Lovenhall DiamondInstrument
The Instruments
Grown or Mined
The same material. Not the same price.
Carat weight
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The gap widens as stones get larger.Natural price quoted
$
What you have been asked for the mined stone.The honest part
A grown stone is the same material, and no eye can separate them. What differs is rarity — and resale, which for grown stones is weak and getting weaker.
Grown equivalent
$1,050
against $7,000 natural · about 85% less
Natural$7,000
Lab-grown$1,050
You keep $5,950 — and give up the resale.
Broad market ratios, not a quotation. Grown prices have fallen steadily as production has scaled, so treat any figure as a snapshot.
Either WayHave the stone recorded
Grown or mined, the record says which — permanently.