F.A.Q.

Customers should choose loose diamonds from a company with impeccable credentials. Look for a company with experience that provides outstanding customer service. In recent years customers have been able to find excellent loose diamonds online.

There are hundreds of suppliers of loose diamonds, many of them with long experience in the industry. It’s important to know the credentials of your supplier, so shop carefully. Diamond merchants are located in many cities and online.

The process has several stops. There are miners, of course, and buyers of rough stones. There are diamond buyers, diamond trading companies, distributors, cutters, polishers, jewelry manufacturers etc. Sometimes one company works in several of these areas.

This is a matter of opinion. But an improper cut can reduce the brilliance and value of an otherwise good diamond. Cut is made after careful planning to allow for the size and natural shape of the rough stone. Other steps include cleaving (sawing), cutting, polishing and brillianteering.

Organizations and independent laboratories like those just mentioned provide testing and research services to provide diamond grading reports and quality documents. Loose diamonds are evaluated and measured by experienced, skilled individuals. A certificate includes a report on the diamond’s dimensions, clarity, color, and polish as well as other factors. For example, GIA certification provides a standard for the entire industry.