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Real, Live diamonds Sold
Originally posted by ParAvion
reply to post by canadiansenior70
Did you know they can make diamonds in the lab now? That they are also around 30% cheaper than "real" diamonds? They are practically the same thing...
Originally posted by madhatr137
Diamonds are only worth what they are worth because because of a clever marketing campaing by DeBeers throughout the early 20th century...they do have valuable characteristics, such as their durability, but in terms of rareness, they're fairly common....
The real money is in sapphires.