After being in the same situation recently, I found The Gemesis Corp in FL. www.gemesis.com They make flawless diamonds that cost 80% less than a "real" diamond. Here is something else, a challenge that made natural diamonds and synthetic diamonds different was the way the carbon atoms were constructed, well not any more. The catch, they only make fancy yellow diamonds. I spoke at great length with someone from Gemesis, and this person more or less indicated that legal pressure from the industry (DeBeers) was stopping them from selling the clear diamonds they could produce in 72 hours in their little "crock pot." So the excuse was that they didn't have the technology to keep the quality of the clear diamonds high.
Now if anyone claims that diamonds are a fair trade, they are either in the business, or they have there head up their ass looking for one.
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After being in the same situation recently, I found The Gemesis Corp in FL. www.gemesis.com They make flawless diamonds that cost 80% less than a "real" diamond. Here is something else, a challenge that made natural diamonds and synthetic diamonds different was the way the carbon atoms were constructed, well not any more. The catch, they only make fancy yellow diamonds. I spoke at great length with someone from Gemesis, and this person more or less indicated that legal pressure from the industry (DeBeers) was stopping them from selling the clear diamonds they could produce in 72 hours in their little "crock pot." So the excuse was that they didn't have the technology to keep the quality of the clear diamonds high.
Now if anyone claims that diamonds are a fair trade, they are either in the business, or they have there head up their ass looking for one.