Why Unethical? Because most diamond mines (Africa and Siberia) are run by what is pretty close to slave labor. Do you know who cuts diamonds? Possibly a machine, but most likely a some 8 year old african kid b/c his eyes are sharp. If you buy a diamonf, not only are you supporting one of the most sickening monoploies in the world, but also slave labor. PLUS, diamonds are market controlled. They aren't worth anywhere close to what you pay for them.
I recommend a good diamond simulant (not CZ). Moissanite is good and better looking than a diamond. Clearer, better cut, slightly worse color. Another alternative a asha stimulant.
And for those of you that are going to flame. I am not cheap. I love my girl, and she is cool w/ it (even though most girls would never know what is on their hand.) But I prefer not to be ripped off by a money hungry monoply using slave labor.
So... what kind of shoes do you wear? Food you eat? A lot of foriegn goods are made this way.
Nope, wrong. No one make white man grown diamonds (which are exactly like the natural ones) as it is too expensive. They do make yellow and maybe pink in the lab, which are worth MORE than white diamonds. Often simulants, which some people group under "synthetics" look BETTER than the real thing.
I thought I read somewhere that they did make white ones, but they were extremely expensive... Either way, most women would like white diamonds and the yellow/pink synthetic diamonds are more expensive that real white diamonds.