How much does an Eterneva diamond cost?

From about $2,999, with a 0.25 carat stone around $3,499 and larger or colored stones reaching $25,000 or more. Payment plans start near $188 a month, and jewelry settings are additional.

How long does Eterneva take?

Seven to ten months from sending the ashes to receiving the finished diamond, with regular photo and video updates through the purification, growth, cutting and grading stages.

Is Eterneva legitimate?

Yes. The diamonds are genuine lab-grown stones graded by IGI, and the company is BBB accredited with an A+ rating, no complaints on file, and a BBB Torch Award for Ethics.

Reviews

Eterneva Review: Are Their Cremation Diamonds Worth It?

Eterneva grows real lab diamonds from the carbon in cremated ashes, and it has become the best-known name doing it. Here is what it costs, how the process works, and our honest take on who it suits.

Who Eterneva is

Founded in Austin, Texas, Eterneva turned memorial diamonds into a mainstream idea, helped by a Mark Cuban investment and heavy press coverage. The company is BBB accredited with an A+ rating and no complaints on file, and won a BBB Torch Award for Ethics.

What it costs

Pricing starts around $2,999 and climbs steeply with carat and color: a 0.25 carat stone runs about $3,499, and larger or colored diamonds reach $25,000 and beyond. Payment plans start at roughly $188 a month. Settings for rings or pendants are extra.

The process and the wait

Eterneva needs about half a cup of ashes, from which it purifies roughly a gram of carbon, grows the diamond under high pressure and temperature, then cuts, grades (IGI certified) and sets it. The full journey takes seven to ten months, with photo and video updates at each stage, which customers consistently praise.

Our verdict

The experience is genuinely excellent and the diamonds are real and certified. The trade-offs are the price, which buys a modest natural diamond several times over, and the wait of most of a year. If those are comfortable, Eterneva is the strongest name in the category. If not, diamond-set cremation jewelry delivers sparkle around the ashes themselves for a few hundred dollars.

Our picks

The affordable alternative

If the lab-diamond price is out of reach, these pieces set real diamonds around a sealed chamber of your loved one's ashes, ready in weeks rather than months.

Halo Diamonds 14K Gold Cremation Pendant

$335

A 14K gold pendant ringed with diamonds around the ashes chamber.

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Swirl Diamonds Sterling Silver Ashes Ring

$305

Diamonds swirled along a silver band with the ashes sealed inside.

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Heart Diamonds Sterling Silver Cremation Pendant

$325

A diamond-set sterling heart holding a token of ashes.

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