Lab White Diamond Oval 2.55ct
This is a 2.55 carat oval lab-grown white diamond, a colorless E color, VS1 clarity stone cut as a brilliant oval measuring 13.58 by 6.27mm. A lab-grown diamond is a real diamond, chemically and optically identical to a mined one, grown in a controlled lab setting rather than pulled from the earth. It is never fake or lesser, simply a different origin.
Cost is the biggest reason couples choose lab. A stone like this often costs many thousands less than a mined diamond of the same size and quality, so the budget stretches to more carat and more character, in this case a generous 2.55 carats. Ethics is a real secondary draw. Be clear-eyed on one point: a lab diamond has essentially no secondary-market resale value, so buy it to wear and keep, not as an asset. A genuine natural-diamond segment still exists, which makes lab the budget-and-values fit rather than the only smart choice.
Heather and the Bohemi team hand-select every stone in Boulder, Colorado. Bohemi does not sell loose stones. This diamond is set into an engagement ring or a custom piece, and the $2,960 price is the starting point for the finished ring. To see how it might sit, explore the full range of engagement rings.
| This lab diamond | A mined diamond | |
|---|---|---|
| Stone | Real diamond grown in a lab | Real diamond pulled from the earth |
| Cost | Far more stone per dollar | Premium for mined origin |
| Look | Colorless E, VS1, 2.55ct oval brilliant | Mined equivalent looks the same |
| Durability | Mohs 10 | Mohs 10 |
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