemical qualities of a natural. Jewelers can’t tell them apart unless they look up the serial number.

I thought the right was natural… it sparkles more to me and it does look a little clearer

The diamond with the four prong setting has much better clarity, the six prong looks a bit cloudy.

What I love about real diamond 💎 is that in a dim light 💡 it sparkle like crazy ❤️

Honestly I like the lab grown diamond on the top of her finger!

Id rather Save 5k on a lab grown diamond go on holiday or something. Who buys a diamond to resell it? And even when you do youll be loosing 3k anyway.

as soon as you said the natural diamond if your wife's, I already knew which one it is but that's because I see the signs of usage on the band vs the brand new band.

what is the length and width of those diamonds? in mm's

I’m a natural, earth mined diamond lover through and through. Don’t want a diamond created in a lab setting but just my preference ❤

what does the lab grown one measure in mm?

what size are those rings? 1.5/2mm?

Lab grown are the same and it’s not killing someone to mine it. It’s crazy to think how good they see getting with lab grown so quickly. Soon diamonds won’t be the engagment ring norm and diamonds will be in more things!

Lol it's because they're basically chemically the same. The difference is the origin 🙃 Love the 6 prongs! I'm sooo happy with them. They look more classy to me.

I rather the lab it’s less pricey which mean I can get a bigger diamond for a little less. My main thing I am looking for is as long as it last for a very long time and not fade easily.

Both are glistening rainbow colors

Can you provide the band specs?

I will say the lab one looks more sparkle than the natural one. Are the lab 4Cs batter than the natural? I bought a lab diamond one today after watching your video!

Lab diamonds also are child labor and environmental (kinda) friendly. I’m sure anyone would appreciate that more then cost alone.

I can tell the difference personally the F color looks better even though it's smaller

Can a diamond tested determine if it's lab created?

Yay! I guessed right! Haha.

I'm having a hard time deciding whether I want to go with earth diamond or lab grown at James Allen. Which would you go with between these? Earth diamond with H color IF clarity and 3X Excellent at 1.03 carat for $7660 vs lab with D color IF clarity 3X Excellent at 1.25 carat for $6220 on a rose gold setting? I heard JA is reputable for both their lab and conflict free earth as well..it seems like a no brainer to go with lab. But if JA is offering a 25% discount for first time purchase, would it make more sense to go with earth?

This was a good video; it's easy to see the color difference when the diamonds are side by side. It would be harder to distinguish if the diamonds were not close to each other. The lab diamond also appears to be brighter; I thought the natural/mined diamond had a cloud inclusion. Both rings are lovely. In this case, I'd choose the lab-grown over he mined.

What's most important, what does your fiancee' think. After seeing them on her finger, would she prefer a 1.5 ct lab diamond or the natural 1.01 ct natural?

In sunlight genuine diamonds have a blue fluorescence lab grown stones don't. but there's a catch some of the rarest diamonds don't have the blue fluorescence. but still most diamonds do

What's the order #on this diamond?

Are you planning on keeping both or will you return one or the other. All things considered was the additional $5000 worth it to have a natural stone or do you think the money could have been better spent elsewhere?

I just got my girlfriend her ring lab grown as recommended by the jewelry rep as I got bigger diamond for my money vs the natural

Getting lab thanks

I can tell a color difference but it is slight. Great comparison

I knew right away which was which. The lab grown is always much more sparkly and pretty imo 😁

price isn't really an problem for me but i'm just super against the diamond industry (i have been to africa and travelled a lot and heard a lot of bad stories) but i want the future mrs to have a decent ring so having a hard time deciding

I was able to tell what the natural diamond was before the reveal… I honestly prefer the natural diamond.

I have that .

Yeah u can see a difference 😉

the natural diamonds has more imperfections in it than the lab grown. I looked more closely at the patterens shown within the diamonds. the lab diamond looks clearer and the patterns are more symmetrical and visually clear compared the the natural diamond which is less clear and more asymmetrical.

