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Lab Grown Diamonds

Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery β€” written by our atelier.

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Buying a Matched Pair
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Buying a Matched Pair

The hardest matching problem in jewellery, because both objects are worn at the same height, on the same person, at the same...

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Can a Lab Diamond Be Grown to Order?2026 trends

Can a Lab Diamond Be Grown to Order?

'Custom grown' is a growing claim in lab diamond marketing. What can genuinely be made to your specification, what is really selection,...

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Will People Think My Lab Diamond Is Fake?2026 trends

Will People Think My Lab Diamond Is Fake?

Bigger lab grown stones are now normal, and so is the worry that a large ring will look fake. What actually makes...

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Are Lab Diamond Prices Still Falling? It Depends on the Carat2026 market

Are Lab Diamond Prices Still Falling? It Depends on the Carat

Lab grown wholesale prices fell again in 2026, but one-carat rounds firmed for the first time. What that split means for which...

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IGI Certified Stud Earrings: One Report or Two, and What It Actually Coverscertification

IGI Certified Stud Earrings: One Report or Two, and What It Actually Covers

What an IGI report on a pair of lab grown diamond studs tells you, why two stones are best documented by two...

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Lab Grown or Synthetic? What the New Industry Name Means for Your Ring2026 trends

Lab Grown or Synthetic? What the New Industry Name Means for Your Ring

In September 2026 the World Jewellery Confederation moved to the word 'synthetic' for man-made diamonds. US rules still allow 'lab grown'. Here...

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Cushion Cut Stud Earrings: Soft Corners, Softer Light, and an Honest Size Tradecushion cut

Cushion Cut Stud Earrings: Soft Corners, Softer Light, and an Honest Size Trade

Cushion studs trade a little size for a softer, vintage glow. How they compare with a round of the same carat, crushed...

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Which Laboratory Graded It, and Why That Now Matters

Which Laboratory Graded It, and Why That Now Matters

A grading scale is a comparison against a house standard, not a measurement β€” and in October 2025 the outputs themselves diverged.

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Asscher Cut Stud Earrings: The Hall of Mirrors, and the Size It Needsasscher cut

Asscher Cut Stud Earrings: The Hall of Mirrors, and the Size It Needs

Asscher studs show concentric squares and broad flashes rather than glitter. Why the effect needs size, why step cuts demand cleaner stones,...

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Princess Cut Stud Earrings: Protecting the Corners, and Square or Turnedearrings

Princess Cut Stud Earrings: Protecting the Corners, and Square or Turned

The princess is the classic brilliant square β€” and its four sharp corners are where it chips. Which prongs protect them, why...

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