The best way to determine the origin of a diamond is to check its certification. Jewelers must declare whether a diamond is natural or lab-grown, so if you buy from a trusted supplier (or directly, like us), you will always have this information available to you.
The first thing we want to get across to our readers is that lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds, not mined from the bowels of the earth, but grown in an environmentally friendly and safe way for nature.
In addition to the fact that these stones look the same as natural diamonds, they have the same properties and characteristics.
Lab-grown diamonds are certified according to the same standards as natural diamonds.
All lab-grown diamonds are certified by international gemological laboratories with the required designation of origin (GIA, HRD, IGI, MSU, MGL and others).
The only way to understand the origins of a diamond is to use expensive gemological equipment, which is not accessible to everyone. The usual tools used by jewelers to determine the authenticity of a stone cannot tell the difference between the two.
Also, when you purchase a cut diamond, you can get a certificate from an independent gemological laboratory upon request. The exact parameters of the stone, its shape, cut type, color and clarity characteristics, polishing quality, cut and symmetry are written on the certificate.
The certificate has a unique number, and is entered into the database of the gemological laboratory where it was issued. Accordingly, the presence of such a document increases the value of the stone even more.
Additional advantages of the certificate
In the case of theft or loss of diamonds, precious jewelry with them, the owner with the certificate has an advantage. During the examination, an expert gemologist can inscribe a unique number on the stone, which corresponds to the report number. In this way, you can recognize the diamond by its size, inclusions and additional characteristics described in the certificate.
Proving that the stone is yours is a lot easier. You are also given some additional protection in case the stone will be substituted, for instance during repair of the jewelry piece.
What is the best diamond certificate?
There are more than a hundred gemological laboratories in the world that are authorized to issue diamond certificates. Only the characteristics of the stones mentioned in such reports do not always correspond to reality. Certificates issued by some experts may add 20 to 150% to the value of a stone, while opinions issued by others may make a diamond 20 to 150% more expensive than its real price.
There are other laboratories that occupy a borderline position between science and commerce. And finally, there are completely commercial expert institutions, and these are the majority.
