featured What Are Lab Grown Diamonds Worth? Understanding Pricing for Precision-Grown Stones
The Price Gap Is Not Marginal A 1-carat natural diamond of G colour and VS2 clarity costs somewhere between ₹1,50,000 and ₹3,00,000 in India in 2026. The lab-grown equivalent — identical in chemical composition, hardness, and optical properties — sits at ₹25,000 to ₹40,000. That is a saving of 70 to 80 percent on the same stone, graded by the same standards,...
Lab Grown Diamond Insurance Valuation vs Natural Diamond Appraisal: Key Differences
Two Diamonds Walk Into an Appraiser’s Office A 1.5-carat lab grown diamond and a 1.5-carat natural diamond sit side by side on an appraiser’s bench. Chemically, they are identical — same carbon structure, same hardness, same optical properties. The appraiser’s loupe cannot tell them apart without specialized equipment. And yet, the insurance documents that come out of that office will look meaningfully...
