Diamond Guide 6 C's - Certified Diamond

Certified Diamond

Diamond Guide 6 C’s – Certified Diamonds

The first diamond grading reports were issued by the GIA (Gemological Institute of America) Gem Trade Laboratory in 1955. The GIA intentionally chose not o call the diamond certificates because going so would appear to validate the diamond itself, rather than objectively reporting diamond grade information about the stone. Nevertheless Other Diamond gemstone labs and most of the industry uses the term certified diamonds or diamond certificate and trade members often refer to the grading reports as diamond certs.

The GIA and AGS certified diamonds come with a certificate that tells you exactly what your diamond weighs and all of the characteristics that it has. This is an official document. Should you choose to insure the diamond ring (which is a good idea in case it gets lost or anything else may happen to it) the insurance company will request the certification.

Like I mentioned earlier, the certificate mentions the various characteristic grades and flaws that the diamond may have. In the case of inclusions, they will be mapped out and included in the certificate you would. Like the DNA of a person, this way you will always know if the diamond you have today is the diamond you have in 20, 40, 60 years. Color, Cut, Clarity, and Carat never change! No one will ever be able to switch the diamond on you with out you noticing it. A certified diamond may cost a little more but I highly recommend you buy a certified diamond.

Since the GIA was the first to develop a diamond grading system and report, their diamond reports are the best known in the industry and enjoy world-wide reputation. Other prominent diamond grading labs are AGS, IGI (International Gemological Institute and EGL USA Group.

A true diamond grading report is not an appraisal and does not have a value or price indicated on the report. It is simply an independent report that identifies and describes a loose diamond. At this point the loose diamond becomes considered a certified diamond. The moment a diamond grading report has a price it becomes an appraisal. Don’t be sold on the concept of certified diamond rings as there really isn’t any such thing as a certified diamond ring. Simply put, diamond laboratories only grade loose diamonds. diamondcertificates

GIA certified loose diamonds tend to be what is most requested or talked about. When you are searching for your loose diamond make sure you request GIA certification, EGL certified diamond, AGS certification or IGI certification. Diamond certification is essentially the objective DNA mapping of a loose diamond. In a GIA certified diamond report you will find diamond cut, diamond clarity with any inclusions, diamond color, carat weight. Diamond cut quality and proportion are also included on the diamond certification.

Once you have chosen your certified diamond you can now get an appraisal report. This can be done with the loose diamond or with the mounted diamond engagement ring. Besides being useful for insurance purposes, a diamond ring appraisal can help verify that the mounted diamond matches the one described in the certified diamond report.

My suggestion is to look for the diamond certification that is most renown around the world. For quite some time a GIA certified diamond has been the one to go with. That being said IGI, EGL and AGS are in the top of renown and reputable around the world too.

James Allen, Mondera, Blue Nile, and Szul all carry stunning certified diamonds.

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