Sam Bryant

Messy buns and having fun

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@Hill9000C @AdamErithacus @Duderichy botswana is working to get its diamonds recognized as development diamonds to highlight their impact. but it's not the only country producing ethical natural diamonds. canada, namibia, and south africa do too... the vast majority of natural diamonds today are mined responsibly.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@fintel_investor lab-grown emeralds, rubies, and sapphires are old news too. they've been made for decades and still haven't matched the popularity of natural gems, and with prices falling, lab diamonds are going the same way. also lots of gen z buyers prefer natural gems, especially diamonds.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@TriJewels lab-grown colored diamonds can be hit or miss, and many get their color from treatments after growth. some of nature's rarest shades are hard for a lab to match. a natural diamond's color formed over billions of years, it's really something only nature can create.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@RevivedDrip @Duderichy saying diamonds aren't rare is a blanket statement. rarity depends on size, color, and quality. take pink diamonds...the argyle mine in australia produced most of the world's pinks and is now closed. deposits like it are hard to find, and as a result, pinks are very rare.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@CammyDisco clarity isn't the only thing that matters in a diamond, and it isn't what makes a diamond special. lab diamonds are grown in a controlled setting in weeks, so high clarity is expected. a natural diamond formed over billions of years, and its tiny inclusions make it one of a kind.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@bajaman1776 @inerati it's already happening. inclusions/ imperfections are what make natural diamonds special, they form unpredictably in nature. recreating that on a factory floor kinda defeats the purpose. some people even buy lab-grown with inclusions so others think it's natural, crazy stuff.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@ph_TB can't help but think carrie bradshaw would never. the woman saved up for manolos, not something that can be made on demand in a lab. but sjp isn't carrie.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@inerati already happening, even before labs. inclusions, unusual colors, people love them because they're all like natural fingerprints formed over billions of years. no two are alike, and that's something a factory can't recreate.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@MosimegaEsq exactly. a lab can copy the chemistry, but not billions of years of geology. natural pink forms under pressure deep in the earth, no lab can recreate that. diamonds took botswana from one of the poorest countries to a success story, i hope it keeps benefiting from its resources.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

dream dress

[Güla @lalaguly96]

dakota johnson, i’m speechless

[Güla @lalaguly96]

dakota johnson, i’m speechless

[𝓔𝓿𝓮❦ @Eveboards]

Love everything about her especially the colors

[wonwon @woonyluv]

Georges Hobeika SS27🪽

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@orianatesoro9 honestly i'm not sure, considering lab diamonds are modeled after natural ones. natural diamonds have rarity, value and uniqueness that lab diamonds just can't match. they're mass produced and not the same. i would never choose a lab diamond over a natural one.

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@faaji_alhajji explain the lab diamond line too me, please. 🙏

[Jolene Casko @jolenecasko]

Good morning ✨

[thaly @thalyonfilm]

omg

[Sam Bryant @SamTheCynic]

@JohnDoeDaoist @Cairo_Mathebula @Dlamaqhinga lab diamonds have been around since the 1950s. people spent years saying they're the same as natural, now they're suddenly superior? same structure, so not superior. even if gold were mass produced, mined gold would keep its value because it's rare. same for natural diamonds.