Is the lab diamond a real diamond though? Can it be insured and does it have value

Too Long, but may help some folks with 'Lab' or 'Earth'. The following is about Earth diamonds, but the thought process may help... Many years ago, I fell in love with what was (is) called a Square Emerald Cut, or 'Asscher' Cut. That cut was different than your typical Princess/Round Brilliant/etc. Researching the Square cut led me to the reason for that Square 'look', the Royal Asscher. However, big price difference! Was it worth it? Both Earth diamonds, one being the 'true' Royal Asscher Cut, the other, the 'imitation', the Square Emerald 'Asscher' cut. There was no way telling between the two over the internet, so fortunately, I found a jeweler that had two Royal Asschers and a couple Square Emerald cut stones on hand. Once the relationship was established between the jeweler and I, they were willing to ship me the one Royal Asscher that I was considering, and I've of the Square Emeralds. Both were similar in size and color. As soon as I unpackaged the stones, I could instantly tell which one was the Royal. While the Square sparkled, the Royal sparkled but also appeared to be 'glistening wet'. At that time, 16 years ago, The Royal Asscher family had their 'cut' trademarked, as not to be able to be copied by anyone else, or so I read and beloved. Regardless, there was a very distinct difference between those two stones, and of course I preferred the glistening wet stone. I had never seen anything like it before. So what did it come down to? The cost. I bought one of them. Fast forward, our anniversary is coming soon, and although she doesn't know, and doesn't expect, I want to get her another stone. However, what brought me to this video was, obviously, this time do I go earth again or lab? Using the true example I wrote above, Royal vs Square, to me, unless my wife expressly said I want an earth diamond, I believe I'm going to get a lab diamond. Why? Well, other than the folks here who seem to be able to tell over an internet video which is which, I'm going to go with my research that tends to show that it would take gemologists to be able to compare the two. Unlike the instant identification between the Royal and the Square cut that I witnessed, there is no visual difference between earth and lab. Matter of fact, I'm sure that most of you who might be reading this, have come to the same conclusion that I have, which is since the ingredients are the same whether lab or earth, even gemologists under a scope would have a difficult time telling which was which. I'll be going with lab this time, but that's because I know that if I asked my wife, she would not want me to spend the money regardless however, definitely would not care if it was Earth or Lab. It's not a fake stone, it is a real stone, the only difference being the questioning of how it is sourced. Same ingredients, same results, and let's add to the fact that we can assume that with the earth diamonds, there's probably young children, or possibly people who live in poverty gathering these stones to bring to market. So first off, go with your heart and save your pocket but quite a lot. Unless you bring it up to the girl you want to give the ring to, but that definitely blows the surprise. One more thing (said this was long), my opinion comes from a man who has already sprung for the Earth diamond at marriage, and I don't recall anything about Lab diamond competition back then. The only thing that I can recall as I write this was there were stones that were called 'simulated'. With time, the 'simulated' or 'Lab' technology seems to have made everything on equal ground now. So, the journey begins for the anniversary stone. One thing would help, you can't compare the two in a trusted brick and mortar, hopefully we can find a trusted online source that would ship us stones to compare. Good luck!

The lab grown diamond has a slight gray tint.

When the rings have been worn a while and get dirty at the back the natural diamond shines more

There is a huge difference between the two..

I think you cannot tell the difference between H and F if they are not next to each other. I do see more depth to the Lab grown... more contrast.

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Would a typical shopping-mall-jewelry-store gemologist be able to distinguish a lab diamond from a natural diamond? I know a few women who would make a jeweler their first stop after being proposed to.

I noticed on the preview 360 lab grown diamonds have labeling on the side of the diamond. Is that permanently there?

Actually you could have gotten a 2 ct lab for what you paid for the natural for a round diamond. An Oval on the other hand at a 2 ct lab is around $4500., this I know because my nephew just bought a 2ct lab oval for his fiance E, VVS2 which is a great price. As far as color an H diamond is fine but when side by side with an F you can definitely see a difference or everyone would buy an H :). You also have to remember that a round diamond hides color very well. If both rings were an oval or cushion etc you would see a much warmer color in the H when compared with a G+ diamond. Both rings are beautiful though.

