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No.. If the laboratory-made diamonds continue mold popularity, trade in the world's most expensive gemstone will falter.Just 10 years ago, research showed that 96% of women want natural mined diamonds. Moreover, consumers are sick and tired of the DeBeers Diamond Cartel using its monopoly position to inflate prices…they are sick and tired of being manipulated—often being sold flawed or "enhanced" stones by a jewelry store at the emotional time of a purchase, especially in the case of engagement rings. At no charge, the company is supplying gem labs with sophisticated machines designed to help distinguish man-made from mined stones. Now they have to distinguish between man-made and mined.

The ring with the natural stone will sell to the consumer for about $40,000. The difference is an astounding $39,400 in savings realized by the couple by going with a stone that cannot be distinguished without the aid of equipment. A decade ago, survey reports summaries indicated that consumers thought that "synthetics do not enshrine core human values and emotions"—whatever that means. Leaders in the diamond business have expressed fears that the synthetics will destroy the value and market of natural stones as the customers obviously choose a less expensive, more sensible alternative.

The ring with the synthetic stone will retail for about $600. However, the arrival of manufactured diamonds is threatening to correct the public's perception about diamonds, and will ultimately transform the multi-billion dollar diamond industry, maybe even bankrupt it, or at the very least devalue every existing diamond on every finger. Consumers are opting for less expensive diamond simulants, and have deep growing concerns about conflict/blood diamonds, the exploitation of child slave labor in India's diamond cutting operations. Today's surveys have revealed that only 52% of women want the "real thing". Take two solitaire engagement rings with identical solid gold settings, each with one 3 carat round cut center stone, one flawless synthetic and one a natural mined diamond of good but not excellent quality. Then there is the practical matter of money

Molds can cost up to $2,000,000, depending on carat weight, clarity, cut, and color. De Beers has been sending out its testing machines—named DiamondSure and DiamondView—to the gem labs. For the time being, synthetics only threaten the way De Beers wants the consumer to think of a diamond