[make3]

for most people what you describe is even more expensive and impractical than buying a mined diamond

[throwaway_isms]

Impractical, sure. But the average cost of a 7 day trip to Freetown, Sierra Leone is less than 1/2 the average cost of an engagement ring. $2,500 compared to $5,500 on average.

[tekknik]

Then there’s time cost, fitting cost, other materials cost, are you a jeweler? if not, jeweler cost…