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title: Lab-Grown vs Natural Diamonds|-What is the Difference
description: Understanding the real difference between natural and lab-grown diamonds. Make an informed and educated decision when purchasing diamond jewelry.
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# [Lab-Grown vs Natural Diamonds|-What is the Difference](https://blog.facetsingapore.com/understanding-the-difference-lab-grown-vs-natural-diamonds)

 Written by [Suresh Hathiramani](https://blog.facetsingapore.com/author/suresh-h) | December 13, 2024

Discover the key distinctions between lab-grown and natural diamonds and make an informed decision when purchasing diamond jewelry.

 

Understand why the two are very different products and why they appeal to a different audience and are creating a demand for jewellery products which did not exist before.

 

Lab-grown diamonds or more precisely synthetics, which are typically produced in under a week in a factory cannot be equated to natural diamonds that have taken anywhere from one to three billion years to form deep in the earth's crust.

 

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