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Diamond Certificate vs Appraisal: What's the Difference (and Why You Need Both)

A grading certificate and an insurance appraisal get confused constantly, but they do different jobs. Here's what each one actually covers, and why you need both, not either.

How to Read a GIA Diamond Report Before Buying

Understand GIA report types, the 4Cs, inscriptions and lab-grown assessments. Learn what to check on paper and what to inspect in the diamond.

Round Brilliant Diamonds: The Complete Buying Guide

The round brilliant is, by a wide margin, the most popular diamond shape — and it has held that position for decades. Its popularity isn't just tradition; the round brilliant cut was specifically e...

Diamond Colour Grading Explained: What D-to-Z Really Means

Of the 4Cs, colour is often the one buyers find most confusing — partly because the differences between adjacent grades can be nearly invisible to the untrained eye, and partly because the scale it...