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Eliette’s Exclusive Champagne Lab-Grown Diamonds, Your Questions Answered
What took you guys so long to launch Eliette champagne diamonds?!
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK! We have been dreaming about this moment for a long time, and truth be told it’s because we are so damn picky. We wanted unique cuts, a truly premium color, and that one-of-a-kind energy you find in natural champagne diamonds. Many of the stones we looked at were so “cotton candy” and lacked character—until now. We’re so happy with our stones and can’t wait to get them on your finger.
What exactly is a champagne diamond?
Diamonds with soft gold tones that can range from rosy to honeyed brown. “Champagne” is the jewelry world’s name for diamonds with a light-to-medium brown or yellowish-brown body color. It isn’t an official grade, so labs like GIA and IGI describe these stones as fancy brown or fancy yellowish brown.
How does it get that gorgeous color?
During CVD growth, trace nitrogen and small shifts in the crystal lattice create warm brown tones. Some stones in the market are also treated after growth (with HPHT, or irradiation and annealing) to refine the shade. Treatment is permanent and doesn’t affect durability. Every stone we offer is untreated, so the color you see is the color it grew.
Isn’t a “rare” lab-grown diamond a contradiction?
Colorless lab diamonds are made at scale, so they’re plentiful. True brown tones are usually a happy accident of the process, and they often come out far too artificial looking for our tastes, or slightly burnt-looking instead of glowing. A clean, honey-toned stone with real warmth is the exception, which makes it harder to find than you’d expect.
What’s the champagne color scale?
Many sellers grade champagne diamonds on an informal C1-C8 scale. C1 is the lightest, faintest brown, and C8 is deep, rich, saturated brown. The middle of the range, around C3 to C5, is where you often find that glowing honey tone. C1-C8 is industry shorthand, not a lab standard. Formal lab reports use the D-to-Z scale with brown color modifiers, or fancy-color grades, instead.
Do the 4 Cs still apply?
They do, with one twist. Champagne diamonds aren’t judged on the colorless scale. Color is about hue and saturation. Clarity, cut, and carat work just as you’d expect. Cut deserves extra attention, because a well-cut stone makes the color glow instead of going flat.
What about clarity?
Champagne diamonds use the same clarity scale as every other diamond, from Internally Flawless (IF) down to Included 2 (I2). Warm body color can also soften how visible small inclusions are. All of our stones are eye clean (SI1 or better), and most grade VS or above, which means you’d need a loupe to spot anything at all
Do your stones come with reports, and do I need one?
Some of our champagne stones, usually the larger ones, come with IGI reports. If you’d like a report on a stone that doesn’t have one, we’re happy to submit it for you.
Whether you need one is up to you. A report gives you data, but it can’t tell you how a stone looks. Two diamonds with identical specs can look very different side by side, with one lively and the other flat. That’s why we choose every stone by eye first. Each one is guaranteed to be lab-grown and untreated.
Which metals look best?
Yellow gold and rose gold bring out the warmth in champagne tones beautifully. White gold and platinum go the other way, with a cooler, more contrasting look. It comes down to your style.
I'm Sold! How does it work?
Browse our designs, then choose the champagne diamond you love. We adjust each setting to fit your stone. If you spot a design on our site that isn’t shown with a champagne diamond, let us know and we’ll make it happen.
