There's a question many ask, often silently: is it a "real" diamond?
The short answer: yes. The long answer: here's what you need to know.
The same thing — a different origin
A lab-grown diamond is pure carbon, crystallized under high pressure and high temperature — exactly as in the depths of the Earth, but under controlled conditions. Its molecular structure is identical. Its hardness is identical (10/10 on the Mohs scale). Its brilliance is identical.
The only difference: one took billions of years to form underground. The other was grown in a few weeks, in a certified laboratory, without digging up the Earth to extract it.
What certification says
MAYYT diamonds are certified by IGI or GIA — the two global reference institutions in gemology. Each certificate establishes the cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. Nothing distinguishes a certificate for a lab-grown diamond from a certificate for a natural diamond — except the mention of origin.
When you receive a MAYYT jewel, you receive a certified object. Not a promise — proof.
"The lab-grown diamond is our era's answer to a question as old as jewelry: how to access beauty without compromise?"
What the origin changes
The natural diamond market is complex. Some stones come from mines with considerable environmental impact and an often opaque traceability chain.
The lab-grown diamond changes that: known, controlled, traceable origin. Zero mining extraction. Zero uncertainty about production conditions.
The price: jewelry finally accessible
A natural one-carat diamond can cost between €5,000 and €15,000, not because the material justifies it, but because the artificial scarcity of the market has maintained this level for decades.
The lab-grown diamond breaks with this. Same beauty, same certification, same permanence — but a realized price. This allows MAYYT to create 18-carat gold jewelry with certified diamonds at prices that traditional jewelers cannot match without compromising on quality.
It's the best compromise there is: maximum beauty, real ethics, and a price that doesn't force you to choose between quality and conscience. The lab-grown diamond is not a substitute — it's the choice of those who refuse to pay for artificial scarcity.