A Guide to Buying a Custom Lab Diamond Ring

Custom Lab Grown Diamonds

No matter what the occasion, there’s no better way to celebrate the happier moments in your life than with a custom lab diamond ring. From vintage engagement rings and solitaire diamond rings to three stone engagement rings, diamonds enjoy unending popularity. But considering the uniqueness and extraordinary value of the stone, we all love to own custom pieces.

A custom lab diamond ring ensures you get exactly what your heart and your jewelry collection desire. If you’re ready to invest in one, here’s a guide to assist you with your custom lab diamond ring shopping.

What are Lab Grown Diamonds?

Just as the name suggests, lab diamonds are stones that experts produce by depositing chemical vapor. The process begins with the slimmest diamond slice possible, picking the portion where the diamond’s crystalline structure is already in place.

We usually refer to this bit as the diamond seed, comprising of pure carbon composition. Next, the experts place the diamond seed in a vacuum where carbon molecules assimilate.

The process of lab-created diamonds is an accelerated version of what happens within the earth’s crust over millions of years.

Advantages of Certified Lab-grown Diamonds

There are many advantages of buying the best lab-grown diamond. Here are some of the reasons why investing in them is a good idea.

• Certified lab-created diamonds have an atomic makeup that is exactly the same as that of natural diamonds. This is the reason why these stones have skyrocketed so massively in popularity in the past few years. Even the biggest diamond brands have lab-grown diamonds now.
• With certified lab-grown diamonds, there is no mining process and no degradation of the environment.
• Those looking for a pocket-friendly diamond will find lab-grown diamonds perfect. The lab counterparts are thirty to forty percent cheaper than natural diamonds but possess the same clarity, color, and sizes. Optically, physically, and chemically, there is no difference between earth-mined and lab-grown diamonds.
• These are available in a variety of carat weights and shapes
• They’re naturally conflict free with a clear supply chain and origin.

Advantages of Certified Lab-grown Diamonds

There are various reasons to convince yourself that getting a custom lab-grown diamond is a great choice. From having absolute control over where your precious stone comes from to designing the perfect lab-created diamond engagement rings, the list is endless.

Perhaps this is the reason why lab-grown diamonds have also gained historical popularity in fine jewelry over the past few years. The possibility of customization helps you achieve your dream ring in just a few steps.

You only need to find inspiration, choose your stone, and be a part of the ring-designing process from start to finish. With customized lab-grown diamond engagement rings, you have full say over each millimeter of your ring design and diamond selection.

Selecting a Diamond Shape

If you’re ready to get your custom lab diamond ring, here’s how to go about the process. For customization, you should start by choosing your perfect lab diamond first. Here are the most popular shapes to choose from:

Round: features around fifty-seven to fifty-eight facets for maximum brightness, sparkle, and fire

Princess: features a sharp square and geometrical shape, with strong and singular lines. It also resembles a pyramid shape, carrying beveled four sides

Cushion: elongated cushion cut lab diamond is a distinctly old mine, with a rounded square shape

Radiant: a romantic fusion of square and round diamond cuts with fifty-eight facets

Asscher: it’s an emerald square cut

Emerald : most popular as a step cut. Due to the step cut, this stone produces a hall of mirrors effect

Oval: this is round, elongated brilliant cut

Pear: brilliant combination of marquise and round cut

Marquise: features pointed ends with an exaggerated elliptical outline

Lab Diamond Quality

Price range: it is important to decide on a price before buying to stay within budget

Carat weight: depending on your personal preference, it is better to decide your carat weight as well. One carat is a popular weight choice for rings.

Cut: In the case of lab diamonds, the cut is the most important feature. The quality of the cut influences the sparkle and fire of the stone.

Color: D-E-F grade lab diamonds are more expensive since they’re colorless. However, G or H color grade is a splendid choice for lab diamonds weighing more than 1 carat because it minimizes the appearance of yellow undertones. When you’re unsure, the best choice is to select a lab diamond with a color grade between G through J.

Clarity: IF and FL diamonds are the best in clarity but also quite expensive, especially if they have a higher carat weight. If you’re shopping for a custom lab diamond ring on a budget, then it’s best to remain within the VS1 or VS2 category. They’re clean and also affordable.

Custom Design Process

Once you choose the lab diamond, your next target is to make a fully custom ring design. Here is an outline of the highly essential design process:

• You must send a detailed description, image, or drawing of the custom lab diamond ring in your mind. We will then provide you with a quote based on your description. Provide your metal preferences here too.
• Next, receive a 3D-modeled ring design as a render that allows you to see the ring from all angles. We will get your feedback, as you speak with our head designer and gemologist to revise the design.
• Soon after, your ring-crafting process will begin where the makers will fix accent diamonds of the highest quality in your piece. The center diamond will, of course, be of your choice. We will keep you updated every step of the way.