Surat firm makes biggest 'lab grown' diamond at 27.27 carat

SURAT: A city-based diamond manufacturer has made the world's largest polished lab grown diamond (LGD). The biggest diamond of 27.27 carat is named 'Om', a marquise step cut. The announcement was made by the International Gemological Institute (IGI), a global diamond certification organisation.
"We have manufactured the biggest polished LGD in the world. Earlier China manufactured 16 carat diamond and we broke the record," said Smit Patel, a partner in Surat's Greenlab Diamonds.
IGI graded three LGDs of 27.27 carat, 20.24 carat and 15.16 carat grown by the company. The manufacturer who claims the LGDs as green diamond as it has been produced using solar energy has named the other two stones as 'Namah', pear rose cut and 'Shivay', emerald cut.
"We are manufacturing LGDs using solar energy. We are producing electricity in our own 25-megawatt power plant in 90-acre land at Jambusar," Patel told TOI.
"The exact cost is not determined due to its size and unique features. The LGDs can be purchased at 10 percent cost compared to mined diamonds hence we call it affordable luxury," Patel added.