But they haven’t yet gotten to the point of indistinguishable at gem sizes.
Synthetic diamonds maybe, but synthetic rubies were around a hundred years ago, and even with diamonds it seems clear that it’s only a matter of time (if we’re not already there). I hear that synthetic emeralds are actually preferred to natural emeralds for jewelry because they’re significantly prettier.
Big nice rubies were produced a hundred years ago, but I’m pretty sure that even today they are distinguishable. It’s just a matter of time, yet the prices do not seem to reflect that. And that’s not just an illusion of jeweler’s markup, but resale value.
Synthetic diamonds maybe, but synthetic rubies were around a hundred years ago, and even with diamonds it seems clear that it’s only a matter of time (if we’re not already there). I hear that synthetic emeralds are actually preferred to natural emeralds for jewelry because they’re significantly prettier.
Big nice rubies were produced a hundred years ago, but I’m pretty sure that even today they are distinguishable. It’s just a matter of time, yet the prices do not seem to reflect that. And that’s not just an illusion of jeweler’s markup, but resale value.