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Scott Downs is a native of Atlanta, GA; a Graduate of Georgia Tech; and has worked exclusively in the Southeast for companies like EDS, Lockheed, Netscape, AOL, IBM and HP.

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Cultured Diamonds are a Guy’s Best Friend


Cultured diamonds are a product who’s time has come. I know your wife or girlfriend just loved the diamond earrings you bought her for Christmas. So, what do you think she’d say about these beautiful pink diamond studs? Well, guess what? These are cultured diamonds (from DiamondsCultured.COM). And, yes they are REAL diamonds. . . . Everything’s about to change . . .

I first stumbled onto cultured diamonds during my daily ramble through the technology feeds. At first it didn’t catch my attention. But, upon closer inspection - somewhere deep within an article, I discovered that cultured diamonds are in fact REAL DIAMONDS. I quickly jumped over to the manufacturer’s website (Gemesis, shown below) and sure enough - this really is a revolution in the diamond industry. You cannot tell the difference between cultured and natural diamonds except under strict laboratory conditions.

Cultured Diamonds could very well be a “guy’s best friend”. Here are some reasons why:

  • Have you ever wondered if the diamond you purchased was actually funding a war in Africa?
  • Do you want the VERY BEST quality in diamonds (brightness and color)?
  • Do you want the best value for your money. Are you sick and tired of the “artificial scarcity” created by the diamond industry to keep prices high?
  • Cultured Diamonds are REAL DIAMONDS (and they can be certified).

The DiamondsCultured.COM website says that their “pink” and “blue” diamonds run about 1/15th the price of their natural “mined” counterparts. Their “yellow” diamonds (the most rare) are roughly 1/8th the market cost. So you can buy pink and blue diamonds today for about the same price as white diamonds. I’ve heard that production will begin this year on cultured white diamonds - it will be interesting to see how the market reacts.

For an industry that has built it’s entire existence and strategy around scarcity you have to imagine how this will really shake things up . . .

Here are some resources for learning more about cultured diamonds:

NPR Article on Cultured Diamonds - Technology: Natural vs Cultured Diamonds

Diamonds Cultured - A Retailer of Cultured Diamonds http://www.diamondscultured.com

Gemesis - A Manufacturer of Cultured Diamonds http://www.gemesis.com

Read the book - The Heartless Stone (By: Tom Zoellner)

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