Certified Diamonds

Meant for loose diamonds only, a diamond certificate is a gemological laboratory-issued statement guaranteeing the specific properties of your gemstones. This certificate declares that diamond graders have examined and evaluated your diamond using various gemological instruments and that the gem contains the characteristics necessary to assure its authenticity. The certificate, retaining its value over an extended period of time, will help to ensure the long term value of your diamond, providing that the gem does not incur any alterations or damage.

Why is it so vital to get a diamond evaluated by an independent laboratory? Minute characteristics of a diamond, sometimes invisible to the naked eye, can have a major effect on the price of the stone. These microscopic flaws can often go unnoticed, causing buyers to over-calculate a diamond's total value. Purchasing a diamond with a certificate will help buyers to avoid this mistake, confirming the actual price of the gem.

There is key difference between an appraisal and a certificate. Experts can appraise any genuine diamond, loose or mounted; while a diamond grader will never issue a certificate on a mounted stone.