Most diamond buyers don’t realize they’re paying for more than just the stone. The traditional diamond industry is filled with hidden markups, misleading sales tactics, and inflated prices.

In this episode, we reveal:

💡 If you’re buying a diamond, you need to hear this first.

It’s the question everyone is asking—which diamond is better? With lab-grown diamonds now matching mined diamonds in brilliance, durability, and prestige, how do they really stack up?

In this episode, we compare:

💡 If you’re choosing between lab-grown and mined diamonds, this episode has your answer.

Engagement rings are one of the most personal jewelry purchases, and lab-grown diamonds are shaking up the tradition.

In this episode, we explore:

💡 If you’re shopping for an engagement ring, this episode is a must-listen.

Mined diamonds don’t just come with a high price tag—they come with hidden costs that most buyers never realize.

In this episode, we uncover:

💡 If you’ve never questioned the cost of a mined diamond, this episode will change that.

Lab-grown diamonds are surrounded by myths—but what’s fact and what’s fiction?

In this episode, we bust the biggest myths, including:

💡 If you’ve ever had doubts about lab-grown diamonds, this episode clears them up.

Is buying a diamond a smart financial move? Many believe mined diamonds are an investment, but the reality is different.

In this episode, we discuss:

💡 Before you buy a diamond, make sure you know the truth about its value.

How do diamonds actually form? For billions of years, nature has been creating them deep underground under intense heat and pressure. But today, scientists have learned to grow diamonds in a lab—using the exact same process, only much faster.

In this episode, we explain:

💡 If you’ve ever wondered whether lab-grown diamonds are ‘real,’ this episode has the answers.

For decades, mined diamonds dominated the fine jewelry world, promoted as symbols of status, love, and exclusivity. But now, lab-grown diamonds are changing everything. Major celebrities, red carpet events, and luxury brands have all embraced them—but why?

In this episode, we break down:

💡 Are lab-grown diamonds a trend or the future? Tune in to find out.

Lark & Berry's Svet, the brand's lead piercer and stylist, tells us all about her luxury piercing experience utilising all of Lark & Berry's 100+ choices of lab-grown diamonds fine piercing jewellery. Learn about pain ratings for piercings, conch piercings, helix piercings, styling tips for what fine gold piercings work best for each ear location and more!

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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! For questions/press contact: [email protected]

On the Diamond Disruptor podcast, writer and host 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.