Ouros Jewels

What to know about shopping at Ouros Jewels

Ouros Jewels sells lab-grown diamond fine jewelry, and the catalog splits into finished pieces and loose stones. On the finished side there are engagement rings, wedding bands, tennis bracelets, hoop earrings and pendants, plus an old-cut collection for anyone after antique-style faceting rather than modern brilliant. On the loose side you can buy certified diamonds on their own and have them set, which is the route to take if you have a specific carat weight and budget in mind.

The important thing to understand is what lab-grown means for price. These are real diamonds — chemically and optically identical to mined stones, and graded the same way — but they typically cost a fraction of a mined equivalent at the same specification. Ouros grades through IGI, so ask for the certificate and read the color and clarity grades rather than buying on carat weight alone; the grades are where two similarly priced stones actually differ.

On cost, the standing thresholds at the time of writing are free shipping on orders over $1,999 and a free gift on orders over $999, with next-day shipping available on a selected range. Category sales are the main discount route — engagement rings and hoop earrings have both run at around 25% off — and those tend to be timed to the engagement season rather than offered continuously.

Two tips before you buy. Use the booking option to talk through a setting if you are spending four figures, because ring style and stone shape are much harder to judge from photographs than a bracelet or a pair of earrings. And check the returns window against your proposal or wedding date — fine jewelry return periods are usually shorter than general retail, and a custom setting may be treated differently from a stock piece.

— MoneySaverCodes Team