Lab-Grown Diamonds Raise Questions About the Jewellery Market

Lab-grown diamonds are prompting questions about the future of the jewellery market, with the head of the metals division addressing whether the technology could change the sector.

Also known as synthetic diamonds, these stones are produced using technology that recreates the conditions under which natural diamonds form inside the Earth.

The distinction lies in their origin: while natural diamonds form underground, lab-grown diamonds are created in a controlled setting designed to replicate that process.

Their production raises a broader question for the jewellery trade: how a laboratory-made alternative could influence a market traditionally associated with naturally formed stones. The information provided does not set out the division head’s assessment of that potential impact.