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Understanding Diamond Certification
Diamond certification is one of the most important aspects of diamond pricing and determination of its true value. Diamond certificates are given out by accredited and reputed institutes such as the GIA, HRD or EGL. Here we shall discuss why these are important and what you can stand to reap from them.
Diamond certificates essentially are documents which declare the specification, configuration, merits and demerits of a particular diamond stone right down to the last detail. A diamond certificate will grade a diamond across the 4Cs and 13 other factors in order to determine its true value. In short, if a diamond has an accompanying certificate you are assured of its price and can pay without hesitation. In fact one of the main questions that people ask when purchasing a diamond is how can I be assured of my purchase? A diamond certificate can answer this question.
Important Diamond Grading Institutes:
While there is no shortage of small diamond grading institutes which are tied to certain stores, it will be better if you stuck with some of the more renowned names such as the GIA (Gemology Institute of America) the HRD (Hoge Raad voor de Diamant), EGL (European Gemological Laboratory) AGS (American Gem Society). Most of these have their own grading systems and are highly renowned for their highly accurate and very detailed reports.
Another legitimate concern that a diamond certificate addresses is that it makes sure that the stone is not from one of the war-torn areas of Africa. Diamonds making their way across such places are called blood diamonds as they are used to procure weapons by warring militias and insurgent groups. A lot of effort is being placed so that such usage of diamonds is stopped and Diamond Certification helps in preventing this.
