Get your diamond graded by HRD Antwerp
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Grading Reports
At HRD Antwerp we set a high value on informing our consumers about the diamonds they buy. When purchasing an HRD Antwerp graded diamond you can rest assured the characteristics described in its accompanying grading report have been thoroughly checked by our expert gemmologists. An HRD Antwerp grading report represents the hallmark of authentic European quality and allows any consumer to purchase diamonds or jewellery in full confidence.
Diamond Grading Reports
You want to have your diamond graded, but first need to be certain that particular characteristics are up to standard before ordering a full grading report.
A special, pared-down grading report exclusively for diamonds under 1.00 ct.
The most comprehensive and secure diamond grading report available. It provides you with a detailed description of your diamond's 4 Cs and can be ordered with a range of additional services.
Every diamond is tested to determine whether it is natural. If it is found to be lab grown, under disclosed condition, we will issue a Laboratory Grown Diamond Grading Grading Report.
All diamonds are screened as to whether they are HPHT treated. If so, we will issue a Treated Diamond Grading Report.
This grading report describes your diamond's colour characteristics and short- and long-wave luminescence.
Jewellery Reports
Our laboratory has the knowledge and instruments needed to thoroughly analyse your jewellery. An HRD Antwerp Jewellery Report is an official document in which a jewellery item is authenticated for different purposes, such as insurance, inheritance, purchase, etc. It also can be used to determine the market value of a jewel. These reports provide a general description of the jewel, the diamonds it contains and the precious metals of which it is made.
Our laboratory has the knowledge and instruments needed to thoroughly analyse your jewellery. An HRD Antwerp Jewellery Report is an official document in which a jewellery item is authenticated for different purposes, such as insurance, inheritance, purchase, etc. It also can be used to determine the market value of a jewel. These reports provide a general description of the jewel, the diamonds it contains and the precious metals of which it is made.
Our laboratory has the knowledge and instruments needed to thoroughly analyse your jewellery. An HRD Antwerp Jewellery Report is an official document in which a jewellery item is authenticated for different purposes, such as insurance, inheritance, purchase, etc. It also can be used to determine the market value of a jewel. These reports provide a general description of the jewel, the diamonds it contains and the precious metals of which it is made.
Security Items
Exclusive security features are incorporated visible only by loupe and UV light. Micro text, fluo marks, line structure, hologram and unique structured paper make an HRD Antwerp grading report tamper proof.
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Micro Text
The black line around the blue box of the results is not just a line. When viewed by a 10x loupe you will see 'HRD Antwerp'.
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Hologram
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Fluo Marks
The entire grading report contains fluorescent fibres and flags that are only visible in UV light. Similar security items are used on bank notes.
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Watermark
The watermark with the HRD Antwerp logo becomes visible when held to light.
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Line Structure
Embedded in the blue box are copy-protected security line structures. When copied, the text is still readable but the geometrical pattern is disturbed.
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Security/Safety Paper
The grading report is created exclusively for HRD Antwerp and therefore not available for third parties. Every sheet of paper is numbered.
Submitting your diamonds
When you want to be certain that your diamonds are in fact the diamonds you paid for, you will need a grading report. At HRD Antwerp, you are in good hands. Located in the heart of the oldest diamond hub in the world, we understand that anonymity and objectivity are of great importance. This is why we use a double coding system, which leaves no room for mistakes. Submit your stones and we guarantee an accurate, decisive result. In order to have your diamonds graded by HRD Antwerp, all diamonds submitted must be: boiled, polished and loose (not set in jewellery).
Download and fill in the registration documents
Deliver your documents at the HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab
Send your diamonds to HRD Antwerp
Follow your diamonds: stay up-to-date on your grading progress
Download and fill in the registration documents
When shipping diamonds to HRD Antwerp, please include the following documents in your shipment:
Please note that all documents must be completed in English.
Deliver your documents at the HRD Antwerp Diamond Lab
HRD Antwerp - Diamond Lab
Hoveniersstraat 22
BE-2018 Antwerp
Belgium
Fax: +32 3 222 06 30
Email: diamondlab@hrdantwerp.com
Send your diamonds to HRD Antwerp
- Through Lab Link: A door-to-door service
Lab Link is a fast, cost-efficient diamond grading pick-up and drop-off service. The service guarantees a safe pick-up at your offices and delivers the diamonds to HRD Antwerp's centralised lab. After the grading, your diamonds and grading reports will be safely returned to your doorstep. To order HRD Antwerp's Lab Link services, please contact our offices.
