Losing its sparkle? How Chinese artificial gems are upending the diamond market

Source: China – South China Morning PostCreating a new diamond used to be a process spanning millions or even billions of years. Now, it takes about a week.
Inside specialised factories, hulking 50-tonne machines simulate the crushing pressure and extreme temperatures inside the Earth’s crust, transforming seed crystals into flawless, glittering stones in just a few days.
Zhongjing Diamond, a company based in China’s central province of Hubei, has nearly 300 of the machines humming around the clock, which together mint some 600,000…Read More

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