Our bottom-line verdict
With Clarity solves one of the hardest parts of buying an engagement ring online: knowing how the design will look and feel on your hand. Its Home Preview program lets you try replica rings before committing, while the ring builder gives you plenty of control over the real setting and center diamond.
We have tested both parts of that experience. We ordered two Home Preview rings, then bought a custom 1.11-carat round lab-grown diamond in a 14K yellow-gold Chevron Hidden Halo setting. The finished ring arrived 11 days after we ordered it. The prongs were neat, the hidden halo was even, the polish was excellent, and the weighted blue presentation box felt suitably special.
The current shopping experience remains one of the best we have used, and the default premium lab-grown search returned more than 140,000 matches in September 2026. But With Clarity is no longer one of the cheapest places to buy the loose diamond itself. Our close two-carat sample was $1,063 during a 25%-off sale, compared with a $422 median for the five lowest qualifying Ritani results.
Our 2026 rating is 4.5 out of 5. We highly recommend With Clarity for a custom engagement ring, especially if Home Preview reduces the risk of choosing a setting online. Price-conscious buyers should compare the center diamond with Ritani before ordering.
Is With Clarity legitimate?
Yes. With Clarity is a legitimate New York jeweler founded by Anubh and Slisha Kankariya. It sells online, operates an appointment-only showroom in SoHo, publishes detailed customer-care policies, and offers independently graded diamonds.
More importantly, we have ordered from the company ourselves. We tested its Home Preview service and later bought a real custom engagement ring. Both orders arrived as expected, and the finished ring exceeded our expectations.
Our 1.11-carat engagement ring purchase
We chose a design that would reveal more about the jeweler's workmanship than a simple solitaire. The Chevron Hidden Halo has a V-shaped dip in the band and a line of small accent diamonds below the center stone. Getting the halo, prongs, and symmetry right takes careful benchwork.
For the center, we selected a 1.11-carat round brilliant lab-grown diamond with I color, VVS2 clarity, and an Excellent cut grade. The slightly-above-one-carat size gave the ring more presence without moving into the next major carat bracket.
We paired it with the Chevron Hidden Halo setting in 14K yellow gold. Because we had already handled the replica through Home Preview, we knew how the setting would sit on the hand before paying for the real ring.
The 11-day delivery timeline
The phrase “two-day shipping” describes the time in transit, not the time needed to make a custom ring. Our complete journey was:
- January 30: order placed;
- January 30 to February 7: eight days in production;
- February 7: shipped with insured FedEx delivery; and
- February 9: delivered with a signature required.
Eleven days from purchase to delivery was impressive for a detailed custom setting. With Clarity currently says made-to-order custom rings can take up to 14 business days, so buyers should plan around production rather than the two-day delivery service.
The outer box did not advertise what was inside. That matters for security and for keeping an engagement-ring purchase private.
The finished ring and presentation
The ring looked exactly as we expected from the design we had previewed. The prongs were delicate but secure, the hidden halo was aligned, and the setting was symmetrical. The polished yellow gold was smooth and bright, with no rough or unfinished areas visible to us.
The diamond also looked lively in natural light. Its hidden halo subtly increased the visual presence of the center stone without making the design look heavy.
Presentation was another highlight. The blue ring box was sturdy, weighted, and better than the lightweight packaging used by many online sellers. It made the unboxing feel closer to a good boutique purchase than a routine delivery.
This was one order, so it cannot guarantee the finish of every piece. It does give us much more confidence than a review based only on browsing the website.
With Clarity Home Preview
Home Preview is still the best reason to choose With Clarity over another online jeweler. You can order up to two replica engagement rings, try them at home, and compare the designs on your own hand before choosing the real setting.
The replicas use a metallic alloy and a diamond simulant. They are not made to show the sparkle or quality of the final diamond. Their job is to help you judge the setting, proportions, metal color, center shape, carat size, and how the ring sits next to your fingers.
The current process works like this:
- Choose up to two eligible ring designs and customize the main details.
- Pay $200 for each replica.
- With Clarity makes and ships the replicas. The current page says this can take up to 14 business days.
