Rare Carat 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. 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.

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 returns 30 days from shipment with a prepaid label and no shipping or restocking fees, one free resize within the first year, a lifetime manufacturer's warranty on all rings and jewelry sold, free insured FedEx or UPS delivery to all 50 US states and Canada, diamond price matching, and a lifetime upgrade program covering all GIA natural diamonds and all lab diamonds.

Whiteflash's home page states that it has been crafting engagement rings and fine jewelry in Houston since the year 2000, serving local customers from its store in Sugar Land, Texas, and its Precision Lab page states that each Precision Lab diamond comes with a grading report detailing the four Cs and the growth method and is laser inscribed as lab-grown. Its return policy FAQ publishes 30 days on branded natural diamonds and regular catalogue items and 10 days on lab-grown and non-catalogue items, shipping is free and insured by FedEx within the United States and to over 70 international destinations, and a One Year Service Policy plus one complimentary sizing runs for a year from the ship date.

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 by IGI or GIA. Its policies page publishes a 15-day inspection period from the day the package is received, complimentary FedEx within the 50 States from $1,000, one complimentary resize of one full size within a year, a Lifetime Upgrade Policy applying 100% of the original purchase price toward another Signature diamond, and a Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty on defects in materials or workmanship.

Keyzar's FAQ states that its lab and natural diamonds are certified by the Gemological Institute of America and the International Gemological Institute, that it offers CVD and HPHT lab diamonds, and that certificates arrive as a soft or hard copy or both. Its refund policy accepts returns within thirty days of the shipping confirmation date, its shipping policy publishes free worldwide shipping insured for full value with a signature required, its Lifetime Warranty covers rhodium dipping, prong tightening, cleaning and repolishing with the first resize free within the first year, and appointments are offered virtually or at its New York showroom at 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1110.

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 certification and a diamond sent to IGI for a non-refundable fee on request. Its returns page runs 30 days from delivery, with eligible items below $15,000 returnable for full credit to store or a refund minus a published recycling fee and eligible items above $15,000 for full credit to store, its warranty page publishes lifetime warranties on diamonds, on engagement rings and wedding bands and on fine jewelry, and its showrooms page lists ten cities alongside virtual appointments.