Jewellery Product Information

Product Information

Are the diamonds used in your jewellery real? 

• Yes. All items shown use real lab-grown or natural diamonds. We do not sell pieces that use simulants such as moissanite or cubic zirconia.
• On certain jewellery, this is backed by IGI or GIA reports which specify diamond characteristics.
• All jewellery also comes with an independent valuation done by Jewellery Valuations Australia. This valuation provides a third-party assessment of the jewellery's quality, materials and craftsmanship for added confidence and transparency. *Please note, Jewellery Concierge Australia has no affiliation with Jewellery Valuations Australia.*

What's the difference between lab-grown diamonds and natural diamonds?

Origin:

• Natural diamonds are formed deep within the earth over billions of years through extreme heat and pressure. 
• Lab-Grown Diamonds are created in high-tech labs using advanced technology such as HPHT or CVD. These processes, which takes a matter of weeks or months, accelerate what happens naturally below the Earth's crust. 

Rarity:

• Natural Diamonds are a finite resource and cannot be produced on demand. 
• They are extremly hard to access, often being buried kilometres underground which requires extensive mining to acquire. 
• Of these mined diamonds, only a small fraction are high enough quality to be used in jewellery. 
• Lab-Grown Diamonds can be produced on demand, making them easier to come by.

Price:

• Lab-Grown Diamonds are priced based on their cost to produce whereas natural diamonds have different costs associated with acquiring them.
  
• Natural diamond costs include, but are not limited to, the expensive mining process, low-yield and long supply chain combined with the factor of rarity.
• Since the Lab-Grown Diamond supply chain is shorter, they can go straight from the lab to the jeweller, reducing costs dramatically.
• All these factors lead to Lab-Grown Diamonds being dramatically less expensive than natural diamonds of the same size and clarity. 
  

Do Lab-Grown Diamonds look the same as Natural Diamonds?

Yes, they do.

A lab-grown diamond of the same carat, clarity, colour and cut as a natural diamond is going to look identical. 

This is due to both Lab-Grown Diamonds and Natural Diamonds having the exact same physcial composition. They are both 100% carbon, have the same crystal structure and chemical composition.

Why do Lab-Grown Diamonds still cost more than Moissanites despite looking similar?

People tend to compare moissanites to lab-grown diamonds and while they may look similar at a glance, they are very different in composition, value and quality. The main points of difference are:

• Moissanite stones use a relatively simple and low-cost process. They can be created quickly and consistently with minimal equipment and fewer quality control changes.
• Moissanites also consistently yield high-quality stones with there being fewer rejects and flaws.
• In contrast, Lab-Grown Diamonds are much more complex and expensive to create.
• They require highly advanced technology like the HPHT or CVD systems with setup cost for lab-grown diamond facilities being extremly high.
• Each diamond takes weeks or months to create, with many not meeting gem-quality standards. 
• Precise conditions must be maintained inside the lab such as temperature, pressure, gas-flow and purity, which is technically demanding.

At the end of the day, Lab-Grown Diamonds are real diamonds. They are chemically, physically, and optically identical to natural diamonds. They're made of pure carbon and have the same hardness, brilliance and structure. 

Moissanites are a different gemstone. They are made of silicon carbide and while they may sparkle brightly and are beautiful in their own right, they are not a diamond and are considered a diamond simulant.