Diamonds are not really worth much

Diamonds are not an investment — they are a retail product like any other

wrote Ira Weissman, a diamond expert, wrote for the Huffington Post in 2012.

When you try to sell your diamond to a jeweler You will get 20%-40% of what you paid.

In 2023, the wholesale trading price of diamonds plummeted by over 30% due to

the surging demand for lab-created diamonds, while the price of natural sapphires reached its highest historical level.

The price of a one carat round full cut.

Natural Diamond

Lab diamond

Moissanite

CZ
Fire

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
Clarity

VVS-SI

VVS

VVS

VVS
Color (white)

D-H

D-E

D-E

D
Price

$5000-$17,000

$800-$1000

$35-$50

$2-$5