Recycled diamonds are a great choice for designers that prioritize sustainability and/or social responsibility which can attract environmentally-conscious clients.
Recycled diamonds are also a great option for anyone looking to make additional savings with great value and less expensive than newly mined natural diamonds.
Recycled Diamonds are a sustainable choice for your jewelry.
Recycled diamonds share all the same advantages of other sources as their newer natural diamond counterparts. Resilience, attractiveness, very versatile while maintaining their value for years to come. Choosing recycled diamonds in a JaemsAnthony design offers three big benefits:
Exceptional Quality:
The bulk of recycled diamonds (75% ish) are re-manufactured to VG+ specs, which means they are as good as new diamonds. Millions of these diamonds have already been extracted from earth over centuries, and set into jewelry which can be sourced for diamond inventory or case by case designs. The client can be confident that every stone they purchase will meet modern standards.
Eco Friendly:
Recycling diamonds are a great way to prevent the need for additional mining and/or doesn’t require the same abundance of energy that lab-grown diamonds require. Recycled diamonds also reduce the use of toxic chemicals while lowering a companies environmental impact. It’s another way for JaemsAnthony to add an eco-friendly facet to our business.
Monetary advantage:
Recycled diamonds are competitively priced and retain their value over time.
Lab Grown VS Recycled Diamonds:
The environmental costs of Lab-Grown diamonds:
Many companies who create lab diamonds, promote them as being more sustainable and eco- friendly than extracted diamonds. Lab diamonds don’t disrupt the earth, emitting fewer greenhouse gasses and use less water than natural diamond mining. But they do consume significant amounts. They are either created using CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) or HTHP (High Pressure High Temperature) processes, which both practices require a significant amount of electricity which must be generated by power plants.
Why recycled diamonds may be a better option:
Recycling diamonds posses a more sustainable alternative. This route can protect the earth from mining, emit fewer greenhouse gasses and consume less water. Also, there is no need for any high-energy growing process. Recycled diamonds offer a second-hand natural option to be placed back into newly designed jewelry. Matter of fact, roughly 30% of recycled diamonds don’t need any manufacturing at all before they get reintroduced to the market. In the end, the client can be assured that diamonds will retain their value.
Newly Mined Diamonds VS Recycled Diamonds:
Most companies fear switching to recycled diamonds because this will mean compromising on
quality, appearance or value. This is defiantly not true as recycled diamonds have all the same
visual and practical qualities as mined diamonds do. Diamonds are the hardest known mineral
on earth and can be used multiple times over.
Recycled Diamonds are as Good as New:
Each recycled diamond are carefully processed to ensure the best possible result. We ensure
that each diamond is removed of any frost or dirt from the stones, screened for clarity, color,
cut and size. Each stone is tested on the De Beers Synth Detect machine to ensure its
authenticity. They may need to be recut if necessary to precise parameters to yield
phenomenal results.
The New Wave of Recycled Diamond Consumers:
Recycled diamonds are far from a new concept. Throughout history, older pieces of jewelry
have been redesigned for modern consumers. Even Queen Elizabeth’s crown feature recycled
diamonds recycled from previous pieces. The demand has grown over the years as consumer
preferences change.
Roughly 87% of clients say they would prefer brands to act more sustainable and 81% say
they prefer to buy from brands that recycle their products. These practices are in particularly
high amongst consumers (Millennials and Gen Z) – who are becoming the larger percentage of
jewelry consumers.
These consumers aren’t so much concerned about wearing a diamond that has been used
before. But more concerned about dealing with companies that take the right steps in
protecting the planet or designing high quality jewelry that’s more affordable.
How Jaems Anthony feels about this:
We focus on obtaining exactly what the client is looking for and stand behind a more
sustainable route in doing this. We all live and share the same planet, so why not start with
small steps in the right direction to ensure this process is spread amongst our clients and like
businesses.
