Is Russian Brilliants Really a Diamond?
No. Russian Brilliants is a laboratory-grown stone that is classified as a diamond simulant and developed in Russia and used in their satellite optics program. Being hand-cut it takes on many of the visual properties of a natural diamond. A one carat of Russian Brilliants with its brilliance and fire is equivalent to the world’s finest D flawless diamond valued at $16,000.
Artificial Diamond No. Russian Brilliants is a laboratory-grown stone that was developed in Russia and used in their satellite optics program. Being hand-cut it takes on many of the visual properties of a natural diamond. A one carat of Russian Brilliants with its brilliance and fire is equivalent to the world’s finest D flawless diamond valued at $16,000.
No. Russian Brilliants is a laboratory-grown stone that was developed in Russia and used in their satellite optics program. Being hand-cut it takes on many of the visual properties of a natural diamond. A one carat of Russian Brilliants with its brilliance and fire is equivalent to the world’s finest D flawless diamond valued at $16,000.
No. Russian Brilliants is a laboratory-grown stone that is classified as a diamond simulant. A simulated diamond simulates, or imitates, the appearance of a natural diamond, but does not duplicate the characteristic chemical and physical properties of the natural gemstone. Russian Brilliants have their origins in a synthetic material first developed by the French in 1960 and later perfected by the Russians in 1973 for use as an optical material in their space program. Over the last 40 years there have been many advances in the chemical and optical quality of this man made material. We are the exclusive distributors of Russian Brilliants which we believe is the most natural looking diamond simulant available today. Every stone is hand cut and faceted to ideal proportions to most accurately replicate the look of a fine quality natural diamond. A one carat Russian Brilliants stone with its brilliance and fire is visually equivalent to the world’s finest DE color VVS clarity diamond valued
