Agape Diamonds vs Lab-Grown Diamonds
Agape Diamonds lists three loose-stone categories on its site: Simulated Diamonds, Lab Grown Diamonds and Natural Diamonds. Beyond Carat is a women-led, made-to-order jeweler in the New York Diamond District selling lab-grown diamonds only, with an IGI report supplied with every stone.
This page sets out what Agape Diamonds publishes about each of its stone lines, in its own wording, beside what a lab-grown diamond is and what Beyond Carat publishes: which certificate travels with the stone, what grade band is published, how long you have to return, what delivery and resizing cost, and what the warranty covers.
Agape Diamonds facts on this page are quoted from shop.agapediamonds.com pages read on .
Beyond Carat sells lab-grown diamond jewelry and competes with Agape Diamonds. Agape Diamonds facts are quoted from shop.agapediamonds.com pages read on 11 September 2026; corrections: hello@beyondcarat.com.
What Each Company Publishes
Agape Diamonds facts quoted from shop.agapediamonds.com, read 11 September 2026.
| Line item | Beyond Carat | Agape Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| Stones sold | Lab-grown diamonds only, so the stone in your ring is a diamond and nothing else. | Three loose-stone categories: Simulated Diamonds, Lab Grown Diamonds and Natural Diamonds. |
| The house stone, in its own words | A lab-grown diamond: pure crystallised carbon atoms in an isometric cubic crystal structure, with the same physical, chemical and optical properties as a mined diamond and the same 10 on the Mohs scale. | Agape Simulated Diamonds™: lab-created stones of pure silicon carbide. |
| How Agape states the difference | Every stone we set is a lab-grown diamond: pure carbon, IGI-graded, with the report in the box. | Lab-grown diamonds match natural diamond chemistry, pure carbon; the Agape Simulated Diamond™ is silicon carbide. |
| Grading and certificates | An IGI report is supplied with every stone, at every carat weight, and travels in the box, so the laboratory that graded it is named on your certificate. | Certificate of Authenticity per piece; lab-grown stones over 0.5 ct graded by GIA, IGI, EGL. |
| Grade range published | Every piece is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut, at every carat weight. | Ring listings publish Clarity VVS+, Color F+, Cut Ideal and Polish Ideal. |
| Centre stone and metals | Made to order, with the published D-to-F, VVS-to-VS, Excellent-cut band on every piece whatever the carat weight. | Centre stones from 1 to 5 carats, in 14K Gold, 18K Gold or Platinum. |
| Return window | 65 days from the ship date, refunded to the original payment method; high jewelry, special orders and custom pieces refund to store credit. | 30 days from purchase, new and unworn with certificates; special and custom orders final sale. |
| Return shipping | A prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders, so sending a return back costs you nothing. | Free prepaid FedEx return label on eligible returns; international return postage paid by the customer. |
| Delivery | Free on U.S. orders by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature, and international delivery is available. | USPS Priority Mail with signature confirmation, insurance included; international rates at checkout. |
| Resizing | Free for a full year from shipping on U.S. orders. | Free ring sizing within the first 30 days from purchase. |
| Warranty | A lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship, with no claim fee when you send a piece back. | Lifetime Warranty on all jewelry sold, to the original purchaser with proof of purchase. |
| Maintenance | Send a piece back any time for service; the lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee. | Lifetime maintenance: cleaning, polishing, prong checks and tightening, complimentary. |
| About the company | Women-led and made to order in the NYC Diamond District, with a free video or phone consultation before you buy. | A second-generation family business with in-house designers and master bench jewelers. |
Agape Diamonds cells are quoted or summarised from shop.agapediamonds.com pages read 11 September 2026; every page is linked under Sources. Beyond Carat is a competitor of Agape Diamonds and has no commercial tie to it. Something changed? Tell us.
Three Rows Worth a Sentence
The stone in the ring
Beyond Carat sells one kind of stone. Every centre stone and every accent stone we set is a lab-grown diamond, which our lab grown diamonds page defines as pure crystallised carbon atoms arranged in an isometric cubic crystal structure, with the same physical, chemical and optical properties as a mined diamond and the same 10 on the Mohs scale, created in a controlled laboratory environment. Because there is only one line, there is only one standard to hold us to, and it is on the IGI report in the box. Pure silicon carbide is the composition of moissanite, and our moissanite vs lab-grown page covers that comparison in full.
Agape Diamonds lists three loose-stone categories, Simulated Diamonds, Lab Grown Diamonds and Natural Diamonds, and its FAQ states that Agape Simulated Diamonds™ are lab-created stones of pure silicon carbide while lab-grown diamonds match natural diamond chemistry.
Certificates and grades
Every Beyond Carat diamond is graded by IGI before it ships, at every carat weight, and the report travels with the ring at no extra charge, so the laboratory that graded your stone is named on a certificate you keep. Our published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity, and Excellent cut on every piece, which means the same standard applies whatever you buy. We are IGI-only; if you specifically want a GIA report, our IGI vs GIA page explains the difference.
