The synthetic diamond scam: “cultured,” “foundry” and other unnatural nomenclature.

Tempted to purchase a synthetic, manufactured diamond? This professional appraiser will value it fairly for you at today’s replacement cost, but based on past history of similar trade phenomena it seems unlikely to hold its value and resale or trade may prove challenging. Here’s an interesting and informative article on the subject:

http://www.diamonds.net/Magazine/Article.aspx?ArticleID=54861&RDRIssueID=148&ArticleTitle=Synthetic%2bDiamond%2bScam