The Diamond Disruptor

Lab Diamonds vs. Mined Diamonds – The Ultimate Showdown

March 30th, 2025  |  4 mins 44 secs

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Which is better—lab-grown or mined diamonds? In this episode, we compare them in every way that matters—quality, pricing, ethics, and long-term value. With lab-grown diamonds up to 60% cheaper and ethically superior, is there any reason to choose mined diamonds anymore?

How Lab Diamonds Are Changing Engagement Rings Forever

March 27th, 2025  |  3 mins 55 secs

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Would you propose with a lab-grown diamond? More couples than ever are choosing lab-grown diamonds for their engagement rings. From getting a bigger stone for less to making an ethical, sustainable choice, lab-grown diamonds are redefining what luxury proposals look like.

Episode 15: The Hidden Costs of Mined Diamonds (And Why Lab-Grown Wins)

March 24th, 2025  |  4 mins 14 secs

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How much are you really paying for a mined diamond? In this episode, we reveal the hidden costs of traditional diamonds—from massive industry markups to environmental destruction and ethical concerns. With lab-grown diamonds offering full transparency and a smarter price, the choice has never been clearer.

Biggest Myths About Lab Diamonds—Busted!

March 21st, 2025  |  4 mins 27 secs

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Summary: Are lab-grown diamonds fake? Do they lack resale value? Can you tell them apart from mined diamonds? In this episode, we bust the biggest myths about lab-grown diamonds and reveal the truth about why they’re becoming the preferred choice in fine jewelry.

Episode 17: Why Lab-Grown Diamonds Are the Smartest Investment in Jewelry

March 18th, 2025  |  4 mins 1 sec

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Are diamonds really an investment? In this episode, we uncover the truth about diamond resale value, why mined diamonds lose money the second you buy them, and why lab-grown diamonds are the smarter choice. If you’re looking for the best way to invest in fine jewelry, you won’t want to miss this.

Episode 8: How Do Diamonds Grow? The Science Behind Lab-Grown Diamonds

March 15th, 2025  |  4 mins 47 secs

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Can diamonds really grow in a lab? In this episode, we break down the science of how diamonds are created—from nature’s slow, billion-year process to high-tech labs that replicate the same conditions in just weeks. If you’ve ever wondered whether lab-grown diamonds are real—or how they’re made—this episode will change the way you see diamonds forever.

The Diamond Revolution – How Lab-Grown Diamonds Took Over

March 12th, 2025  |  4 mins 46 secs

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💎 Are diamonds still a luxury if anyone can afford them? In this episode, we reveal how lab-grown diamonds went from unknown to mainstream, how they’re shaking up the pricing of fine jewelry, and why owning a high-carat, heirloom-quality diamond is now within reach—without spending millions. If you’ve ever wondered if lab-grown diamonds are really the future of luxury, this is the episode for you. 🎧 Click play and discover the diamond industry’s biggest shift.

All About Fine Piercings

June 7th, 2023  |  30 mins

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On the Diamond Disruptor podcast, Clark Watts takes a continuing look at cultured diamonds as a sustainable option in luxury jewellery. Geared towards both industry novices and experts, the DD pod features interviews with jewellery brand leaders, analysts, scientists and more, as well as guests from other marketplaces who promote sustainable interests.

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The Culture of Clean & Cool Diamonds w/Lark & Berry founder Laura Chavez

June 24th, 2021  |  31 mins 25 secs

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On this episode, Lark Berry founder Laura Chavez joins us for her first ever in-depth interview! Laura comes to the pod fresh off being prominently profiled in a Daily Mail piece last week and tells Clark of how she's dealt with cultured diamonds controversies, her very earliest inspirations to start her disrupting jewellery brand and a new tech to make diamonds that sounds like something out of a scifi movie!

How to Make Your Dream Jewellery a Reality

May 11th, 2021  |  26 mins 11 secs

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On this episode, show host Clark Watts talks bespoke engagement ring jewellery creation, made with Lark & Berry's disrupting cultured diamonds (aka lab grown diamonds, man made diamonds, grown diamonds). He is joined by Lark & Berry Lead Designer Emily Newman and Worldwide Head of Retail Svetlana Hristova.

Darkness and Light on the Lake w/ @pistollake

March 1st, 2021  |  41 mins 59 secs

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On this episode, we speak with Ryan Light, CEO of @pistollake - a sustainable menswear brand shipping worldwide out of Venice, CA. Ryan gave a refreshingly honest interview on the challenges sustainability-minded brands face on convincing the masses to "make the switch" - and expressed concern that, indeed, it may be impossible to change everyone's minds.

Episode 4: Sustainable Fashion: The Butterfly Effect

January 26th, 2021  |  24 mins 27 secs

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"The Butterfly Effect" is the latest episode of The Diamond Disruptor podcast mini-series, "Sustainable Fashion: What You Need to Know," in which we talk to fashion brand leaders and experts who create clothes with environmentally-responsible materials.

Sustainable Fashion: What You Need to Know w/ Claire Hoppe @larelaxed

September 27th, 2020  |  26 mins 50 secs

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The first ep in a new series where we'll be talking to fashion brand leaders and experts who utilise/support creating sustainable fashion with environmentally responsible materials.

Lockdown Cultured Diamonds - w/ Great British Brands editor Charlotte Metcalf

June 25th, 2020  |  20 mins 2 secs

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On the Diamond Disruptor podcast, writer and host Clark Watts takes a continuing look at cultured diamonds as a sustainable option in luxury jewelry. Geared towards both industry novices and experts, the DD pod features interviews with jewelry brand leaders, analysts, scientists and more, as well as guests from other marketplaces who promote sustainable interests.

Episode 2: Controversy: Part 1

November 12th, 2019  |  25 mins 2 secs

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In this first episode of a two-part series on diamond mining controversies, we examine this past May’s heavily disputed report released by the DPA (Diamond Producers Association) claiming that mining is better for Earth than lab-creating diamonds. Part 1 features exclusive interviews with Anna-Mieke Anderson, CEO of MiaDonna and Company and Richard Garard, Secretary General of the IGDA.

Where Cultured (Lab Grown) Diamonds Are at Today

July 5th, 2019  |  29 mins 38 secs

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Geared towards both industry novices and experts, we will feature interviews with jewelry brand leaders, analysts, experts and more, as well as guests from other marketplaces who promote sustainable interests.