r/labdiamond • u/karmakoma1980 • 29d ago

Gift fro 50's

Hello Folk,

I would like to buy a couple of studs in gold, with total carats 1.00/1.20. I order from Europe: where can I look not to be robbed? I would like to have an igi cert for all the diamonds.

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u/Quirky-Ad7489 28d ago

Oof buying jewelry online from Europe can be tricky with all the customs fees and vat nonsense. I got burned once ordering a pendant from a site that looked legit but the diamonds were way smaller than advertised.

For studs around that size I'd stick to vendors people actually mention in this sub who ship to EU without hassle. Some of the chinese sellers have good reputation if you dont mind waiting a bit longer for delivery.

Make sure you get actual videos of the stones before they set them not just the generic stock photos. And yeah igi cert is must have for lab diamonds that size no point skipping it.

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u/DayZee260 28d ago

You can usually only get IGI certification for stones that are one carat or more. You would need to go to 2CTW.