Carbon begins to evolve under extreme heat and pressures.

World’s love of diamonds had its start in India.

With new trading routes open, the first major diamond cutting industry begins in Venice, Italy.

Diamonds were becoming fashionable accessories for Europe’s elite.

Archduke Maximillian of Austria presents Mary of Burgundy with a diamond engagement ring.

Belgium, because of its unique location, becomes a diamond cutting and trading center.

Started the race to create the first synthetic diamond, though unsuccessful.

The Kimberly Mine is discovered in South Africa, marking the beginning of large scale diamond mining.

The earliest CVD attempts were in 1879 by James Ballantyne Hannay and in 1893 by Ferdinand Frédéric Henri Moissan.

Cullinan diamond weighing 3,106.75 carats found in South Africa.

Marcel Tolkowsky publishes a thesis on the proportions for creating the ideal round brilliant cut diamond.

The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is founded by Robert M. Shipley.

General Electric assembled a team to advance diamond synthesis techniques.

DeBeers coins the phrase 'A Diamond Is Forever', ushering in a new 'era' in diamond buying.

The universal diamond grading system, known as the 4 C’s is introduced by the GIA.

Patent for CVD (chemical vapor deposition) process patent issued.

HPHT success by GE to grow gem-quality diamonds for the first time, using seeds of Natural diamond.

The International Gemological Institute (IGI) was established in major diamond trade cities.

Major diamond mining begins in North America in the Ekati mine located in Canada.

In 1999, GE developed an HPHT treatment to improve the color of white diamonds.

Conflict diamond started, backed by the war between 1991-1999 claimed over 75,000 lives, caused 500,000 Sierra Leoneans to become refugees..

Around $125 million worth of Mined diamonds were illegally exported from Sierra Leone

Heritage Brands Adopt Lab-Grown

WD Lab Grown diamonds was founded. It has the exclusive license of CVD diamond growing technology.

One of the biggest financial and banking crises of all time, diamond prices declined by about 16,5% on average.

A study revealed that Alrosa and De Beers holds majority of the world’s diamond production share, totaling 28 percent and 25 percent, respectively.

“De Beers admits defeat over man-made diamonds” and launches Lightbox - A lab grown diamond jewelry company.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded its definition of “diamond” to include those grown in a laboratory,

It is estimated to reach 1.5 million carats in 2020, India set to become a major hub of Lab-Grown diamonds.