Diamond Insights

Every purchase comes with a Diamond Boutique Authenticity Report™, which provides a jewellery report confirming the authenticity of the product. The report will also provide details for insurance purposes so you can insure the ring for the recommended retail price.

Here at Diamond Boutique our solitaire ring purchases will come with a report issued by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). The GIA is an internationally renowned independent laboratory which confirms the quality of the diamonds against a strict classification system. We also have an in-house GIA qualified diamond grader who assesses all our stones individually to ensure they meet...

Carat weight (ct) refers to the actual weight of a diamond. Each carat can be divided into 100 points and this ‘point’ system is commonly used in the diamond industry for diamonds under 1.00ct. For example, a diamond weighing 0.50ct is often referred to as a ‘fifty pointer’ Before the carat system was introduced early diamond traders used carob seeds...

Whilst there are very few of us who wouldn’t want a truly Flawless diamond, the truth of the matter is that only a small percentage of very fortunate people can afford them. In actual fact, however, once a diamond is set in a ring, one cannot tell the difference between a diamond that has Flawless, Internally Flawless, VVS1, VVS2, VS1...