About Diamonds

Instead of hundreds of years — a few months. Instead of explosions and conflicts — clean technological processes. Lab-grown diamonds are a creation of nature, perfected by man, for the sake of preserving the planet

The trend towards conscious consumption has captured all spheres of life. We prefer a capsule wardrobe, ecological products, develop alternative ways of obtaining energy, but often do not think that there is also a conscious alternative in the field of jewelry.

For the SOLO for diamonds brand, we chose lab-grown diamonds. They are absolutely identical to those extracted from the Earth, but they do not cause wars in the places of deposits and do not destroy ecosystems - that is, they are ethical. The only difference between mined and lab-grown diamonds is their origin.

Properties of diamonds

Derived

HTHP

Chemical composition

Crystal structure

Refractive index

Dispersion

Hardness

Strength

Cubic

2.24

0.044

3.52

Cubic

2.24

0.044

3.52

HPHT technology is used to grow diamonds — it reproduces the natural geological conditions that occur at a depth of 140-160 km in the Earth's mantle. This is a powerful combination of extreme pressure (35–50 kilobars) and very high temperatures (1100–1300 C°).

As a result of this process, lab-grown diamonds have the same crystal structure, chemical composition, and similar optical-mechanical properties as mined diamonds.

4 С

All faceted diamonds undergo an expert evaluation according to the "4C" system developed by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), and experts around the world are familiar with this system. Several parameters affect the price of a diamond, namely: the first C is Color, the second C is Clarity, and the third C is Carat weight. Finally, the fourth C — Cut quality.

The set of these parameters is the basis of the classification of diamonds, which is why it is called "4C". The higher the "4C" indicators, the more expensive the stone.

1 C • color

Everything is decided here by the nature and amount of impurities. The color of most diamonds appears due to the presence of locally concentrated nitrogen atoms.

Such stones are painted in a color range from the complete absence of color to brown-yellow (this includes pale yellowish, greenish yellow and other shades). If the diamond has a blue color, then we can talk about the presence of boron atoms. Impurities of radioactive elements (uranium and thorium) give the stones a green color.

Colorless

Near colorless

Noticable color

2 C • clarity

If you take a microscope with a very high magnification, then in any diamond without exception you can see inclusions or inclusions - traces of natural forces that formed the stone.

That is why when assessing the purity of a diamond, they are limited to a tenfold increase. If no extraneous formations are visible in a diamond when magnified ten times, it is considered pure.

Included

Flawless

Intternally
Flawless

VVS1 VVS2

Very Very Slightly
Included

VS1 VS2

Very Slightly
Included

SI1 SI2

Slightly
Included

I1 I2 I3

3 C • WEIGHT IN CARATS

The unit of measurement of the weight of diamonds and diamonds is the carat (ct). One carat is 0.2 grams. When evaluating large diamonds, their clarity and color are important. Small stones are evaluated by weight, not by their individual qualities. Small diamonds are considered to have a mass of up to 0.29 carats, medium - from 0.3 to 0.99 carats and large - 1 carat and more. The figure shows the approximate weight-to-size ratio for a perfect round diamond.

4 C • LIMITATION

Its cutting is of great importance in determining the value of a stone. The quality of the cut is determined by how well the cutter did his job, that is, whether the craftsman managed to achieve the brilliance of the stone. The brilliance of a diamond depends on how well the surface of the diamond is polished, as well as whether it was possible to make the stone symmetrical and even. It is these parameters that are evaluated in the fourth C "quality of cutting". They evaluate the "proportions", "symmetry" and "polishing" of the diamond. All these characteristics affect the strength of the diamond's brilliance.

Today, we can say with confidence that our diamonds are recognized by the world and are national pride

Diamonds grown in Ukraine meet all the requirements of the SCS-007 Jewelry Sustainability Standard–Sustainability Rated Diamonds protocols.
Do not worry about the dubious origin of the products we produce. Customers can consume them with complete confidence.

More shine. Cleaner with greater transparency. The absence of conflicts and the absence of harm to nature gives us more harmony in the world.

We are constantly breaking our own Guinness World Records records for the largest laboratory diamond in the world (109.81 ct - 2020 and 150.42 ct - 2022)

SOLO for diamonds jewelry wins awards at the prestigious international competitions JCK JEWELERS' CHOICE AWARDS (2021, 2023)

Diamonds for SOLO for diamonds collections are of high jewelry quality

Diamonds from 0.01 to 10 carats are used in jewelry

A variety of colors that fully correspond to rare natural ones: yellow, pink, blue and transparent

recognized and certified by international independent gemological centers, including GIA and IGI.