{"id":33915,"date":"2023-09-11T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=33915"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T15:01:13","slug":"not-all-diamonds-need-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/not-all-diamonds-need-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"NOT ALL DIAMONDS NEED CERTIFICATION!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWhen people buy a diamond engagement ring, they often ask if the diamonds are certified<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

\nThe answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

YES & NO!<\/h2>\n

\nYes<\/strong>, one diamond is certified, and No<\/strong>, all the rest of the diamonds are not.<\/p>\n

\nThis is mainly due to 2 reasons;<\/strong> 1) the cost to certify diamonds, 2) the size of the diamonds.<\/p>\n

\nThe average price to certify a diamond is $150-$300 each<\/strong> (from GIA, depending on how big the stone is). And usually only stones .15 carat<\/strong> and up can get certified (otherwise, it’s not worth it).<\/p>\n

\nSo, say for example you have an engagement ring with 43 diamonds in it<\/strong> (like the one shown below). Can you imagine the added cost to that ring if all the diamonds were certified?<\/strong> It would add an additional $6,300<\/strong> to the price of the ring, just for the paperwork alone.<\/p>\n

\nNot to mention the fact that you can’t send in a premade ring like this to get certified, all the diamonds need to be loose first<\/strong> (so they can weight them and view the diamonds freely from all angles and sides). So every stone would have to be sent in singly, certified, and then set into a mounting afterwards. And, you would then have 43 separate diamond reports (certificates) to lug around, and still not know which certificate went for which diamond. It would be an insane purchase<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\"NOT<\/p>\n

They aren’t certified!<\/h2>\n

\nSo side diamonds, or diamonds in the mounting are not certified<\/strong>. Usually only the center stone is<\/strong> (the master piece, the focal point)… The big diamond that truly matters. All the other diamonds are just sparkle and beauty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThis is why so many people buy the center stone loose, and then pick out the mounting of their choice to have it set and sized to fit later (the best way to buy a diamond engagement ring<\/strong>). All the importance goes to the major cost of the ring; the center stone. Everything else is icing on the cake<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But not all center diamonds are certified…<\/h2>\n

\nThere are many instances where none of the diamonds are certified<\/strong>. This can be for many reasons:<\/p>\n