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jqpabc123 5 days ago

Upside down and backwards.

The difference is not instantly apparent under UV.

Only about 30% of natural diamonds have fluorescence --- which is *caused* by impurities and imperfections in the material.

Manmade diamonds tend to lack this because they have fewer impurities and imperfections. Equating increased perfection and purity with inferiority is highly debatable and smacks of marketing BS.

9dev 5 days ago | parent [-]

Reminds me of the "vinyl is superior for its warmer sound" discussion, with a similar argument…