First off a Lab Grown diamondIS 100% a Diamond ! not a fake, a stimulant, or close to it.
It is IDENTICAL to the diamonds mined out of the ground, both have the same identical carbon and chemical structure.
It comes with a IGI Grading report and is laser inscribed with a LGxxxxx NUMBER on the side to make it easier to identify, as no diamond tester or human eye can tell it apart.
You may ask why is the price so much lower then? Well technology has advanced light years. What nature used to take billions of years to pressurize and create in the ground, no takes a fraction of the time with sophisticated equipment of High Pressure process to achieve in a lab. The end result is exact 1:1 identical diamond to diamond carbon composition and chemical structure.
They are cut and polished by the same diamond cutters, then certified.
Available in different shapes, color and clarity options just like earth diamonds.
However, when you eliminate the billions of dollars involved in equipment-manpower and time involved to mine diamonds, you will Save your selves thousands by choosing a Eco friendly Lab Grown option and GET A DIAMOND OF YOUR DREAMS, in fact you can get a bigger one, better color and clarity for Thousands less. Guaranteed.
what about Re sale value ?
Both suck, .... sorry to be blunt, but with any jewelry you re sell, it will loose value.
You can buy a 'natural" earth diamond for 20K and sell it for 10K ( only you will know it)
or
Buy a Lab Grown for 10K and sell it for 5k, in the end its the same