You’re reading the graph backwards. The lab diamonds have been cheaper for a long time. De Beers made diamonds a fashion statement so long ago that a lot of their marketing tricks are assumed to be just general lore.
You’re reading the graph backwards. The lab diamonds have been cheaper for a long time. De Beers made diamonds a fashion statement so long ago that a lot of their marketing tricks are assumed to be just general lore.
Let’s see if I still remember:
Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
Indigo
Juno
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
P???
Q???
Romeo
S???
Tango
U???
Vector
W???
X-ray
Y???
Z???
Yeah, they use synthetic ones for that.