Lab Grown Diamonds for Unique Jewellery Pieces: A Complete Guide
Creating a unique piece of jewellery can be a truly personal experience. It tells your story or expresses your values. Lab-grown diamonds have made their way into the spotlight for just this reason.
In short: Lab-grown diamonds enable distinctive pieces that would be unaffordable in mined-equivalent: 3-5ct centre stones, fancy-colour yellow/pink/blue, salt-and-pepper diamonds, large diamond pavé tennis bracelets. The 60-80% cost saving versus mined makes 2-5ct centre stones accessible at sub-£5,000 price points where natural would run £20,000+.
As beautiful, ethical, and often more affordable alternatives to mined diamonds, lab-grown diamonds are changing the way we think about luxury jewellery. In this guide, we’ll take a closer look at lab-grown diamonds, why they’re the perfect choice for one-of-a-kind jewellery, and everything you need to know to design your own stunning pieces.
What Are Lab Grown Diamonds?
Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds created through advanced technology rather than being extracted from the earth.
They’re made in highly controlled laboratory environments that mimic the natural conditions under which mined diamonds form. This produces stones that are identical to natural diamonds in every way – from their crystal structure to their physical properties.
If you’re interested in seeing a range of lab-grown diamonds, you can view our full collection of lab-grown diamonds here.
These diamonds are often created using one of two methods: High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) or Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD).
The HPHT process applies extreme pressure and heat to carbon to grow diamond crystals. The CVD method involves placing a diamond ‘seed’ in a heated chamber filled with carbon-rich gas that crystallises into diamond over time.