Your shopping for a diamond engagement ring and one jewelry store shows you a diamond with a diamond certificate, and the next jewelry store shows you a diamond with a diamond grading report. You may have been shown a diamond grading report in both cases, diamond grading reports are often referred to as diamond certificates. You may have also been shown in one case a diamond certificate and in the other case a diamond grading report. You should know the difference before you buy your diamond.

Diamond Certificate:
A diamond certificate is a document produced by gemological laboratories to identify a stone. The certificate usually has the type of stone, the stones dimension, weight, and some times the color when it is need. It also will include any treatments the stone has had and sometimes the origin of the stone.

Diamond Grading Report:
A diamond grading report is a document from a laboratory to rate the diamonds color, clarity, cut, and carat weight or what is referred to as the (4c