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The Science Behind Lab-Grown Diamond Rings: How They’re Made

The first impression is said to be the last impression or an impression that lasts long and time-energy consuming to change one’s impression. In the present day, it is evident that advancement has imbibed in almost everything we use and consume because of technology. Wearing diamond rings is no exception, as has become a new norm which earlier was considered to be affordable only by a certain people with a range of a particular income.

But with newer technologies, the adverse effects of damaging the natural resources has become of pivotal concern. To tackle and balance out, lab-grown diamond rings has been observing a spike interest.

The tried-and-tested methods in moulding a diamond in a lab as of today are two namely, HPHT and CVD. These are short for High-Pressure high-temperature and Chemical Vapor Deposition.

The rise in lab-grown diamonds is more seen in South-Asian countries like India as the population is over 1.3 crore and the country is in-between developing and developed nation state. Gujarat’s Surat is said to be the hub of diamond making, natural and lab-grown.

As natural resources like diamonds are limited when extracted naturally, lab-grown diamonds are seen to be ecofriendly, monetary friendly, and making the whole production cycle harm the environment as negligible as possible.

The lab-grown process of a diamond includes simulating 2 steps. The first one is natural diamond originating process. The latter or second one is ascent of diamond-bearing rock formations.

Due to the simulation accuracyvia technology, the genesis foundation are mimiced which in return help in building an environment (appropriate temperature) and in less time interval.

There is a cycle which is also referred to as a life cycle that can be attributed to a product, a service, or even an organization. The downside or teething issues which may appear include the hesistency to purchase a lab-grown diamond. Another issue which may occur is consumer not able to differentiate a good quality and a low quality lab-grown diamond. The plus point is that consumer would get a bigger discount in lab-grown than natural diamonds.

One thing should be kept in consideration as we reach the end. With technology as a constant, the science of making a lab-grown diamond may modify and become better with time.

 

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