Lab-grown diamonds are also being used for money laundering. Late last year, Indian and Hong Kong customs revealed a joint operation in which they discovered “cheap synthetic diamonds were being ...

When Divya (name changed on request), a 31-year-old bride-to-be from Delhi, was in the middle of her wedding ring shopping, the idea of opting for a lab-grown diamond did cross her mind.

Where there has been a shift in recent years, though, is in the purchasing practices of younger consumers, more of whom are choosing lab-grown diamonds over mined diamonds. According to data by ...

Lab-grown diamonds, by contrast, are cheap manufactured substitutes whose value is “tied strictly to the cost of production” and therefore have no lasting value. With the most to lose ...

One of the most striking trends to hit the jewelry market in recent years is difficult to escape, lab-grown diamonds. These pieces created as an alternative to natural diamonds have grown in ...

The heated discussion focused on lab-grown diamonds and their authenticity Some are so against lab-grown diamonds and think you shouldn't accept them READ MORE: Engagement ring designer reveals ...