Keyzar 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.