The Science
Real diamonds.Grown, not mined.
A lab-grown diamond is a diamond — the same carbon crystal, the same fire, the same hardness. The only difference is its origin: weeks in a laboratory, rather than a billion years underground.
It starts with a thin sliver of diamond — a seed crystal — placed inside a growth chamber.
Carbon-rich gases are energised into a glowing plasma, releasing pure carbon atoms.
Layer by layer, those atoms bond to the seed in the same cubic lattice as a mined diamond.
The rough crystal is cleaved, cut and polished by hand — then graded and certified.
Identical by every measure.
| Attribute | Mined | Lab-Grown |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Crystalline carbon | Crystalline carbon |
| Hardness (Mohs) | 10 | 10 |
| Brilliance & fire | Full | Full |
| Certification | Independently graded | Independently graded |
| Origin | Mined over aeons | Grown in weeks |
| Footprint | Land & earth disturbed | Dramatically lighter |
Certification
Certified, every one.
Each Carat Amor diamond is independently graded and arrives with its own certificate documenting its cut, colour, clarity and carat. The certificate is your assurance — the same standard applied to the finest mined stones, applied to yours.
Questions
Yes. They are chemically, physically and optically identical to mined diamonds — pure crystallised carbon. They are not simulants like cubic zirconia or moissanite.