Certification & Authenticity

Every claim we make about a stone, you can check for yourself.

Lab-grown diamond is real diamond. Verified independently, not by us.

What's Actually On The Report

Four things, independently graded.

Every stone ships with a report from an independent laboratory. Not written by us, not paid for by the outcome.

C
Carat
Weight, measured to the hundredth of a carat.
C
Cut
How precisely the stone is proportioned to return light.
C
Clarity
Internal characteristics, plotted on its own diagram.
C
Color
The same D-to-Z scale used for natural diamonds.

Growth method, disclosed

HPHT or CVD, plus any post-growth treatment. Nothing about origin is hidden.

Laser inscription, matched to the stone

The report number, inscribed on the girdle, tying the stone to its paperwork.

What The Report Doesn't Say

A certificate confirms the stone. It doesn't say we chose it well.

The 4Cs are the floor, not the ceiling. Scintillation, fire, weight distribution, symmetry, and polish aren't captured on a grading report. We check for them before a stone is ever offered.

7 in 10
Turned away before the bench
We turn away roughly seven out of every ten lab-grown diamonds that clear the paper standard. The report doesn't fail them. Our own threshold does.

Every Piece Extensively Reviewed

Nothing ships on the certificate's word alone.

Sourcing, Not Just Grading

Our sourcing standard in full, on Craftsmanship.

Verify It Yourself

Don't take our word. Take the lab's.

Diamonds under 1 carat come with SGL or IGI jewelry certification. Above 1 carat, a standalone certificate as well. Take the report number from your certificate, or from the stone's girdle, and check it against the lab directly.

IGI
1Open IGI's Verify Your Report page.
2Enter the number. IGI returns their record, not ours.
Verify With IGI
SGL
1Open sgl-labs.com. The report check is on their homepage.
2Enter the number. SGL returns their record, not ours.
Verify With SGL

Recently certified stones can take a few days to appear in a lab's database.

Sample IGI diamond grading certificate
IGI CertificateSample, actual certificate ships with piece
Sample SGL and IGI grading certificates
SGL & IGI CertificateSample, actual certificate ships with piece
The Gold, Also Verified

Certification isn't only about the stone.

Every gold piece, 9K, 14K, or 18K, carries a BIS Hallmark and a Hallmark Unique ID (HUID), a six-digit code engraved into the metal. Checked independently by the government body that regulates it, under our own BIS registration, 9390951511.

1

Find your HUID

Six digits, engraved on the piece beside the purity mark.

2

Download BIS CARE

The Bureau's official app, on Android and iOS.

3

Enter the HUID

The app returns hallmarking center and purity from BIS's record, not ours.

BIS Hallmark logo
BIS Hallmark
375
9K Purity Mark
585
14K Purity Mark
750
18K Purity Mark
Sample BIS hallmark certificate
Sample BIS hallmark certificate. Accompanies every order.
Diamond tester pen checking a stone
A Fair Question

Can a jeweler tell it's lab-grown just by looking?

Not by eye

A thermal tester confirms the stone is diamond. It cannot separate lab-grown from natural.

Under a loupe

The laser inscription on the girdle settles it, matched to the certificate.

In a lab

Spectroscopy confirms growth method. That's how the report is issued in the first place.

Common Questions

Before you take our word for it.

Yes. Chemically and physically identical to natural, same fire, same brilliance. The only difference is formation: weeks in a lab versus billions of years underground.
No. Diamonds under 1 carat come with SGL or IGI jewelry certification. Diamonds above 1 carat carry their own standalone certificate too. We always state which lab certified your specific stone.
No. A standard tester confirms it's genuine diamond, not glass or moissanite. It can't tell lab-grown from natural, that's what your certificate settles.
Diamond isn't a liquid resale asset, lab-grown or natural. Both sell well below retail. We'd rather say that plainly.
On your certificate, and laser-inscribed on the stone's girdle, visible under magnification. Use it on IGI's or SGL's verification tool, linked above.
Our own hallmarking registration with the Bureau of Indian Standards, confirming we're a BIS-registered jeweler. Separate from the HUID engraved into each piece, which verifies that item's purity.