Lab-grown diamonds outpace natural stones when it comes to engagement rings. Here’s why, and what to consider when shopping.

Cheaper than mined diamonds and with no conflict associations, artificially created stones are becoming more popular. Just ask Leo DiCaprio When engineer Cristina Montiel and her fiance, Ruben Yrady, ...

Lab grown diamonds offer the same brilliance as natural diamonds, crafted through the innovative Chemical Vapour Deposition ...

Increasingly, they are turning to lab-grown diamonds ... $1,650 to the 18-Carat Emerald Cut Micropavé Lucida Set Masterpiece” for $117,500. As lab-grown diamonds have taken off, Liori Diamonds ...

such as diamond quality (cut, color, clarity and carat weight), metal type, craftsmanship and design specs. “Because they are grown in a controlled environment, lab diamonds often have fewer ...

In December, Yrady proposed to Montiel in Italy with a radiant-cut diamond ... that Montiel’s sparkling diamond was made in a laboratory. In recent years, lab-grown diamonds have gained ...

Lab-grown diamonds possess the same chemical properties and hardness as naturally mined diamonds, and thus are subject to the same "four C's" — cut, color, clarity and carat — grading system ...