- Through courier service:
You can also have your diamonds sent to HRD Antwerp using a courier service of your choice. We do advise you to contact a specialised courier and obtain insurance.
AWDC - Diamond Office
Attn. HRD Antwerp - Diamond Lab
Hoveniersstraat 22
BE-2018 Antwerp
Belgium - Via our reception desk:
You can drop off your diamonds at the HRD Antwerp offices. Don't forget to add your registration documents.
Please don't hesitate to contact us for more information on diamond transport.
Follow your diamonds: stay up-to-date on your grading progress
- Check yor grading report
- MY HRD Antwerp
- Mail or fax
- Papegrading reporte
HRD Antwerp cut grade
The description of the Cut Grade on a grading report is subdivided into 3 grades: proportions, polish and symmetry. Each grade is divided into 4 categories: Excellent, Very Good, Good and Fair.
Proportions
The proportions are determinative for the brilliancy and the fire of the diamond.
Polish
The Polish describes the finish of the facets
Symmetry
The Symmetry describes the variations of the different parameters which define the proportions.
Additional services
MY HRD Antwerp
A secure 24/7 online service that gives you access to your diamond's grading results and allows you to provide further instructions online.
Transit is what we call the grading of certain of your diamond's characteristics. When your diamond enters the so called transit zone, you can check its results online.
For more info, check the MY HRD Antwerp manual.
Hearts & Arrows diamonds are precisely cut, round brilliants that, when examined using a special viewer, display eight hearts through the pavilion of the diamond (from below) and eight arrows through the crown of the diamond (from above). The appearance of the pattern is a strong indicator of a top-quality cut.
To laser inscribe diamonds, HRD Antwerp uses high-quality excimer short-wave technology. It cannot be seen with the naked eye and consequently does not affect the diamond's physical appearance or value. Laser inscription can either be used to match your diamond and its corresponding grading report or to customise your diamond with a personal message or logo.
Sealing guarantees that a given grading report and the corresponding diamond belong together, and it keeps the diamond safe from oil and dirt.
The HRD Antwerp sealing is tamper-proof. Watch for:
- Disruptions of the wavy blue pattern.
- Fractured red electrostatic bars.
- The crypto-printed words 'SAFETY SEAL ANNULLED' and 'VOID'.
You urgently need the results of your diamonds? HRD Antwerp has a special fast-track route for diamonds which require urgent processing. Diamonds delivered to the Diamond Lab before 12 AM will be returned fully graded after 4 PM the next day. This service is offered in India (at a 150% fee) and Antwerp (150% fee, as from 18 August 2014).
Service is available in Antwerp, Mumbai, Israel and Spain.
Diamonds delivered to the Diamond Lab before 10 AM will be returned to you after 4 PM the same day fully graded by HRD Antwerp. This special service is offered at a 200% fee and is available in Antwerp & Mumbai.
As part of the HRD Antwerp Express offered by Rapaport, you are invited to submit your diamonds through one of the Rapaport drop-off points in order for them to be submitted directly to the HRD labs. All you need to do is bring your diamonds to one of the Rapaport offices and we will do all of the work for you.
- Rapaport allows for easy shipment and fast acceptance of diamonds into HRD.
- The grading service, including shipment takes between 10 - 15 working days which is identical to the time it takes in Antwerp.
HRD Antwerp screens parcels of polished diamonds (near colourless) according to three categories:
- Natural diamonds, not HPHT treated.
- Diamonds that need further examination. These diamonds can be either natural or laboratory grown.
- Diamond imitations.
Parcels of minimum 20 diamonds, ranging from 0.05 ct to 0.49 ct and colours D to L.
After polishing, a diamond can be submitted for further examinations.
- Preliminary examinations: an rpol check and a description of fluorescence, colour and clarity.
- Full preliminary examinations: an rpol check and a description of fluorescence, colour, clarity and cut.
- Full grading report: an rpol check and a full grading report.
