Lab created sapphires are easy to make and comparatively more affordable. A sapphire can cost anywhere from 10 to as much as 20500 per carat depending on the number of carats the type cut color hue quality and who you purchase it from.
First the cost of a sapphire depends on carat or its weight.
How much should a lab created sapphire cost. The best quality and highest-rated sapphires could cost around 50 or more per carat. Their synthetic counterparts are about 8 to 10 less expensive per carat. In some cases the environment in which the stones were synthesized was so similar to real sapphire formation that it produced a gemstone almost identical to natural.
A 2ct lab created gem cost 20-30 whereas the real thing can run a couple of thousands or more. I went into Birks a Canadian jeweler similiar to Tiffanys and they were selling a 125 ct Burmease top quality blue sapphire pendant with 30 ct diamond accents for 9250 USD or 13000 CAD. The lab-created stone costs 3640 while the natural diamond costs 5280.
Thats a 45 difference in price. However the lab-created diamond doesnt retain any value. It cant be resold to a jeweler and it wont garner more than a few dollars on a site like eBay.
Natural sapphires demand a high price as they are rare and difficult to mine and involve labour cost as well. Lab created sapphires are easy to make and comparatively more affordable. While a flawless natural sapphire will cost a bomb a lab created one will come at a much cheaper price.
A sapphire can cost anywhere from 10 to as much as 20500 per carat depending on the number of carats the type cut color hue quality and who you purchase it from. First the cost of a sapphire depends on carat or its weight. The bigger the stone the harder it is to find rough material of that size which makes the finished ring more expensive.
A top-quality 1- to 2-carat stone might retail between 800 to 1200 per carat. Factors That Affect Sapphire Pricing. A 1-carat sapphire can cost anywhere between 200 and thousands of dollars.
Diamonds are priced according to a standardized grading system of the 4Cs cut color clarity and caratUnlike diamonds many more factors determine the value of sapphiresThe best price for you also depends on what you personally like. The lower market value of a lab-created sapphire depends on the buyers willingness to pay a premium for the rarity of an authentically natural gemstone. Interestingly this may mean paying more for a less-than-perfect gemstone as its tiny imperfections prove its natural origin.
The engagement rings average cost is over 6000. If those numbers scare you you may want to consider more affordable options. Youll hear retailers claiming that lab-grown diamonds can save you as much as 50.
Lets find out if this is the truth. As is true for all of our created sapphires the clarity is excellent. The average weight is 325ct and they are priced at 32ct.
The price shown is per gem. Faceted in an 11x9 mm oval Portuguese brilliant flower cut one of these lab-created blue sapphires would be. The mineral composition of lab-created stones is created through a process similar to what nature does beneath the earth over millions of years but in a lab at a fraction of the time and for a fraction of the cost of mining.
The average person would be hard-pressed to tell the difference between a natural and lab-created stone. We have lab made sapphire available in several colors including white colorless. Lab sapphire is a type of synthetic corundum.
The Lab Created Pink Sapphires come under the category of Synthetic Corundums. Lab Created Pink Sapphires are made by a method called Flame FusionThey are made in such a way that they look like Natural gemstones. These Lab Created gemstones have the same.
Cost of a Lab-Created vs. Genuine Sapphire Although a sapphire is considered quite common and affordable in the grand scheme of gemstones you can still save a bit of cash by opting for a lab-created version. In this tension set blue sapphire engagement ring SKU 3452 the cost is 1345 with lab-created sapphire and 1669 with a genuine stone.
6mm Blue Round Lab Created Sapphire 850 This 60 x 60 mm Blue Round Lab Created Sapphire has been hand selected by our GIA-certified gemologists for its exceptional characteristics and rarity. Lab created sapphire stones are comparatively more affordable. While a flawless natural sapphire stone will cost a bomb a lab created one will come at a much cheaper price.
Lab created sapphire stones are a great alternative for anyone who wishes to get the same look at a lesser price. The Basics of Lab-Created Stones Stones created in a lab essentially appear the same as stones created by nature. However lab-created stones can have fewer flaws and cost less too.
What this means is that you could potentially get a bigger more impressive lab-created emerald for the same price as a smaller or lesser-quality natural emerald.