Frank Darling 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.

Frank Darling's showrooms page lists thirteen locations, including NYC Tribeca, NYC Brooklyn and NYC Flatiron, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Seattle, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Washington DC. Its Guaranteed Brilliant page states that those diamonds are GIA certified to a Super Ideal cut grade, a colourless D–F score, VVS2+ clarity and excellent polish and symmetry, while its help centre publishes complimentary fully insured shipping on all U.S. and international orders, returns within 30 days of the ready-to-ship date or 60 days from the order date, and a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects with complimentary annual maintenance.

Keyzar's FAQ states that its lab and natural diamonds are certified by the Gemological Institute of America and the International Gemological Institute, with certificates supplied as a soft or hard copy or both. Its policies publish free shipping worldwide insured for full value with a signature on delivery, returns within thirty days of the shipping confirmation date on an insured prepaid label, a Lifetime Warranty covering rhodium dipping, prong tightening, cleaning and repolishing with the first resize free within the first year, and appointments offered virtually or at its New York showroom at 1 Rockefeller Plaza.

KAY's lab-grown diamonds FAQ states that each lab-created diamond is accompanied by an independent laboratory report detailing its 4 Cs, with stones of a fifth of a carat and larger laser-inscribed on the girdle. Returns run 30 days from the purchase shipment date and exchanges 60 days, and the complimentary Lifetime Diamond & Gemstone Guarantee replaces a covered stone chipped, broken or lost from its setting during normal wear where the inspection is documented every six months at a KAY store, with the mounting guaranteed for twelve months.

Helzberg's about page dates the house to Kansas City in 1915 and records its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway, and its lab grown diamonds page states that it works with the Gem Certification & Assurance Lab (GCAL) and the International Gemological Institute (IGI) to certify its lab grown diamonds. Its jewelry guarantee publishes 30 days from the original purchase date for merchandise in unworn and new condition, a twelve-month guarantee of material and workmanship on the mounting, free standard shipping on purchases of $99 or more within the continental U.S., and an optional Lifetime Care Plan covering services and eligible repairs.