A diamond certificate - or diamond certification - is issued by an unbiased certification authority after professionally examining a diamond's external and internal characteristics. The diamond certificate certifies the diamond carat, the diamond colour and the diamond clarity. Diamond cut grades are also included for Round Brilliant cut diamonds. Diamond certificates also help establish a diamond's market value.
Shining Diamonds give customers a variety of certification options when buying their diamond jewellery. All our diamonds are graded by one of the following bodies: GIA, IGI, WGI or GIA qualified professionals (sold as Shining Diamonds Certificate).
Shining Diamond Certificate
Shining Diamonds certificates are independently certified by GIA qualified professionals. These are not in-house employed diamond graders. We use external GIA qualified professionals to certify the diamonds and create a diamond certificate only on the recommended characteristics.
Jewellery type
Certificate options
Note
Solitaire DIamond Ring
GIA / IGI, Shining Diamonds
Shoulder Diamond Ring
GIA / IGI, Shining Diamonds
For GIA / IGI certificate only center diamond stone is certificated. Shoulder diamonds are selected to match the center diamond. For Shining Diamonds certificate all diamonds are certified.
Multi Stone Diamond Ring
WGI, Shining Diamonds
Single certificate is issued that collectively certifies all the diamonds on the product.
Half Eternity Diamond Ring
WGI, Shining Diamonds
Single certificate is issued that collectively certifies all the diamonds on the product.
Full Eternity Diamond Ring
WGI, Shining Diamonds
Single certificate is issued that collectively certifies all the diamonds on the product.
Stud Diamond Earrings
GIA / IGI, Shining Diamonds
Other Diamond Earrings
WGI, Shining Diamonds
Single certificate is issued that collectively certifies all the diamonds on the product.
Single stone pendant
GIA / IGI, Shining Diamonds
Heart & Cross pendant
WGI, Shining Diamonds
Single certificate is issued that collectively certifies all the diamonds on the product.
Stock item
GIA / IGI, WGI, Shining Diamonds
Please see individual stock item detail to see the certificate supplied with it.
GIA Diamond Certificate
GIA stands for Gemological Institute of America Inc. It is the most respected diamond certification authority and has stringent quality checks. A GIA certificate is the most recognised. When buying your diamond jewellery, such as engagement rings, Shining Diamonds recommend buying it with a GIA certificate. However, due to high fees charged by GIA for a diamond certificate, the cost for GIA certified diamond jewellery is comparatively higher.
IGI stands for International Gemological Institute. It is the largest organisation of its kind, with offices all over the world, including New York and Hong Kong. IGI grade diamonds, gemstones and fine jewellery against a strict international system.
GIE stands for Gemological Institute of Europe. With laboratories all over Europe, GIE have been delivering impartial and accurate diamond certifications for more than 30 years. In doing so, they have positioned themselves as a valuable body within the international diamond certification industry.
HRD Antwerp is a leading European authority of diamond grading. With offices in Antwerp, Mumbai and Dubai, their heritage in Antwerp’s diamond trade provides their team with hundreds of years of insights and experience.
Since October 2020, GIA introduced their redesigned Laboratory-Grown Diamond Report in a new digital-only format. The report provides a full assessment of the 4C’s and is “laser-inscribed with the GIA report number and the words ‘LABORATORY-GROWN’ to ensure that consumers can clearly differentiate the product and fully understand their purchase.” The report also states whether the stone was created by either the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) method.
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