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Lab-grown diamonds: brilliant for the environment and the pocket

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Tessa Oh

Tessa Oh

Published Sat, May 14, 2022 · 05:50 AM
    • Lab-grown diamonds from local jewellery brand Authica J. Lab-grown diamonds have risen in popularity in the last 4 years among consumers due to their affordbility and sustainability.
    • Lab-grown diamond rings from local jeweller The Better Diamond.
    • Lab-grown diamond jewellery pieces from X Diamond Capital. Its sole physical store in Ion Orchard sells about 100 carats a week and has sold out many of its jewellery pieces.
    • Lab-grown diamonds from local jewellery brand Authica J. Lab-grown diamonds have risen in popularity in the last 4 years among consumers due to their affordbility and sustainability. PHOTO: Authica J
    • Lab-grown diamond rings from local jeweller The Better Diamond. PHOTO: THE BETTER DIAMOND
    • Lab-grown diamond jewellery pieces from X Diamond Capital. Its sole physical store in Ion Orchard sells about 100 carats a week and has sold out many of its jewellery pieces. PHOTO: X DIAMOND CAPITAL

    MARKETING specialist Lim Xin Yi has been a conscious consumer since her days in university, willing to spend a little more on items such as clothes from retailers that are environmentally and socially conscious.

    So when the 26-year-old started shopping for engagement rings when planning to propose to her boyfriend, it was a no-brainer decision to go with a lab-grown diamond over a naturally-mined one – though for once, the ethical choice was also the cheaper one.

    “(With naturally-mined diamonds), I don’t know if child labour was behind the naturally-mined diamond if I were to get it,” said Lim.

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