The Gemesis

Gemesis Inc. was a privately held company located in New York City. The company grew synthetic diamonds using proprietary technology. Gemesis had the world's largest facilities for both the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond production methods. Using these methods, Gemesis produced high-quality colorle... ss and fancy color diamonds that were offered for sale at 2030% lower prices than mined natural diamonds of similar quality (and, from some suppliers, lower prices than that). By about 2010, Gemesis was the principal producer of gem quality lab created diamonds and jewelry. Gemesis started marketing its diamonds by cutting and polishing them and then selling them to jewelry retailers on the wholesale market. In 2012, the company began also selling polished diamonds and diamond jewelry directly to consumers through its website. The company was founded by Carter Clarke, a retired United States Army brigadier general, beginning as a 30,000-square-foot factory, outside Sarasota, Florida. It was purchased in early 2012 by diamond industry businessman Jatin Mehta. After allegations of impropriety among some of the company's principals arose in 2012, the company was restructured and refounded in 2013 with Mehta's son Suraj Mehta at the helm and with part or all of the company assets transferred to a new company that was still known as "Gemesis". A new CEO was appointed and the company was renamed to Pure Grown Diamonds in June 2014. The new company became a diamond reseller that does not manufacture the gems themselves.Read More