Brian Gavin Alternatives

Beyond Carat is a women-led, lab-grown-only jeweler making every piece to order in the New York Diamond District. An IGI report is supplied with every stone and travels in the box, and the published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut on every piece, at every carat weight, so the same standard applies whatever you buy. U.S. orders ship free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature on delivery, and international delivery is available. Returns run 65 days from the ship date with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders, with high jewelry, special orders and truly custom pieces refunding as store credit; resizing is free for a year from shipping on U.S. orders, and the lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee. If you would like a person to walk you through a stone, a free video or phone consultation puts the report on screen with you.

Brian Gavin Diamonds sells its Signature natural diamonds alongside the Brian Gavin Lab range, with the BG Premium Lab collection graded by GIA and accompanied by an AGS Ideal light performance report and the BG Deluxe Lab collection graded either by the IGI or GIA. Its policies page publishes a 15-day inspection period counted from the day the package is received, complimentary FedEx within the 50 States on purchases of $1,000 and above, one complimentary resize within a year, a Lifetime Upgrade Policy applying 100% of the original purchase price toward another Signature diamond, and a buy-back at 70% of the current market price.

Whiteflash's about page describes a diamond and bridal jewelry retailer specialising in Ideal and Super Ideal diamonds and designer engagement rings, working from a store in Sugar Land, Texas, and its home page states that it has been crafting engagement rings and fine jewelry in Houston since the year 2000. Its Precision Lab page states that each Precision Lab diamond comes with a grading report from one of the foremost gemological laboratories and is laser inscribed as lab-grown; the return policy FAQ publishes 30 days on branded natural diamonds and regular catalogue items and 10 days on lab-grown diamonds and non-catalogue items, and a One Year Service Policy plus one complimentary sizing runs for a year from the ship date.

Rare Carat's What Is Rare Carat page describes a direct-to-consumer diamond retailer and merchant of record, and states that each lab grown diamond is certified by IGI, GIA or GCAL, with every diamond vetted in-house by its team in New York. Its guarantee page and FAQ publish 30 days from shipment with a prepaid label, free insured FedEx or UPS delivery with adult signature required to all 50 US states and Canada, one free resize within the first year, and a lifetime manufacturer's warranty on all rings and jewelry sold.

VRAI describes itself as a fine jewelry company owned by Diamond Foundry, selling VRAI created diamonds grown in its own foundry, with in-house gemologists for grading and a diamond sent to IGI for grading for a non-refundable fee on request. Its returns page publishes 30 days from delivery with a pre-paid return label, its warranty page lifetime warranties on diamonds, on engagement rings and wedding bands and on fine jewelry with a $50 USD deposit on a United States ring claim refunded in full for warrantied repairs, and its showrooms page ten cities alongside virtual appointments.