Synthetic Diamonds…?
After watching the movie "Blood Diamond" and doing a lot of research, my girlfriend and I are ethically opposed to the purchase of mined diamonds. We are in disdain of the following:
1) Death and carnage of innocent Africans in the conflict diamond trade.
2) The greedy, monopolistic practices of the DeBeers diamond cartel.
3) The artificial scarcity of diamond supplies created by said cartel, which keeps prices high.
4) The bombardment of diamond advertising and celebrity lifestyle which put millions of people deep into debt.
I would like to know what are the highest quality synthetic diamonds available and if anyone had purchased these diamonds online or from a dealer. So far I have fond these sites online:
Diamond Nexus Labs
Russian Brilliants
Carat* Hong Kong
Any other recommendations?
Oh by the way, to Miss Randi L, who called me a cheap SOB…it was actually HER idea to go with a fake diamond, not mine. So save your hate emails.
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Most jewelry stores will carry cubic zirconias. Simply request this instead of diamonds. The great thing about CZ’s is that because they’re synthetic, they have no flaws. They’re also obviously much cheaper. You can have them set in any kind of metal you want. See a local jeweler in your area and they will be able to help you. In fact, since you will be saving so much money by not getting a diamond, you might even be able to afford to have a jeweler custom make your jewelry in any metal and any design you want.