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GemsNY vs Wholesale Diamonds Direct

Side-by-side store comparison. Independent and non-promotional.

Data current as of September 14, 2026 · Updated daily. Zero affiliate revenue.

At a glance

	GemsNY	Wholesale Diamonds Direct
Founded	1988	Not provided
Headquarters	Fort Lee, NJ, United States	Melbourne, Australia
Live listings	140,361	272,774
Origin mix	Lab + Natural	Lab + Natural
Cert labs accepted	AGS · GCAL · GIA · HRD · IGI · UNKNOWN · WISE · gia · igi	- · AGS · CGL · DBCL · EGL · EGL HK · EGL INT · EGL USA · EGLLA · FAITH · GCAL · GIA · GIA-LG · GS · HRD · IGI · IGL · LDG · NO-CERT · NONE · NULL · None · OTHER · SHANE · STULLER · gia · igi
Ships to	United States · International	Australia
Return window	30 days	3 days

Live listings, origin mix and accepted labs are updated daily. Founded, headquarters, shipping and return details are retailer-provided and were last verified June 15, 2026.

What each store stocks

Inventory composition observed live across each store's listings.

GemsNY

Origin mix

Lab-grown 87%Natural 13%

Most common shapes

Round 22%·Cushion 16%·Oval 13%·Emerald 11%

Wholesale Diamonds Direct

Origin mix

Lab-grown 59%Natural 41%

Most common shapes

Round 41%·Oval 15%·Pear 9%·Emerald 7%

Stones stocked by both

No live overlap right now

These stores do not currently share any of the same physical diamonds. Their inventories are mostly distinct.

Pick by what you are looking for

Need shipping to Hong Kong? Neither store ships there.
Need GIA grading? Both stores carry it.
Need IGI grading? Both stores carry it.
Need HRD grading? Both stores carry it.
GemsNY stocks more natural. Wholesale Diamonds Direct stocks more lab-grown.

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Questions we get

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Why do you not show price comparisons on this page?

Pricing varies per stone, not per store. Click through to any matched diamond above and you'll see both retailers' prices on the exact same physical stone, which is the real comparison.

How fresh is this data?

Live listings refresh daily. Static facts refresh monthly.

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