Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
Diamond & Jewelry News, Advice and Prices for Consumers
August 1, 2010
It sure doesn't sound very trustworthy...All of the diamond jewelry that I own came with diamond certificates from the GIA, and I didn't even know that there was such thing as a certificate from a different institution.
August 9, 2010
HRD stands for the Hoge Raad Voor (in English, the Diamond High Council), and it is based in Antwerp, Belgium, the diamond capital of the world. I would say a diamond certificate from HRD is pretty reliable, and should be accepted by pretty much anyone. The HRD is not a for-profit institution, which already makes it more trustworthy. It services the Belgian diamond trade for the most part, so many diamonds and diamond jewelry purchased in Europe might come with a diamond certificate from the HRD.
