In this episode I'm going to show you a live side-by-side comparison of a 2ct Natural
Diamond next to a 2ct Lab Grown Diamond Hi Everyone! Welcome back to my channel
this is Bonnie with By Bonnie Jewelry where I talk about all things Diamonds! Okay today's really exciting because in this episode we're gonna talk about…can you guess? Natural
versus Lab Grown Diamonds! This is probably been one of the hottest, most trending topic in our
industry for this past you know, 2-3 years a lot of consumers are curious about it…uum they wanna know is, you know what is a Lab Grown Diamond? Is it a fake Diamond? How does it compare to a Natural
Diamond? Which one should I buy? What are the pros and cons? I'm definitely gonna be answering all
of those questions in this video but besides that I'm also going to be showing you a live comparison
of a 2ct Natural Round Diamond next to a 2ct Lab Grown Diamond of the same quality.
So
make sure you watch this video all the way through! I try to make it as comprehensive as possible, so
I hope you'll enjoy it! Let's get started! Question #1 Is a Lab Grown Diamond a fake Diamond?
and How is it different than a Natural Diamond? Okay! So first of all Natural Diamonds are natural,
created by nature, formed underneath the Earth with intense heat and pressure over the course of
billions of years! VS Lab Grown Diamonds are basically a synthetic version of a Natural Diamond
created in the lab! And you can probably make it in a matter of weeks, that's how they're different
but visually they look the same they share the same chemical composition, carbon so they're gonna
look the same, feel the same, sparkle the same if you get the right quality and you know
quality cuts and make sure that everything there's you know no milkiness, brown, blue tinge and we
can get into that in a separate video but yeah so visually they're the same.
Another thing to keep
in mind is when people say fake Diamond I feel like they're talking about like, cubic like other
Diamond simulants, that are not made of carbon right so CZ like Cubic Zirconia would be a good
example of that and you can you know purchase that easily in any custom jewelry store or you know
Forever 21 let's say so that's number one! Question #2 Should I buy a Natural or a Lab Grown Diamond?
Okay! Despite the similarities of those two visually, there's still a really big difference
between the two and the reason why I say that is because well first of all every buyer has a
different priority right so what's important to me might not be important to you!
You know for example like you you know I'm Chinese and my parents growing up,
my parents are always like "oh we want
to buy gold and Diamonds and it retains its value" so this is something that's important to them and
that that's what they've taught me but it could be a completely different scenario for you so I
would say do a lot of research before you come to a decision, but I wanna present you like
the facts, right? This is why I'm making this video! of course You should do your own research but…
The first thing I want to talk about is probably price! Right? Because that's a lot of people are
like oh okay so uh you know for a Natural Diamond of this size, you know what can I get in Lab Grown?
Can I get a bigger one? Better quality? So in general the cost of Lab Grown Diamonds, I
would say is about like…
You can get it for like 35% of what a Natural Diamond cost. So for example
in this video I'm about to show you a live comparison of a 2ct Round G/VS2 versus
Lab Grown G/VS2, also 2ct of the same quality See the Natural is $20,000
and the Lab Grown is like $7000 so that's about like 35% of the
cost of the Natural for Lab Grown but there is a big thing, that needs to be
mentioned, which is the cost of Lab Grown Diamonds the prices have drastically been dropping,
pretty quick, over the past like 24 to 36 months and I can show you data that talks about that!
and I think that is the one alarming thing about Lab Grown Diamonds, and that's largely due to
supply right, supply and demand, like as technology advances and gets better, they're producing more
and more in a shorter amount of time and Natural Diamond, you know because they're natural
right and it takes billions of years to form so there's a limited supply! So when there's
a limited supply, that drives the prices higher! For Lab Grown Diamonds, there's pretty much
no cap on supply and I feel like that's why the prices have been dropping year by year!
So another thing is, you know value over time right! Natural Diamond historically has you know gone
up in prices and retained its most of his value whenever you've purchased a Natural Diamond and
even though you may not be buying a Diamond as an investment or trying to resell it for any
reason, it's still like a thing to consider you know, like for example if somebody purchased
a Natural Diamond in my store, like I would offer them 100% trade-in value towards a larger upgrade,
even though if you're not looking for an upgrade there's still value there! versus because
there's no cap on the supply on Lab Grown that's why like currently I would
say there's very little resell value for Lab Grown, so that's a that's
one thing to consider! Now let's go to the live comparison on hand of the Lab Grown versus Natural
Diamond, both 2ct, both Round excellent cut, polish, symmetry G Color VS2 in Clarity.
