Certification

Is my diamond what the jeweler says it is? The difference from one grade to another is so minute that detection is invisible to the naked eye. Although these differences are indiscernible, each grade can make hundreds or even thousands of dollars difference in value.

Jewelers, like diamonds, are different. Two reputable jewelers often differ on a diamond's quality and issue their own appraisals reflecting this. Two appraisals with different quality and value for the same diamond: who should you believe? Could they both be wrong? Many times jewelers will grade the quality of diamonds they sell very high while grading those sold by competitors very low. The fact is that most diamonds sold by jewelers today are misgraded by international standards.

What Is The Difference Between A G.I.A. Certificate And An Appraisal?

There is only one way to be guaranteed of your diamond's quality; demand a Gemological Institute of America (G.I.A.) Laboratory Certificate. This laboratory is the finest gemological research institute in the world. Their certificates were designed for diamond dealers. They are unbiased scientific reports describing every aspect of your diamond's quality. Even among experts these G.I.A. certificates are considered the final authority; don't believe claims to the contrary. Many jewelers will try to convince you that other laboratories are equal to the G.I.A.! They are not. The fact is diamonds graded by labs other than the G.I.A. are valued at substantial discounts by diamond dealers and experts.

For decades jewelers have depended on the blind trust of consumers. Often times they use grading scales having little or nothing to do with recognized international standards. Many jewelers claim to sell the finest quality diamonds at the best prices. If this were true, these claims could easily be proven by G.I.A. certificates. Why then do so many jewelers object to selling G.I.A. certified diamonds? Certificates force jewelers to prove that the Cut, Color, Clarity and Carat-Weight are precisely what they say they are.

Used by jewelers to confirm their sales claims, most appraisals do not even mention the most crucial technical information regarding your diamond's cut and proportions. Be prepared; many jewelers will offer a host of excuses as to why they don't sell G.I.A. laboratory-certified diamonds. Many will attempt to convince you their own appraisal is just as good or better. Don't be fooled! An appraisal is NOT a G.I.A. Laboratory Certificate, and every expert knows it.

Never buy a diamond ring on the assumption that you can certify it after you own it. A diamond must be submitted to a laboratory loose from it's setting for proper certification. Jewelers are well aware of this fact and know that statistically consumers almost never have a diamond laboratory certified after it is purchased. For your own protection, demand only diamonds that have already been G.I.A. laboratory certified.

Jewelers should not object to providing G.I.A. Laboratory Certificates if their diamonds are accurately graded.

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