I got a 2ct lab G VS2 for my girlfriend and I think she will be very surprised because she is the type that says she would take a ring pop just to show people so because she said that I got her a 2ct lab because it's less expensive and got her a 2ct

They're $800/ct now.

It was obvious to me the 6 prong was the natural diamond

Lab is absolutely worth it when you love her and can’t afford more than a month worth of salary

Can tell the colour differences

Natural Diamond vs. Lab Diamond (PART 2): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbqBYJiim722d3U.html

Does a $1000 lab diamond still registered as a diamond on a diamond tester ?

You can Easley tell which is the real diamond by looking at the claws.

what are the 4 "C's" on the diamond and lab diamond?

Both are worth nothing when you try to sell.

I prefer the lab diamond. Why wouldn't all lab diamonds be internally flawless or flawless though?

Diamonds will never be an investment the gold or platinum will always hold value better than any diamond will.

Nice video! what's her finger size?

Prices dropped a lot those diamonds are way cheaper now

i could tell right away from the begining. the lab grown had to be the one much more clear

Lab-grown diamonds have no resale value, meaning no jeweler will buy it back. If you try to sell lab-grown diamonds to a jewelry store, a pawn shop or on EBay, you’ll get pennies on the dollar for it. Regardless, due to massive profit percentages and deceiving tactics of price comparisons to a real diamond value, it becomes easier to convince some uninformed buyers shopping for engagement rings or jewelry pieces to lead them choose a lab grown over a natural diamond. Often many jewelers indirectly encourage their clients by comparing prices with “real natural diamonds” but not disclosing the real resale value and more important long term investment factor of this emotional purchase. Its a time bomb waiting to explode!

I called the left within a second for the natural!! I knew it!!

Lab diamonds should be really cheap compared to natural diamond re, Diamonique.

U get mor rainbow from the lab

Do you wish you had gone with a larger lab grown?

Oh wow, so your fiancé gets two rings?

It is unreal there is so much misinformation online. There is NO WAY anyone can tell the difference between a lab grown and mined diamond by a naked eye. Of course, every mined diamond looks different from another mined diamond. In other words, no two mined diamonds are the same.

The natural one looks so much better here. The scintillation fire and hue …this case i already knew which one was natural by certainty lol

James Allen lab created diamonds are overpriced coz De Beers Lightbox Jewelry are selling fine quality lab created diamonds for only $800 dollars per carat!

its not proved yet, if a lab diamond can give as happiness as natural diamond.

Knew which was which right away. The lab is nice but there's a noticeable (to me) blackish tinge inside vs the natural way clearer and less black tinge

The longer I watched the more I can't stop looking at your dry hands and terrible nail cut. But It was good to see them live next to each other....lotion. Hand model.

To me, going with a smaller natural diamond with a 3 stone setting with maybe some baguettes or rounds or combo would have been a better ring. That ring is terribly plain and boring. Size of the diamond isnt everything.

Not a good move, you just lost $7300, should have purchased a Moissanite (also lab grown) for $500 (vvs1 D) plus more fire than a diamond.

LoL loads of diamond seller claims lab grown are fake diamonds hahaha If the million years does involve human history i think it really worth it (real history), but it's just sitting in earth for million years, whats the value?😂

0 eye differance. Only real.differqnce is natural diamond has trace of nitrogen within it and lab grown don't. Lab grown is technically the more pure product. I'm prety thankfully of the lab diamonds as natural are far to expensive for my income.

Sorrynl wouldn't be happy with an H color!

Can I just say a lab diamond is a real diamond you’re acting like its not real there just as real at a mind Diamond

Can't tell the difference... So why buy a real diamond

The lab stone has 4 prongs and the real stone has 6 prongs. Not rocket science.

I can tell the difference straight away. I had the sound turned off. I would not be happy with a lab grown diamond🤨

Why did you not just go with the lab? The 22k one won't sell for much and hopefully your wife will never sell