Watch How Berkeley Diamonds Diamond Process Works

Here's your loved one's itinerary. 😊 Every month we'll share pictures, videos, & updates. So honored to be on this journey with you! 💛 💎

Step-1

Receive your welcome kit.

The kit includes a video, instructions, return postage, and the needed tools for you to send us your loved one's ashes.

Stage one success! Your loved one's ashes have been successfully purified into beautiful, sparkly carbon. Check out the process ahead. 🎥

Step-2

A remarkable transformation

Once the ashes or hair arrive at our lab, a lab tech transfers them from the jar they came in to a graphite crucible. The crucible will go through a carbon purification process to extract the carbon from the other elements in the ashes. Learn more about how to turn ashes to diamonds.

I have amazing news...your loved one is officially a raw Diamond! Here's a video from the growth - they did wonderfully. 🙌

Step-3

The first sparkle emerges

Through a custom, individualized process of heat and pressure, your loved one's raw Diamond will grow.

Berkeley Diamonds Diamond Journey is scientifically shown to support healing through grief.

Berkeley Diamonds Journey helped 78% of people grieve better.

We walk the journey with you.

A dedicated Care Team will serve as your Journey Guide, and you'll receive access to a personalized online Journey Tracker so you can login anytime to see where we are in  process.

Stage one success! Your loved one's ashes have been successfully purified into beautiful, sparkly carbon. Check out the process ahead. 🎥

Step-4

Cut, polished, set by masters

Your Diamond is cut in Antwerp, graded and engraved, colored* and set in personalized jewelry*. Next, we’ll get ready for the homecoming! (* optional)Cut, polished, set by masters

Here's your loved one's itinerary. 😊 Every month we'll share pictures, videos, & updates. So honored to be on this journey with you! 💛 💎

Step-5

An unforgettable homecoming

The return of your loved one’s Diamond is a special day, so we make sure every Diamond is carefully and thoughtfully delivered.

Stage one success! Your loved one's ashes have been successfully purified into beautiful, sparkly carbon. Check out the process ahead. 🎥

Step-6

Growing your loved one’s Diamond

Once we have extracted and purified the carbon from the remains, it is placed inside a machine that mimics the pressure and heat conditions under the earth’s crust. Something we love about this process is that each individual’s carbon content is different, so everyone requires a different combination of pressure and heat to become a Diamond. That means every Diamond we produce is as unique as the individual it’s made from.

What materials can I use to make my Diamond?

  • Ashes

    A small amount of ashes can be used to grow any size of diamond

  • Hair

    We can also create a diamond from hair, or add your hair to your loved one's diamond - so you can be together!

  • Personal Items

    We can extract carbon from cards, flowers, or even a favorite t-shirt.

Insure your Purple Carats Diamond with

Purple Carats has an exclusive partnership with Jeweler's Mutual to offer full replacement value insurance.

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The Purple Carats Difference

The company that does it right

We’re setting the bar for the memorial diamond industry. Our beloved people and pets deserve no less.

  • An interactive and grief-healing Journey around the diamond process

  • An empathetic team who celebrates your loved one with you

  • An ethical supply chain and transparency with every step of the process

Explore having a cremation Diamond made for your loved one

Whether you recently lost a loved one or are planning ahead for an eminent loss, we can support you with determining if an Purple Carats Diamond feels like the right way to honor a life well-lived.

Book a Consultation for a Cremation Diamond

Honor your loved one with a cremation diamond. Whether facing a recent loss or planning ahead, Purple Carats is here to guide you in choosing a meaningful way to celebrate a life well-lived.

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