Lab-Grown vs Natural Diamonds

Origin

Natural diamonds can take over a billion years to form miles beneath the earth’s surface. Today, Park Place sources natural diamonds from the deserts in southern Africa to the barren white landscape of the Canadian Arctic in accordance with the Kimberly Process, an international certification program designed to prevent the financing of wars against legitimate governments. In other words, our natural diamonds are conflict-free. Park Place lab-created diamonds are grown from diamond seeds in highly controlled laboratories that simulate the earth’s natural growing environment. They have identical properties to natural diamonds but take just four to six weeks to form.

Protocols & Assurances

When it comes to sourcing the natural diamonds we offer, Park Place enforces some of the industry’s strictest protocols to ensure our diamonds are acquired in a manner that advances human rights and helps preserve our planet. The same strict protocols are in place with lab-created diamonds to effectively address human rights, labor rights, environmental impact, production practices and product disclosures, in our supply chain.
Choice in Diamonds

At Park Place, you'll find an exceptional selection of loose natural diamonds to explore every day. We also have more certified diamontologists than any local jeweler in the country. In addition, we offer an impressive range of lab-created diamonds, including more unique shapes than ever before. And those same expert diamontologists are equally knowledgeable about our lab-created options.

While there’s currently a stable supply of natural diamonds, they are rare in that they are a finite treasure. Science has enabled us to produce lab-created gems in abundance which makes larger sized diamonds more affordable, but their relative abundance may not ensure that the value will hold over time.

Our Mission

Our mission is to make luxury accessible, moments special and the world better. Certified natural diamond jewelry is one way we are fulfilling that mission. With unique shapes and designs, and the affordability for larger diamonds, our certified lab-created diamond jewelry also delivers on that mission. So, whether you choose a natural diamond from Park Place or a lab-created one, you can rest assured that you’re getting a certified, quality diamond that will bring brilliance to any occasion for years and years to come.

Natural Diamonds or Lab-Grown Diamonds

Which will you choose?