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I remember when lab grown diamonds really took off, and deBeers and others started calling their diamonds "natural"
by Simulacra 2y ago
I remember when lab grown diamonds really took off, and deBeers and others started calling their diamonds "natural"
- whatindaheck 2y agoBuy our “Rare” Organic Non-GMO Rock!
- dylan604 2y agoyou can ++ that by adding gluten free
- littlestymaar 2y agoGluten? In my diamonds? It's more likely than you think
- littlestymaar 2y ago“artificial diamonds are radioactive” (because of Carbon 14)
- petre 2y ago1ppt of C14? That's s drop in an ocean.
- littlestymaar 2y agoIndeed, that's supposed to be a bullshit marketing argument used by the diamond cartel
- dylan604 2y agoThis company should hire Lily James to make a counter commercial to the "only natural" campaign.
- Double_a_92 2y agoBut will it really be the same if you didn't have some little kid dig them out of mines? /s
- Aunche 2y agoJewelers have already done this successfully with a lot of gemstones. Artificial rubies, sapphires，and emeralds are dirt cheap, but natural ones are 100-1000x the price.
- petre 2y agoHow do they tell the difference? Impurities?
- Aunche 2y agoThe very cheap artificial sapphires are basically made by melting aluminum oxide in bulk. They're usually cut in a factory, so they don't look very nice. I got very large artificial ruby (also corundum) for my wife (actually to satisfy my own curiosity), and it basically killed all interest in rubies for her. It basically looks like a chunk of plastic. Under high magnification, you can supposedly see a lot of parallel curves lines of bubbles due to how the crystals are grown. There are also nicer artificial sapphires which are grown in similar conditions as natural ones. These have inclusions similar to natural ones, but they are usually uniform in color. Natural ones tend to have parts that are more saturated. It's not a technical limitation though, so I'm sure you can make less perfect-looking artificial sapphires that can fool your average jeweler. However, gemological testing will use advanced spectroscopy, which spits out enough data to distinguish between natural and artificial ones.
- TheAceOfHearts 2y agoLab grown minerals should rebrand as "bloodless" to counter back.
- YugyDugan 2y agoIf you think that will increase their appeal then you don't truly understand why diamonds are valuable. It's what they represent. The princess doesn't want a gem on her finger that has been cultivated by a nerd and comes with a "vegan, soy-based, cruelty free" approval on it. She wants a warlord to return from conquering and pillaging foreign lands, leaving rivers of blood in his wake, to deliver the prize to his queen as a symbol of her value and his material investment and dedication to her. Obviously no woman in her right mind is consciously thinking that, but that's the psychology behind it. "Bloodless" is icky.
- smrq 2y agoI don't think you've been associating with the kinds of princesses that I have been.
- Vecr 2y agoWhere do you find princesses anymore? Sweden?
- defrost 2y agoThey used to flock about Jarvis Cocker, the Sloane Rangers and Chelsea Daggers.
- 48864w6ui 2y agoThere's a London pub nicknamed the Sloaney Pony; maybe try there?
- 082349872349872 2y agoIf you'd only read your Daily Mail or Tatler, you'd know to find Princess Gabriella in Monaco. As far as reigning-house europeans go: Princess Elisabeth Princess Eléonore Princess Isabella Princess Josephine Princess Marie-Caroline Princess Amalia Princess Gabriella Princess Catharina-Amalia Princess Alexia Princess Ariane Princess Ingrid Infanta Leonor Infanta Sofía Princess Estelle Princess Adrienne Princess Charlotte Princess Lilibet At press time, Princess Peach was in another castle. Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQmo5TvZQY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TQmo5TvZQY