Agape's FAQ states that all of its jewelry includes a Certificate of Authenticity matching the purchased product, that lab-grown diamonds over 0.5 ct include a grading report from GIA, IGI, or EGL with the diamond laser-inscribed on the girdle, and its ring listings publish Clarity VVS+, Color F+, Cut Ideal and Polish Ideal.
Returns, resizing and warranty
Beyond Carat counts 65 days from the day the order ships, so you have more than two months to live with a piece before deciding. U.S. returns travel on a prepaid insured UPS label, and the refund goes back to the original payment method with nothing deducted. High jewelry, special orders and truly custom pieces refund as store credit. Resizing is free for a year from shipping on U.S. orders, U.S. delivery is free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature, and the lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee. Full conditions are on our returns, shipping and warranty pages.
Agape's return policy publishes a 100% Money-Back Guarantee of 30 days from the date of purchase on items that are new and unworn with all certificates and documentation, with a free prepaid FedEx return label on eligible returns, free ring sizing within the first 30 days, Special Orders and Custom Designs final sale, and a Lifetime Warranty on all jewelry sold covering manufacturing defects for the original purchaser with proof of purchase.
Which Suits You
| If what matters is… | Beyond Carat | Agape Diamonds |
|---|---|---|
| A third-party report with the stone | An IGI report comes in the box with every stone, at every carat weight, so the laboratory that graded it is named on your certificate. | Lab-grown diamonds over 0.5 ct carry a GIA, IGI or EGL report. |
| A published grade band | Every piece is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut, at every carat weight. | Ring listings publish Clarity VVS+, Color F+, Cut Ideal, Polish Ideal. |
| A long window to decide | You have 65 days from the ship date, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders. | 30 days from the date of purchase. |
| Free resizing after you buy | Resizing is free for a full year from shipping on U.S. orders. | Free ring sizing within the first 30 days from purchase. |
| A warranty that costs nothing to claim | Our lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee. | Lifetime Warranty on all jewelry sold, to the original purchaser. |
| Delivery included in the price | U.S. orders ship free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature, and international delivery is available. | USPS Priority Mail with signature confirmation, insurance included. |
About Beyond Carat
Beyond Carat is a women-led, lab-grown-only jeweler. Every piece is made to order in the New York Diamond District, and every stone arrives with its IGI report in the box. Our published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut, on every piece, at every carat weight, so you can hold us to the same standard whatever you buy.
U.S. orders ship free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature on delivery, and international delivery is available. You have 65 days from the ship date to return, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders; 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 a lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee.
If you would like a person to walk you through a stone, book a free video or phone consultation and we will open the report on screen with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
A lab-grown diamond is a diamond: pure crystallised carbon atoms arranged in an isometric cubic crystal structure, with the same physical, chemical and optical properties as a mined diamond and the same 10 on the Mohs scale, created in a controlled laboratory environment rather than underground. That is the definition on our own lab grown diamonds education page. Every Beyond Carat stone is one, and arrives with its IGI report in the box.
Beyond Carat sells lab-grown diamonds only, so there is one stone type and one published grade band to check. The Loose Diamonds menu on shop.agapediamonds.com lists three categories: Simulated Diamonds, Lab Grown Diamonds and Natural Diamonds (shop.agapediamonds.com, read 11 September 2026).
Agape's FAQ states that Agape Simulated Diamonds™ are lab-created stones of pure silicon carbide, and that lab-grown diamonds match natural diamond chemistry, pure carbon, while the Agape Simulated Diamond™ is a different composition (shop.agapediamonds.com/pages/faqs, read 11 September 2026). Every Beyond Carat stone is a lab-grown diamond instead: pure carbon, graded by IGI, with the report in the box.
Beyond Carat supplies an IGI report with every stone, at every carat weight, in the box, so the laboratory that graded your diamond is named on the certificate you keep. Agape states that all of its jewelry includes a Certificate of Authenticity, and that lab-grown diamonds over 0.5 ct include a grading report from GIA, IGI, or EGL with the diamond laser-inscribed on the girdle (shop.agapediamonds.com/pages/faqs, read 11 September 2026).
Beyond Carat's window is 65 days from the ship date, refunded to the original payment method, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders. Agape publishes a 100% Money-Back Guarantee of 30 days from the date of purchase, on items new and unworn with all certificates, with a free prepaid FedEx return label on eligible returns; Special Orders and Custom Designs are final sale (shop.agapediamonds.com, read 11 September 2026).
Beyond Carat's is a lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship with no claim fee, so a repair under it costs you nothing. Agape publishes a Lifetime Warranty on all jewelry sold, covering manufacturing defects in materials or workmanship and defective settings or structural issues related to normal wear, for the original purchaser with proof of purchase, plus complimentary lifetime maintenance (shop.agapediamonds.com/pages/lifetime-warranty, read 11 September 2026).
Read the Pages
Agape Diamonds pages read 11 September 2026: FAQs, return policy, shipping and packaging, lifetime warranty, a lab-grown ring listing and a simulated-stone ring listing.
Beyond Carat pages: lab grown diamonds, returns, shipping, warranty.
Prices are not compared here because both change; compare complete-ring prices at matching certified grades on the day you buy.
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