MiaDonna 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, so the laboratory that graded your diamond is named on the certificate you keep, and the published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut on every piece, at every carat weight. 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, so you can live with a ring for two months before deciding; high jewelry, special orders and truly custom pieces refund 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, so a repair under it costs you nothing.

MiaDonna's FAQ states that it has been B Corp certified since 2019, that all of its graded diamonds come with a complimentary grading report from IGI or GIA, and its loose lab-grown diamonds page names IGI, GIA and GCAL; its Traditional Solitaire Engagement Ring publishes three centre-stone tiers, F-VS2, E-VS1 and D-VVS2. Its returns page publishes 60-day returns and exchanges from the original shipment date on a prepaid FedEx label, with a $50 replacement fee for each missing certificate, shipping is insured by FedEx 2Day in the United States and DHL Express Worldwide to about 50 countries, every purchase carries a Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty, one ring resize is complimentary within 90 days of shipping, and private appointments of about 60 minutes run at its Bridgeport Village boutique in Oregon.

VRAI's FAQ describes it as a fine jewelry company owned by Diamond Foundry, growing its diamonds in a foundry in Wenatchee, Washington, and its diamond grading page states that it has in-house gemologists for diamond grading and certification and will send a diamond to IGI for grading for a non-refundable fee, allowing two to three weeks. Its diamond search offers colour filters D to H and clarity filters VVS to SI, its returns page runs 30 days from delivery with store credit or a refund minus a recycling fee below $15,000, its warranty page publishes lifetime warranties held by the original purchaser with a $50 USD deposit on a United States ring claim refunded in full for warrantied repairs, and its showrooms page lists ten cities plus virtual appointments.

Keyzar's FAQ states that its lab and natural diamonds are certified by GIA and IGI, with a soft or hard copy certificate or both, and its lab diamond search offers colour filters J to D, clarity filters SI1 to FL and cut filters Good, Very Good and Excellent. Its shipping policy publishes free shipping worldwide with every item insured for full value and a signature on delivery, its refund policy accepts returns within thirty days of the shipping confirmation date on a prepaid insured label, and its Lifetime Warranty covers rhodium dipping, prong tightening, cleaning and repolishing with the first resize free in the first year; appointments are offered virtually or at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1110, New York.

Rare Carat's FAQ describes it as an online diamond jewelry retailer working with vetted diamond suppliers and setting manufacturers, with jewelry handcrafted in New York and New Jersey, and states that diamonds are certified by GIA, CCAL or IGI and verified by Rare Carat, with its diamond search offering colour filters K to D and clarity filters SI2 to FL. Its guarantee page publishes an authenticity inspection of the girdle inscription before shipping, free insured FedEx or UPS delivery to all 50 US states and Canada with adult signature, returns within 30 days of shipment on a prepaid label, one free resize within the first year, and a lifetime manufacturer's warranty on all rings and jewelry sold.