Diamonds

Our diamonds

Diamond Lab's laboratory diamonds use technology to their advantage to generate diamonds, making them a modern and cutting-edge alternative.

“Our diamonds are cultivated: we reproduce in the laboratory the same temperature and pressure process defined by nature.”

Respecting nature, for us at Diamond Lab, is one of the priorities and motivations that have driven us to develop a method to leave nature undisturbed with a view to growth and well-being for future generations.

“The result of the technology in favor of laboratory diamonds? Type IIa diamonds with the same value, perfect, larger, customizable and with infinite availability.”

Diamonds created in the laboratory are diamonds in all respects: visually and chemically identical, they cannot be differentiated with the naked eye from natural diamonds, so professional equipment is required to distinguish them.

Can you recognize a laboratory diamond?

Composed almost entirely of carbon, diamonds form naturally at great depths within the earth in the cubic crystalline system, a peculiarity that makes them the hardest and most resistant substance in the world. Type IIa diamonds are diamonds that contain no nitrogen atoms in the crystal.

“In nature, Type IIa diamonds represent only 1% - 2% of all diamonds mined in the world.”

Type I - diamonds with nitrogen

TYPE Ia

Clusters of nitrogen atoms.
Almost colorless to light yellow.
95% of diamonds mined are type Ia.

TYPE Ib

Isolated nitrogen atoms.
Often bright yellow in color.
Extremely rare.

Type II - nitrogen-free diamonds

TYPE IIa

Absence of nitrogen atoms.
Usually colorless.
The purest and rarest.

TYPE IIb

Contains boron atoms.
Blue or grey-blue.
Rare.

How are our lab diamonds grown?

Phase 1

diamond seed

Phase 2

application of heat and pressure

Phase 3

the diamond begins to grow

Phase 4

the diamond is ready

The carbon seed is selected and checked under a microscope to verify its integrity and impeccable cleanliness.

Placed in a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition chamber, the carbon seed is slowly transformed into a plasma sphere thanks to the action of hydrogen and methane.

After approximately 10 weeks the cultivated diamond has grown and we will be able to harvest the rough laboratory diamond.

From now on, the process is the same that master diamond makers apply to the care of natural diamonds, as we move on to laser engraving to cut the diamond, give it the typical facets and finally polish it.

“All Diamond Lab cultured diamonds are lab graded and laser engraved.”

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