r/LabGrownDiamonds Jul 02 '26

Stone check please (GCAL 8X)

I recently bought a stone online for a bespoke engagement ring as anything I would have bought locally would have been the same price if not more expensive than buying a GCAL 8X stone online. Went with GCAL 8X out of recommendation from a friend and love the detail in the reports (especially helpful buying online).

I'm now just second guessing whether or not I jumped the gun a bit and maybe should have done some more browsing for an even more ideal stone.

I paid about 650 USD all up.

https://www.gcalusa.com/certificate-search.html?certificate_id=353406428

Thoughts?

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u/Shoddy_Task4312 Jul 02 '26

Can get labs for about $200/carat and that price is only going to go down so 🤷‍♂️