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Calavera New York 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

	Calavera New York	Wholesale Diamonds Direct
Founded	Not provided	Not provided
Headquarters	Austin, TX, US	Melbourne, Australia
Live listings	687,326	272,774
Origin mix	Lab + Natural	Lab + Natural
Cert labs accepted	AGS · CGL · EGL · EGL HK · EGL ISRAEL · EGL USA · EGLUSA · GCAL · GIA · GSI · HRD · IGI · IGI be · NONE · NULL · None · OTHER · R&F · SGL · SGS · UNKNOWN	- · 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	US · CA · EU · Worldwide	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 September 2, 2026.

What each store stocks

Inventory composition observed live across each store's listings.

Calavera New York

Origin mix

Lab-grown 15%Natural 85%

Most common shapes

Round 64%·Oval 12%·Pear 9%·Emerald 6%

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

We track 9,088 diamonds currently listed at both stores.

Each matched stone has its own page where both retailers' prices appear next to the same physical diamond. That is where price comparison happens, on the stone, not on this page.

Pick by what you are looking for

Need shipping to Singapore? 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.
Wholesale Diamonds Direct stocks more natural. Calavera New York stocks more lab-grown.

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Questions we get

Does Carat Hunter earn commission from either store?

No. We earn zero affiliate revenue from any retailer in our index.

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.

How do I find a specific stone at both stores?

Use the GIA or IGI certificate number in our search.