- Try the rings at home and return them within seven days using the prepaid US Postal Service label.
- After the return, the $200 paid for each ring becomes a gift card toward a With Clarity purchase.
The replicas we received were convincing enough to make a design decision. They also saved us from ordering a real diamond ring simply to discover that the setting looked different on the hand.
There is an important cost detail: this is effectively a credit toward a future With Clarity order, not a free sample or a normal cash refund. It works best for buyers who are already seriously considering the company.
Lab-grown diamond selection
With Clarity has a genuinely large diamond inventory. On September 1, 2026, its live search reported 262,936 total diamonds before the page's default filters. The default lab-grown view—starting at 1.5 carats and favoring premium color, clarity, and cut grades—returned 140,694 matches.
Inventory changes throughout the day, so the exact number is less important than the range. The search covers 11 popular shapes: round, princess, radiant, pear, cushion, elongated cushion, Asscher, emerald, marquise, oval, and heart.
Filters include carat, price, cut, color, clarity, shape, grading laboratory, polish, symmetry, fluorescence, table, depth, and proportions. Current listings include IGI-, GIA-, and GCAL-graded diamonds.
The default search leans toward high color and clarity grades. That makes it easy for a first-time shopper to avoid obviously low grades, but it can also encourage spending more than necessary. An eye-clean VS1 or VS2 diamond will usually provide better value than paying for microscopic clarity differences you cannot see.
Diamond videos and grading reports
The product pages provide the information we expect from a serious online diamond seller: the diamond image, rotating video, grading-report link, dimensions, cut, color, clarity, polish, symmetry, fluorescence, table, depth, and length-to-width ratio.
The videos are useful for checking tint, inclusions, growth marks, and overall appearance. The viewer is not as powerful as the extreme-zoom tools that helped James Allen stand out before its inventory moved into Blue Nile, but it is good enough for a careful comparison when the real stone media is available.
Always open the grading report before buying. Confirm that the report number matches the listing and compare the measurements and proportions rather than relying only on the four headline grades.
With Clarity diamond prices
This is where our view has changed most since the March 2026 edition. With Clarity previously compared well on loose-diamond price. In our September sample, it did not.
We searched for round lab-grown diamonds around two carats with E color, VVS2 clarity, an IGI report, and the seller's top qualifying cut label. The comparison is not between identical grading reports, but the specifications are close enough to show the size of the current gap.
| Seller and sample | Price | Difference from Ritani median |
|---|---|---|
| Ritani: median of five 1.95 ct results | $422 | Baseline |
| Clean Origin: 2.01 ct, Ideal, sale price | $694 | 64.5% higher |
| Brilliance.com: 2.07 ct after public code | $924.70 | 119.1% higher |
| With Clarity: 1.97 ct, Ideal, sale price | $1,063 | 151.9% higher |
| Grown Brilliance: 2.05 ct | $1,615 | 282.7% higher |
| Brilliant Earth: 2.00 ct | $2,100 | 397.6% higher |
The With Clarity diamond was marked down from $1,417 during a 25%-off sale. Even after the discount, it cost $641 more than the Ritani median.
Prices and inventory move quickly, and a different carat, shape, or quality combination can produce a different winner. Still, this gap is too large to ignore. If you prefer a With Clarity setting, compare the complete ring price and ask whether the company can help you find a better-value center stone before ordering.
Ring builder, finished jewelry, and custom design
Engagement-ring customization remains a major strength. You can start with the setting or diamond, then adjust the metal, center shape, carat, side-stone details, and other design choices. The interface makes it easy to see how the parts fit together without turning the process into a technical exercise.
With Clarity now sells much more than engagement rings. The range includes wedding bands, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and ready-to-ship pieces. For an important center stone, we still prefer the create-your-own route because you can inspect and choose the exact diamond.
The company also offers fully custom engagement rings. Its current custom page says these orders can ship in 14 business days and remain eligible for a 30-day return, although you should confirm the exact terms for your design in writing before approving it.
