Chemists have been manufacturing man made diamonds for over 150 years. In the 1850's a chemist had a theory. The theory was diamonds could be made out of carbon, through an extreme heat and pressure process. The high temperatures and extreme pressure recreate the inner earth environment, thusly allowing the creation of synthetic diamonds.

This heat and pressurization process was successfully repeated over the next 100 years by several different chemists. However, one of the largest appliance companies was not quite so successful. It actually took 5 years of research and practice for G.E. to finally get it right. In the mid 1950's G.E. was able to take hold of the synthetic diamond industry and is still used today in the abrasive market.

The man made diamond can be very difficult to reproduce in its clear or natural form. In order to manufacture a clear diamond the man made environment must be without chemical blemish. However certain chemicals such as Boron in a ratio 1 to a million carbon atoms can produce a beautifully colored diamond.

There is a second method for man made diamonds which utilizes a lab setting as opposed to the furnace environment. By heating both carbon and hydrogen a cloud forms. As the cloud cools down it rains particles onto a diamond growing bed. These tiny carbon particles grow less than 1 millimeter per day. This is the preferred method due to the controlled environment free from unwanted chemicals. Also this is the more costly method of the two.

Either way a man made diamond contains the same composition as a natural diamond. To the average eye it would be virtually impossible to detect a man made diamond. A more skilled person such as a jeweler would be able to identify the manufactured stone by its lack of impurities. Both diamonds are equally gorgeous and would make wonderful engagement rings.