Unlike traditional diamond mining, lab diamonds are created in a controlled environment with a smaller environmental impact. They require fewer carbon emissions, less water usage, and no land excavation, making them a more sustainable and ethical choice.
Lab grown pieces offer flawless clarity and exceptional brilliance, free from the imperfections often found in natural diamonds. They’re optically identical to mined diamonds, with a stunning range of cuts and customised colours, so you can tailor every detail to create a beautiful one-of-a-kind piece.
Lab-grown diamonds offer exceptional value, delivering the same stunning quality and brilliance as natural diamonds at a more affordable price. As awareness and demand for sustainable options grow, lab diamonds are becoming a popular and economic option.
For personalised guidance and support it’s best to book an appointment with one of our friendly jewellery experts. They will provide you with in-depth lab diamond knowledge to help select the right piece for you.
Our team can also help you create your own unique lab diamond piece through our bespoke design service.
Create your own unique lab diamond pieces with Aleks Jewellers. Imagine your perfect piece – whether it’s an engagement ring, necklace, or earrings.
Our custom design service not only delivers a one-of-a-kind piece reflecting your personality but also supports a sustainable and ethical jewellery industry.
01 | Consultation
The first stage of creating your own lab diamond jewellery is discussing your ideas. Whether that’s from photos you’ve seen online or browsing our collection.
02 | Design
Next, we’ll bring your ideas to life, transforming your vision into a bespoke lab-grown diamond jewellery design. We’ll begin with detailed CAD drawings before creating a wax model.
03 | Creation
Once you’re completely happy with the design it’s over to our highly skilled jewellers to bring your bespoke lab diamond jewellery to life.
We answer your most common questions around lab diamonds.
Lab-grown and mined diamonds look and are composed the same, with only slight differences in their growth processes. This doesn’t affect their quality and the only real way you can tell the difference is by checking the certificate and laser inscription.
Lab-grown diamonds are created using two methods: High Pressure High Temperature (HPHT) and Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD). In HPHT, a small diamond seed is exposed to high pressure and temperature, causing carbon to crystallise around it.
CVD involves placing a diamond seed in a chamber with gas, leading to carbon deposition and diamond growth. Both methods create diamonds with the same properties as natural ones.
All diamonds, no matter where they come from, should be graded based on the 4Cs, including lab-grown ones. It is always recommended to only buy diamonds that are certified, whether natural or lab-grown.
The diamond’s 4C’s refer to cut, clarity, colour and carat weight. It is the universal measure for a diamond’s quality and value. Carat is the size of the diamond, cut is how light enters and exits the diamond, colour refers to the absence of colour and clarity is how many imperfections are present.
