Costco guarantees that the diamonds it sells are at least vs2 in clarity and grade i in color.
Gia certified diamonds costco.
Gia doesn t certify diamonds it grades them.
While both diamonds are gia certified only proportions of blue nile s version are within the range specified by the ags laboratory.
The gia grading report can be downloaded here.
And now gia report check is available for all gia reports providing you with an additional level of assurance.
Established in 1931 gia is an independent nonprofit that protects the gem and jewelry buying public through research education and laboratory services.
The gemological institute of america gia is the world s foremost authority on diamond and gemstones.
The terms gia certified and gia cert are commonly used in the jewelry industry to refer to diamonds that have undergone gia s rigorous grading process and to the reports that accompany them.
Costco is a phenomenal retailer but they are a terrible jewelry store.
Our experienced buying team works with suppliers evaluating and hand selecting each diamond for its quality and brilliance.
As you will see below this is no longer the case.
Costco offers our members high quality jewelry at an exceptional value.
When i started with this site i would get emails from readers asking about costco diamonds.
All right so the ring from costco which contains the 1 26 carat g color vvs 2 clarity gia 3x cut diamond gia 5126183164 and an additional 0 32 carats total weight of accent diamonds for a combined total diamond weight of 1 58 carats is priced at 16 000 00 and if we look at the option which i found from blue nile which is priced at about 14 100 00 it s reasonable to assume that the.
I found a 1 15 carat d color vvs1 gia certified solitaire diamond ring at costco and it costs an astounding 21 999.
Its diamond rings with a center stone that is 1 00 carat or larger come with a gia diamond grading.
Gia has established the internationally accepted standard for diamond grading on which costco s standards are based.
The costco engagement ring shopping experience.
Gia reports represent the highest standard of reliability consistency and integrity.
Costco tries to alleviate that stress by offering only the most beautiful rings at the lowest possible price.
They used to have diamonds with gia certification.
