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zappapostrophe t1_jeacn40 wrote

Reply to comment by Perry_cox29 in 'Ultra-rare' pink diamond expected to sell for more than $35 million at auction by fraufleur

Yeah, but then they’re grown, they’re deliberately designed. Diamonds like this are very rare in nature. It’s not fair to compare the two.

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TheTabman t1_jeadqi4 wrote

Why is it comparison not fair?
They can be grown to be 99.99% the same as the ones which are digged up by exploited miner. Even the experts can no longer tell the difference without damaging the stone. Natural Diamonds have tiny amounts of nitrogen, while artificial grown Diamonds have no nitrogen.
That's it.

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Art-Zuron t1_jeafvjt wrote

In fact, artificial diamonds can be made consistently superior.

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zappapostrophe t1_jeagx44 wrote

Because the entire element of chance is removed. A thing ceases to be rare and beautiful if it is intentionally replicated in a laboratory.

It’s like instructing an AI to recreate one of Monet’s Water Lily paintings. The AI will easily do so, perhaps flawlessly, but it would not sell for tens of millions like an original because it is deliberate and inorganic. Blood diamonds are a plague, as well as the entire exploitative aspect of the gem mining industry - but there are very valid reasons as to why synthetic gems aren’t preferred by the general public.

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zehydra t1_jeawcus wrote

Something's beauty has nothing to do with rarity. Although rarity does impact value.

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DeificClusterfuck t1_jebkscx wrote

Most people can't discern the difference between the two unless they're told, so that's kinda not true

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2ndtryagain t1_jeazopm wrote

They are not near as rare as people think, it is just marketing.

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