Gold?! Maybe for the paupers

[SimonMac]

Diamonds are where the money is

Sun-drop diamond in Swiss auction | World news | The Guardian

Still think a nice pearl necklace looks better on a woman

[gingerjedi]

Still think a nice pearl necklace looks better on a woman

That very much depends on who you're giving it to, I think my mum would much rather a gold chain from Ratners.

[Jeebo72]

That very much depends on who you're giving it to, I think my mum would much rather a gold chain from Ratners.

From you maybe.

[PAH]

Diamonds are where the money is

Aren't diamond prices at risk of collapse now they can be grown easily?

Saw a programme on growing diamonds the other week and they have them laser engraved to be easily identified as 'fake'. So seems likely at some point someone will flood the market with these having bypassed the engraving stage.

[Pondlife]

Aren't diamond prices at risk of collapse now they can be grown easily?

Saw a programme on growing diamonds the other week and they have them laser engraved to be easily identified as 'fake'. So seems likely at some point someone will flood the market with these having bypassed the engraving stage.

Wont they be covered/caught by the kimberly process (IIRC)? The one that ensures the stuff you buy isn't a conflict diamond?

I think it's a case of; if you can't prove it came from a legit source, it's considered iffy by default.

[PAH]

The fact they are shipped to Amsterdam (IIRC) for laser engraving means they don't trust any existing method of ensuring these 'as good as the real thing but not as good as the real thing' ones are treated as second class.

I expect there will always be people of low morals willing to buy conflict diamonds and if they can make an easy buck by palming off these 'fakes' as genuine nature grown then they will do.