No. One is carbon, the other silicon carbide. The real differences in fire, hardness, grading and price, explained plainly.

Three different numbers: what a lab diamond costs, what it resells for, and what to insure it for. Honest answers with real prices.

Lab-grown, lab-created or synthetic are the approved terms. Which names are correct, which are discouraged, and which mean a different stone.

There is no reliable single figure, and here is why. What can honestly be said about lab-grown market share, and what you actually need to know.

There is no single best seller. An eight-point checklist for judging certification, cut, metal, setting quality, aftercare and price.

Natural diamonds cost more than lab-grown. Why the gap exists, what it buys you, and why lab-grown prices vary so much.

Guidance ranges for lab-grown diamond prices per carat, what a 1 carat costs, and the factors that move the number.