Do Lab-Grown Diamonds Hold Their Value? Expert Insights

One of the most common questions people ask me about lab-grown diamonds is whether they hold their value. It’s an honest concern—after all, buying a diamond often feels like more than just a purchase. It’s an investment in something beautiful, meaningful, and lasting. So, do lab-grown diamonds measure up when it comes to resale value?

The short answer is: not really, at least not in the same way as mined diamonds. Because lab-grown diamonds can be produced in larger numbers, they don’t have the same sense of rarity that mined diamonds do. And in the jewelry world, rarity is one of the biggest factors in resale value. This means if you try to sell a lab-grown diamond, you probably won’t get back what you paid for it. But here’s the important part—most people don’t buy a diamond as a financial investment. They buy it as a symbol of love, commitment, or celebration. And for that purpose, the “value” of a lab-grown diamond is every bit as strong.

Think of it like this: when you buy a car, you don’t expect it to be worth the same once you drive it out of the showroom. Yet we still buy cars because they serve a purpose and bring us joy. A lab-grown diamond is similar—it may not hold monetary value over time, but it holds emotional value that can’t be measured in dollars.

On the bright side, lab-grown diamonds cost 30–50% less than mined ones in the first place. So even if resale value isn’t high, you’re saving money up front. And for many people, that feels like a fair trade-off. You get a real diamond with the same sparkle and strength, without paying the heavy price tag of a mined stone.

Of course, the diamond market is always changing. As lab-grown diamonds become more common and more accepted, their value in the resale space could shift too. But right now, it’s best to see a lab-grown diamond not as an “investment piece” but as a symbol of something personal and priceless.

In the end, the true worth of a diamond isn’t in how much you can sell it for later—it’s in the story it carries and the love it represents. And that kind of value doesn’t fade.

Author- Tisha