Are women really THAT gullible?

[Fly320s]

Here's one:

http://www.apollodiamond.com/

[Racehorse]

Here's another:

http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com/

[Werewolf]

Here's another:

http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com/

If the claims on the two sites previously referenced are indeed true and their prices are so much lower than mined diamonds it seems as if there may be an opportunity here.

Buy artificial diamond jewelry, get it appraised at a local jeweler, keep the appraisal and sell the thing at a nice profit.

Afterall a diamond is nothing more than crystaline carbon whether it came out the earth's ass or some guys furnace.

[Manedwolf]

The artificial makers put a holographic seal inside the diamond to show who made it.

[Racehorse]

Yeah, that holographic seal or laser etching or whatever they do was the concession made by the synthetic diamond manufacturers to avoid getting murdered by DeBeer's, I believe. I think jewelers also sued to require that, as it would pretty much ruin the whole racket they have going.

[Nick1911]

The artificial makers put a holographic seal inside the diamond to show who made it.

Sounds like there's a profit margin for synthetic diamonds minus this marking.  Course, I'd (apparently) have to keep the location hidden, and hire some good armed goons.

I'm starting to like the idea! 

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

Here's another:

http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com/

Those aren't synthetic diamonds.  Those are simulants, fakes, like cubic zirconia (Zr02) or moissanite (SiC).  

Real diamond, whether made in a lab or in the earth, are made of crystallized carbon and nothing else (impurities excepted).

[Racehorse]

Here's another:

http://www.diamondnexuslabs.com/

Those aren't synthetic diamonds.  Those are simulants, fakes, like cubic zirconia (Zr02) or moissanite (SiC).  

Real diamond, whether made in a lab or in the earth, are made of crystallized carbon and nothing else (impurities excepted).

That's true. I didn't read the site closely enough.

[Mabs2]

How many here know women who want this kind of crap?

I do.  Why do you think a few of us insist on hanging out in places like APS?

Please bring more like minded females here.
All the ones I know are no fun.

[Manedwolf]

Yeah, that holographic seal or laser etching or whatever they do was the concession made by the synthetic diamond manufacturers to avoid getting murdered by DeBeer's, I believe.

And not in a metaphorical sense.

[taurusowner]

The artificial makers put a holographic seal inside the diamond to show who made it.

Sounds like there's a profit margin for synthetic diamonds minus this marking.  Course, I'd (apparently) have to keep the location hidden, and hire some good armed goons.

I'm starting to like the idea! 

Sign me up as one of the armed goons.

[Zardozimo Oprah Bannedalas]

Yeah, that holographic seal or laser etching or whatever they do was the concession made by the synthetic diamond manufacturers to avoid getting murdered by DeBeer's, I believe.

And not in a metaphorical sense.

Blofeld is running DeBeers?

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

The artificial makers put a holographic seal inside the diamond to show who made it.

Sounds like there's a profit margin for synthetic diamonds minus this marking.  Course, I'd (apparently) have to keep the location hidden, and hire some good armed goons.

I'm starting to like the idea! 

Sign me up as one of the armed goons.

APS vs DeBeers.  That could be interesting...

 

I think we'd win.

[S. Williamson]

We don't have their funding. 

[lupinus]

yeah but we got guns, spirit, smarts, pirate ship, and I'm sure with very little effort (and some plundered rum) their wimmins.

[lee n. field]

If you can rename an undesirable item and make it desirable to people by association with something a certain demographic enjoys, that just means you're good at marketing.

"Hudson seal"

[The Annoyed Man]

We don't have their funding. 

But we have unmarked synthetic diamonds. We'll sell those, and buy guns. Lots of guns...

[thebaldguy]

Google "Blood diamonds" or "Conflict diamonds". You'll be shocked. A good movie to see is called "Blood Diamonds". Although it's fiction, it gives a pretty accurate story behind diamonds.

The best part is women who hate hunting and guns will ignore the suffering and violence behind diamonds and will demand one. They are ignorant of the history behind diamonds. I pointed this out to a gal I work with. Her response: "I don't care". Unreal.

Q: How do you get a diamond?

A: Put a man under heat and pressure until he produces one.

[Gowen]

My wife and I have been making jewelry for over 10 years.  We know the business very well, and this is too funny.  This is no different than bi-colored stones, 20 years ago they were considered junk. 

[lupinus]

It's like any stone, if someone thinks it's pretty it's worth a lot, otherwise is just an oddly colored stone.

Good marketing though lol

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

We don't have their funding. 

We have Mike Irwin.  Wait until he has one of his cranky days, and send him in.  They won't know what hit 'em.

<runs and hides>

[RevDisk]

The thing that amused me moreso was the Kimberley Process Certification gives the diamond cartels a legal monopoly.  Any non-cartel diamond is considered a "conflict diamond".  It ain't about stopping the horrors of diamond mining in African war zones.  It's about keeping cheap stones out of the market.

[Mabs2]

We don't have their funding. 

We have Mike Irwin.  Wait until he has one of his cranky days, and send him in.  They won't know what hit 'em.

<runs and hides>

A weapon that's ready at all times?
Amazing!

[wmenorr67]

We don't have their funding. 

We have Mike Irwin.  Wait until he has one of his cranky days, and send him in.  They won't know what hit 'em.

<runs and hides>

Want him cranky?  Just mention burning floppys.

There are places that will take cremated remains and turn them into "diamonds."

Also there is a place in Arkansas where you can spend a few dollars and go diamond hunting.  You get to keep what you find also.

[LadySmith]

Are women really THAT gullible?

Not this one. I don't like diamonds, or gold for that matter.
However, I will pay premium for decent edible chocolate.