And reference Fact 2 the world diamond trade is dominated by one company: De Beers. The company is linked to stockpiling to inflate the price and coining the term ‘diamonds are forever’ in addition to the whole Hollywood ‘engagement ring should be a diamond nonsense’…. And that’s besides all the slavery and blood / conflict diamonds allegations…

So fake chemical diamonds still maintain a demand for the real thing by still keeping them in the public consciousness.