So they’re synthetic…SO WHAT?

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]These are definitely synthetic.

[00:00:01]>> I had a customer send me some stones to make a ring. One stone, invoice included, $20. Synthetic sapphire. Okay.

[00:00:09]Then I got all of them.

[00:00:11]>> These are definitely synthetic.

[00:00:12]>> I was like, they're synthetic or they might be CZ.

[00:00:16]>> You You pretty much want to know if it's a synthetic sapphire or >> And then I guess I want to know from you like what's the difference?

[00:00:23]>> Let's take a lookie. All right. So, I mean the difference is that I mean they're just different like mineral structures. If it's a synthetic or lab grown sapphire, it's corandum. If it's a CZ, then it's cubic zirconia. It's just like a different structure. Sure. And different properties >> and they'll age differently. I find that CZ get really looking after a while.

[00:00:44]>> So if it's a synthetic condom, it'll still have the RI of 1.76. So it's definitely synthetic. There's different ways of doing synthetics. There's like >> flux, which is like the cheapest.

[00:00:55]There's actually no there's hydro >> ponic. No. Hydrothermal. Wait, which is the cheapest?

[00:01:00]>> Hydrophase.

[00:01:01]>> Wait. Uh, >> hydroocial. Hydrophonic. Hydroponic.

[00:01:04]>> There's different methods of making synthetic corundum >> with water.

[00:01:08]>> With water >> on account of the hydro >> hydro >> yellow. So like the cheapest is flame fusion. They pretty much I don't know put it on a little thing and make it >> and then there's like hydrothermal.

[00:01:21]There different methods of making corandum. Long story short, doesn't really matter. It's not really worth much, but I guess it's better than >> I mean, however many of there are these for the price of one.