Guides, stories and insights on diamonds and fine jewellery.
No. Moissanite is not a lab-grown diamond. Moissanite is silicon carbide, a different material made to look like a diamond. A lab-grown diamond is real diamond, made of carbon, with the same hardness and sparkle as a mined diamond. Both are often grown in a lab, which is where the mix-up starts, but only one […]
A lab-grown diamond usually costs far less than a mined diamond of the same size and grade, often a fraction of the price per carat. As a rough market guide in early 2026, a one-carat lab-grown diamond commonly runs a few hundred to just over a thousand dollars for the loose stone, with price climbing […]
Yes. Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds. They have the same carbon crystal structure, hardness, and optical properties as mined diamonds, and grading labs certify them using the same 4Cs. The only difference is origin: they are grown in a lab rather than mined. If you have heard a lab-grown diamond called “fake” or “not a […]
A lab-grown diamond is a real diamond grown in a laboratory instead of mined from the ground. It has the same carbon crystal structure, the same hardness, and the same sparkle as a mined diamond. Grading labs certify lab-grown diamonds on the same 4Cs used for mined stones. The only real difference is origin, and […]