My Pink Diamonds

There are plenty of offers of jewelry that has artificial diamonds instead of real diamonds. This may cause you to wonder if you are being ripped off, and what the differences are between real diamonds and artificial ones.
Real diamonds are mined, whereas artificial diamonds are made in a lab. The main difference is in pricing, real diamonds are extremely high priced, supposedly due to scarcity although diamond mining companies have been accused of exaggerating the actual scarcity of diamonds in order to boost their profits. Whether or not this is true, the fact remains that artificial diamonds are significantly cheaper than real diamonds.
If you do not have the money needed to invest in jewelry with real diamonds, artificial diamonds can be a great choice. Although you will know the difference, you may not see the difference, depending on the quality of the artificial diamond you choose. Many artificial diamonds are very similar in appearance to real diamonds and most people cannot see the difference without training and/or proper testing equipment.
Many people buy synthetic diamonds because they do not wish to sponsor “blood diamonds” and child laborers that are often involved in harvesting diamonds. Another advantage is you don’t have to worry about getting ripped off after paying a large sum only to find you bought an artificial diamond for the price of the real thing. When buying an artificial diamond, you got exactly what you bargained for.
When shopping for artificial diamonds, go down to a local jewelry store and take a look at both real diamonds and artificial ones, make a comparison yourself. Chances are that without orientation, you won’t be able to tell the difference between a well made artificial diamond and a real one. Naturally, like with most products available, there are high quality and poor quality artificial diamonds. The artificial diamonds of lower quality will be murky and cloudy. A high quality artificial diamond will possess all the same qualities of a real diamond, and be indistinguishable from the real thing for the naked eye.
One way to tell the difference between high quality artificial diamonds and those of less quality is by analyzing the jewelry involved. Low quality jewelry will usually be fitted with low quality artificial diamonds, whereas high quality jewelry, usually made of gold and boasting fine workmanship, will generally be fitted with the finest artificial diamonds available. Depending on who you are buying the jewelry for, a lower quality artificial diamond may be okay, but if it is meant to be a special gift, you will want to invest a little more and buy jewelry with high quality artificial diamonds. Just because the artificial diamonds are not the real thing, does not mean they are cheap jewelry, artificial diamond jewelry is far cheaper than jewelry with real diamonds, but it is still considered quality jewelry and prices can be reasonably high.

“Cultured” diamonds is one type of artificial diamond. They have been small and limited to industrial uses, while synthetic diamonds have been produced for decades. Cultured diamonds, then again, can be up to 2 carats and come in a selection of colors such as pink, orange, yellow, and the most common transparent diamonds, making them appropriate for jewelry accessories. Cultured diamonds are shaped using a recently invented production system that grows the crystals from a seed under high temperature and pressure. Natural loose diamonds always have structural indiscretion or chemical impurities. Because of this, imperfections must be added to simulate the look of natural diamonds. While colored diamonds (for instance, Jennifer Lopez’s pink diamond engagement ring) are enormously uncommon in nature, they are cheaper to produce because they take only a few days to cultivate as compared to several weeks for transparent diamonds. The period for producing cultured diamonds may be shortened as the manufacturing methods are perfected.Unlike cultured diamonds, cubic zirconia (shortened CZ) is made up of a different substance than natural diamonds. CZ consists mostly of zirconium dioxide. Consequently, its chemical properties are close to, but are unlike those of diamonds. While CZ is heavier, it does not have the ‘fire’ or light dispersion that diamonds have. In normal conditions, cultured diamonds and diamonds are considered 500 times harder than cubic zirconia.There are a number of claims which states that cubic zirconia cannot be easily differentiated from a natural diamond when seen by the unaided eye. This may be true for people who are not in the jewelry business. However, simple lab tests can easily differentiate them because they are made of different materials. On the other hand, there is no way to differentiate between a cultured diamond and a natural diamond. This information causes huge dismay to the diamond commerce, which is racing to expand differentiating processes. In order to prevent confusion, the companies that are manufacturing these cultured diamonds are taking procedures to mark their diamonds. For instance, they may laser engrave them or put in trace impurities. If this is not done, diamond buyers would not be able to know if the diamond they are buying came from a machine or from a natural mine. A natural diamond might command a high value due to the expense of mining and its apparent rarity. An unprincipled seller might pass off a far less luxurious cultured diamond as a real diamond.