Would you buy a lab-grown diamond for your engagement ring?
109383
You can't lab grow a diamond. They may be really close to the real thing, they're just flawless if really well made.\n\nIt's like lead crystal versus glass. Most wine glasses are made of glass, while a few are lead crystal. Does it really matter? no. but when somebody asks you where you got your ring which sounds nicer? crystal or glass?
58890
I bought my fiance's diamond on the internet, it is very high quality, and I got a great deal on it. Buying it from the actual brick and mortar store is less risky, but you are also going to pay big-time for the service and company name.
810136
Werehunt's answer is a bit confusing. It is possible to make real diamonds ( made out of carbon ) in the laboratory, both industrial quality diamonds and gem quality diamonds. \n\nIndustrial quality diamonds are made routinely in factories around the world, These are used in drilling bits and diamond saws etc. \n\nSome, gem quality diamonds have been made in the lab, but this is not done as a matter of routine.\n\nCubic zirconia is not a diamond ( not made of carbon ) but it can be cut and polished to shine like a diamond. \n\nColour in a diamond can be caused by imuprities or by distortions in its internal atomic lattice structure.
920000
I have the princess cut and its MUCH more sparkley than the round one, Looks MUCH bigger, BUT... Costs more usually. If I had to choose I would keep my princess cut over any other cut out there, I think its the prettiest. I've never broken it... honey, Its a diamond. If it breaks that easily, its not real!
327691
Lab diamonds (brand name diamonique) are chemically like diamonds from nature except that they are perfect, unlike natural diamonds which have subtle imperfections.  They are cheaper because, unlike their natural counterparts that take thousands of years and the perfect set of conditions to form,  man-made diamonds can be grown in hours/days (1 karat in 24 hours)....and it requires a lot less people, which means less paychecks.
346015
i would still say yes..i would marry my BF if he proposed with a Gummi Lifesaver as a ring...because I LOVE HIM not what he can give me.
1098638
buying diamonds is like handing money to murderers and slave drivers. Thousands of children are enslaved in African diamond mines and are worked to death for these jewels.\ninstead of diamonds look for a jewel that is mined here in the US where there are child labor laws.\nnot only is it morally the right thing to do, it is also much cheaper.
506891
a diamond ring for a guy? if he likes those kinda stuff then its ok but it'd be better if u get him something masculine
20726
You can surely go to bluenile.com and check out the price of that specific ring if you want to have it made but you may also check into other jewelry stores.  The thing is that there are many variables when buying a diamond and you are talking about 5 diamonds mounted together, therefore you need to consider lots of variation in price and quality.  The best thing is to shop around, know what you can get with the price you want to pay, of course, it will be easier if you know someone in the field!  Hope that you will find what you want!
1040344
Diamond origin can not be determined yet by a lab, so unless you are buying directly from the mine, you can not be sure the diamond is actually from that location.  They are now laser inscribing canadian diamonds to try and tag the diamond so you know it's from there, but they can easily be polished off.  Every step a diamond takes to get to a jewelry store adds more money to the price of the stone, so the closer you buy the stone from when it was mined, the cheaper it will be.
470213
Spent my life savings on an engagement ring\n\nIt worked =)
773521
No, diamonds are not a good investment if you plan to buy an "investment grade" diamond, and lock it away in a dark safe deposit box. First of all, you are investing in a commodity that is controlled by a benevolent dictator (monopoly) in a foreign land. I'm talking of course about Debeers company that controls the price and distribution of over 80% of the world's diamonds. There is no free market price at the source of diamonds. Debeers sets the price and controls the quantity of diamonds available. No one knows how many diamonds are stored in Debeers' vaults.\n\nPeople who buy investment diamonds from a broker, friend or relative usually pay such a high price over true wholesale, that it might to take forever to see any real appreciation; this is especially true for those laymen who believe they really know the four C's and a lot about the diamond market. Wheeling and dealing in diamonds should only be attempted by experienced, professional diamond dealers. Diamonds pay no dividends or interest. My opinion is that diamonds are for wearing, not investing.
151911
I think you should have whatever you want. If a topaz has sentimental meaning for you, that's far more important than a diamond. Giving diamonds is a tradition someone else started; it's not your tradition. Too many people follow the herd and do what they think everyone else wants them to do. Good for you for wanting to do your own thing. What I think is classy  and beautiful is a woman with a wedding band and no engagement band at all, so you could consider that, and wear the topaz separately.
807639
Take it to a jewelers store and ask a professional jeweler for his opinion.\n\nI have to tell you, if you doubt that your significant other would give you a 'real' ring, I'd seriously re-think the whole marriage thing.  If you even believe he is deceiving you with the ring, how can you trust him in any other way?\n\nAlso, you might want to think about your values system.  If you truly love each other and the ring is worth $50, who cares?  Do you want a life long partnership with this person, or are you just a greedy materialist who wants an expensive item to show off to people to 'prove' his love for you?
189998
why would you want to?  do you have any idea how many people have suffered over those diamonds????  buying them only perpetuates the conflict and makes the "bad guys" richer.  i was in sierra leone this summer and saw so many people with hacked off limbs and children whose parents were killed over those diamonds!  why don't you spend your money on something that does not support the slaughtering of innocent people!  i am not some crazy hippie either...  check out these websites\nhttp://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/sierra/SIERLE99-03.htm#P182_39824\nhttp://www.onesky.ca/diamonds/index.html
725286
Buy the ring (formal and informal).
351817
more diamonds but bigger the better