Has Anyone Made an Artificial Diamond Ring?

Posted by Cliff on Monday June 6, 2005 @06:37AM from the grow-your-own dept.

DiamondRingThing asks: "I know that diamond engagement rings are a recent fabrication, and the two months salary required to obtain one is ridiculous. Diamonds are pretty however, and evil never keeps a good hacker down. I'd like to be able to give a diamond to my girlfriend that I know was forged just for her, without any blood on it, and without giving any money to DeBeers. That's why I won't buy an artificial diamond from a jeweler, as I suspect the cartel is involved at that level. Does anybody know anyone that has made their own diamond to set in a ring? How's the cost, and the quality? Thanks in advance."

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Re:Rethink the strategy here by Anonymous Coward · 2005-06-06 07:21 · Score: -1, Troll

My wife was cool about my objections to diamonds

Yes, blow up dolls are usually pretty agreeable.

so I get a really nice sapphire and put it on a very unique setting.

Thats a bit excessive for a hunk of plastic, isn't it? Unless this is a real sapphire just like your wife is a real person...