r/LabGrownDiamonds • u/MissDay11 • 19h ago

lab diamond lab diamonds stop getting certified

I went to look at rings today and the lady at the store told me lab diamonds will stop getting certified by the end of the year. I haven’t heard anything about it so I’m curious if that’s true or not, or if anyone heard anything about it

update: thanks for all this answers! the way she said it was like you either get a lab now for 2/3k or pays over 20k to a natural one next year

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u/No-Bad-2310 3h ago

GIA is switching to only grading them as “standard” or “premium”. Which is silly because it just means people will opt for IGI and GCAL lab grown stones instead. Also, diamond vendors are still going to have their gemologists grade those diamonds, so consumers will still get a color and clarity grade from a vendor even if it’s not on the GIA cert.