Chatham jewelry is smart, beautiful, real.

In the late 1920's, a young boy named Carroll Chatham took his avid interest in chemistry and pursued his dream of endeavoring to duplicate nature's process to create a diamond. He created a lab in his family's garage at the tender age of 12 and learned by trial and error, making fireworks and smoke bombs for his amusement. From this youthful curiosity grew Carroll Chatham’s legacy of creating gemstones such as emeralds, rubies, alexandrites, blue sapphires, and orange sapphires. Diamonds, however, eluded Chatham in his lifetime. Thankfully, he passed his legacy on to his son, Tom, who picked up and had success where his father had left off.

Today, Chatham is still recognized as the leader of created gemstones. The company's unbeatable Lifetime Warranty and Certificate of Authenticity assure reliability and long-term value. Whether it's the latest fashion trends in their finished jewelry or the brilliance of their loose stones, Chatham enthusiasts around the world agree: Chatham is definitely Smart. Beautiful. Real.

Chatham currently offers a wonderful assortment of created gemstones such as pink diamond, blue diamond, yellow diamond, ruby, emerald, padparadscha, alexandrite, blue sapphire, and pink sapphire. Some may ask if these gemstones are actually real or imitation. The answer is that they are, indeed, real.

Theese gemstones and diamonds are cultured, just as many pearls’ natural components are placed in an environment created to duplicate nature's process. Once the required combination of chemical and environmental factors is created, the crystals grow over the course of a year. The specific length of time depends on the gemstone. As a result, quality diamonds and gems are developed with identical physical, chemical, and optical properties to those found in nature. Unless you are a certified gemologist with a powerful microscope, you won’t be able to tell the difference between created and mined gemstones. Your budget will be able to tell the difference, though, since there can be a significant savings when you buy Chatham’s created gemstones!

On this page, you’ll be able to see a few examples of Chatham’s gorgeous gemstones and dazzling designs. If you would like to view any of Chatham’s fine jewelry in person, come in to Elegant Diamonds today. One of our trained staff members will be glad to assist you. We are located conveniently in the Providence Marketplace Town Center off I-40, Mt. Juliet Road, and the Belinda Parkway in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.