We've assembled some of the most common questions about our Takara
Cultured Diamonds on this page to help you understand the what, why,
etc. of our synthetic diamonds.
1)Are Takara diamonds real diamonds?
2)What is a Takara
Cultured Diamond?
3)How hard is a Takara?
4)Will Takara's test positive on a diamond
tester?
5)If I buy a Takara, how do I know I really
own a diamond?
If you have other questions
you'd like to have answered and included on this page, feel free to to
email us.
1)Are Takara diamonds real diamonds?
The
very simple answer is, “Yes.”
Takara Cultured Diamonds, grown under laboratory conditions, have the
same exact characteristics and qualities, such as
unequaled
hardness, fire, brilliance and scintillation,
as those produced by nature 100 miles below the earth’s surface. The
color of Takara's is also provided in the same exact fashion as
nature intended - high nitrogen content produces yellow, boron added
produces blue, and nitrogen-minimized produces white.
The only difference is
where they are grown. Takara Cultured Diamonds consist of the
same pure carbon crystal structure as a diamond grown by nature and
are polished in the same way as natural diamonds.
2)What is a Takara
Cultured diamond?
Takara's are true, pure diamond - grown
above ground instead of underneath it. The laboratory simply
recreates the same conditions that are present under the earth (very
high temperature, very high pressure) allowing diamonds to be 'grown'
in the laboratory. It is sometimes difficult to believe that diamonds
can now be produced in a laboratory for jewelry use, but it's (at long
last) a reality. Industrial diamonds (extremely small crystals) have
been available for many years, but these are among the first to be
available for sale as gem-quality diamonds for consumer enjoyment.
3)How
hard is a Takara?
Takara's are pure
diamond, and rate 10 or 10+ on the Mohs scale. The 10+ aspect refers
to previous findings by the GIA and others that lab-grown diamonds are
slightly harder and less brittle than natural diamonds. This can be inferred to be a result of
ideal nitrogen dispersion in lab-diamonds, and a more perfect crystal
structure. For additional details on this, please see
Takara vs. natural diamond comparison page.
4)Will Takara's test positive on a diamond tester?
Absolutely! Remember,
Takara's are true, pure diamond. The analogy is very comparable to
tomatoes - whether you pick a tomato from a wild plant you stumble
upon in a field (wild tomatoes), or pick it from a plant that is
growing in a man-made greenhouse (designed for optimal growing
conditions), you still have a tomato, and nature grows the tomato in
either case. The green-house one is likely to look better, and
perhaps taste better too, but they are both tomatoes. Carry the
analogy to Takara vs. mined diamonds. Takara's are made in a lab, but
mankind merely provides the environment for nature and carbon to do
the complex assembly of actually producing a diamond. Hence why we
tend to call them "lab-grown diamonds".
5)If I buy a
Takara, how do I know I really own a diamond?
The USA branch of EGL
(European Gemological Laboratory) will be issuing its diamond grading
report and diamond appraisals for all Takara's, meaning just like a
natural diamond, you will receive a full independent report with your
Takara purchase.