Let's just see how they look different on hand compared side by side and in different
lighting! All right so here we have a 2ct Lab Grown Round Brilliant cut Diamond, it is
excellent cut polish and symmetry and this has a GCAL report so for those of you that are familiar
with Lab-Grown, GCAL is one of the more popular laboratory reports for Lab Grown right now,
GIA has just recently started doing Lab Growns so you will start to see more of the GIA reports
surfacing on the market, but GCAL does give you a little bit more detail on the light
performance and the overall cut of the Diamond and next to this Lab Grown, we have a 2ct
GIA certified Diamond, that is also excellent cut polish and symmetry, they are both G Color
and VS2 in Clarity, so they both have the same color and clarity and as far as the cut
they are the same, so it shows the same fire just remember visually it is hard to tell between
the two, but you always have to make sure that whichever one you choose, you always want to go
for the best cut because that's what's gonna give you that sparkle and fire in your Diamond
and if you are considering a Lab Grown Diamond, take advantage of the fact that for less amount
of money, you can not only get a higher carat but also higher Color and Clarity! Another pointer
for me would be to look out for those weird tinges that are in well both natural and Lab Grown but
Lab Grown since it is so new, there are stones that have the brown or blue tinges and these are
currently being heavily discounted on the internet and you know sometimes you may not know that
because it's not listed in the certificate I'll definitely recommend you to do more
research on your own in regards to that and just be smart and be careful when you're out there
shopping and talk to an expert! Make sure that whoever you're buying it from has a
process to help you filter those out! Okay! So now that you've seen the side-by-side
comparison on hand in different lightings you can pretty much make your own judgment
on, you know whether or not you can tell which one is which, but don't forget the most
important thing whether you decide to buy a Natural or a Lab Grown Diamond is definitely
the quality of the cut, the material, everything so I talk about this a lot in all my other videos
like the reason why By Bonnie is different than most other online retailers or a lot of
other jewelers, is because we don't offer say just any diamonds, so if I get a you know
inquiry and someone said okay Bonnie! I'm looking for a 2ct Diamond…this Color…this Clarity…
let's say, I don't just say, oh okay, here's you know five photos and five videos and and choose one
right! That's not how it works for us, we like to curate the selection, we like to look at
say a range of similar qualities and we like to pick the best out of all! A lot of times what you
can't see on those online you know 360 spinning videos, it's like well you can't really compare the
sparkle because you know you're not comparing it to another Diamond side by side and that's true
for both natural and Lab Grown and I know that you know there are also other things that
are not listed on the report, you know say GIA you know sometimes, they'll have tinges in the
Diamond you know blue tinge, green tinge brown tinge that you don't see when the Diamond is facing up
that a lot of times will show when you flip the Diamond upside down! So there are so many things
to consider when buying a Diamond so make sure whichever choice you choose you are getting the
best of that category! Another concern for a lot of people, it's definitely sustainability and
that goes for both natural mined Diamonds and Lab Grown Diamonds, so there's a lot to know
and a lot to you know that you can research and there's a lot of articles about both of them and
it's for me it's hard to explain all of it in this short video, so I'm gonna leave the articles and
resources below, so that you can read them about it! So a lot of you are probably thinking,
okay, so Bonnie, what's the bottom line? you know, which one should I buy? you know what's
your personal opinion? like which one would you buy? you know, I get a lot of different clients that
ask me that same question, I would say okay! Not one is better than the other right, it's totally
personal preference, I definitely feel so the only advice I have for you…is definitely consider
your partner! meaning like maybe ask your partner, the person that's going to be wearing it, you
know before you decide to purchase such a make a decision on this purchase, ask them!
You know, if that's something that you know they care about, you definitely want to be open about
it and have a discussion…I mean it's 2021…I mean a lot of clients are shopping for diamond rings
together, so this is definitely something that you should be talking about and doing research
about, and if you really, I mean have to ask me I would say you know if you want a 2ct
Diamond and you have a budget of like say $5000-$7000 and you want the size, you
want the look, and you want the quality then maybe consider a Lab Grown as an option, but just
be aware of the long term value! Right, there's no, probably little or none resell value over time and
if retaining value is a priority to you which is in, well for me personally it is a priority for
me, then natural would be a great option you know.
This is definitely something that you should
sit and think and do your own research and come to your own conclusion about it! Okay
guys, I hope you enjoyed watching my video so to recap, I don't want to say all these
things that I just said in the video…so go back to watch a video from the beginning!
but, one important thing not to forget when you decide to buy natural or Lab Grown is
don't forget about the quality of the setting guys! That is when I say setting, I'm talking about
the ring setting right! That is extremely important! Okay, even if you purchase a flawless
natural or Lab Grown Diamond, if you don't have the right setting, if it's not made correctly,
poor metal, poor quality workmanship doesn't matter which diamond you purchase because it
won't shine the way it's supposed to! Okay and that's what we specialize at By Bonnie! We
do top quality, handmade settings in the US and we turn even so-so Diamonds into gorgeous
Diamonds just using the setting and the craftsmanship that we have! So make sure you watch
all the other videos that I have on my channel about this, why it's important to get high
quality craftsmanship rings to match your Diamond! Okay, Thank You so much! Don't forget to like my
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I upload new videos! If you have any questions, comments about Lab Grown, natural definitely leave
them on the comment below! Or if you're looking for somebody to make your perfect ring whether it be
natural or Lab Grown, make sure you reach out to me via DM, email, text I'm always here! Okay, I look
forward to talking to you in my next video! Bye
