Is buying a ‘real’ diamond a mug’s game?

With lab-grown diamonds being chemically, physically and optically identical to mined diamonds, what does it mean to buy a “real diamond” today?

Campbell KwanReporter

Jun 21, 2022 – 8.00am

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Afew months ago, I began shopping for a diamond to put on an engagement ring.

I knew about the 4Cs – carat, clarity, colour and cut – which are the characteristics used to determine a diamond’s relative rarity and value, but when I spoke to jewellers they said there was more to consider when buying a diamond.

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Campbell KwanReporterCampbell Kwan covers commercial and residential real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. He was previously the breaking news reporter.