Customer service and the SoHo showroom
Our earlier interactions with With Clarity were helpful, knowledgeable, and not overly pushy. The company currently offers phone, email, chat, virtual appointments, and support seven days a week.
Buyers in New York can also book an appointment at the showroom at 118 Spring Street, third floor, in SoHo. It is not a walk-in store, so arrange the visit in advance.
Public feedback is positive overall but based on a small recent sample. Trustpilot displayed a 4.0 score from 37 reviews when we checked, with only three reviews posted in the previous 12 months. Recent complaints on Trustpilot and the Better Business Bureau included delayed shipping or refunds and repeated repair problems. Those cases are worth knowing about, but the sample is too small to outweigh our own successful orders.
We did not start a new support conversation for this September update. Before a large purchase, ask a representative to confirm the delivery estimate, the exact return status of any customization, and whether the product media shows the diamond you will receive.
Shipping, returns, resizing, and warranty
With Clarity currently offers free insured shipping in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. US orders use FedEx two-day delivery after production and require a signature. Overnight shipping is available for an extra $40.
Eligible orders can be returned within 30 calendar days of receipt. US return shipping is free and insured. The details matter:
- resized items are final sale;
- the second purchase may qualify only for store credit or be charged a 20% restocking fee;
- an account can make no more than three combined returns, exchanges, or cancellations;
- only one jewelry item can be returned per order, except an engagement ring with its matching band;
- orders containing multiple loose diamonds are final sale; and
- a lost or damaged grading report can cost $300 to replace.
With Clarity offers one complimentary resize within 30 days on eligible rings, although the customer pays the insured shipping fee.
The lifetime warranty is narrower than the name may suggest. It covers manufacturing problems and includes complimentary cleaning. It can also replace small accent stones under 0.10 carat lost or broken through everyday wear. It does not cover the center stone, diamonds over 0.10 carat, loss, theft, accidental damage, or repairs performed by another jeweler.
Sustainability and sourcing
With Clarity says it uses conflict-free diamonds, belongs to the Global Diamond Trading Organization, rates suppliers on environmental practices, and supports tree planting. The company also publishes figures for trees planted and carbon saved.
Those are welcome steps, but they are company-level claims. They do not show where every lab-grown diamond was produced, which energy source grew it, or whether the emissions for that individual stone were independently verified.
Lab-grown diamonds avoid diamond mining and usually cost much less than mined diamonds. They still require energy to produce. We would like With Clarity to make stone-level origin and energy information easier to find.
How our With Clarity rating has changed
With Clarity has been one of our highest-rated sellers for years. Earlier versions praised its value, Home Preview, selection, customization, support, and buying experience. The score reached 4.7 in March 2026 after our ring purchase confirmed the quality of its workmanship and presentation.
We have lowered the September 2026 rating slightly to 4.5. Nothing about our ring test changed. The adjustment reflects the current loose-diamond price gap and the limits in the return and lifetime-warranty terms.
Our 4.5/5 With Clarity rating
| What we rated | Score |
|---|---|
| Loose-diamond price and value | 3.7/5 |
| Loose-diamond selection | 4.8/5 |
| Jewelry and customization | 4.7/5 |
| Shopping and Home Preview | 4.9/5 |
| Product quality and craftsmanship | 4.9/5 |
| Service, shipping, returns, and warranty | 4.6/5 |
| Sustainability information | 4.0/5 |
Our verdict: With Clarity is excellent for designing a lab-grown diamond engagement ring, and our 1.11-carat purchase gives us confidence in its craftsmanship. Home Preview remains genuinely useful. Compare the loose diamond with Ritani, but keep With Clarity high on the shortlist if the overall ring-buying experience matters more than finding the absolute lowest stone price.
How we reviewed With Clarity
We have followed and updated With Clarity for several years. The original review was led by diamond-industry writer Rolf Hartmann and grew through repeated research, diamond comparisons, support interactions, and our Home Preview test.
For the 2026 edition, we also bought a real 1.11-carat lab-grown diamond engagement ring, tracked its production and delivery, and inspected the setting, center diamond, presentation, and packaging. The September update keeps that firsthand work and rechecks the live inventory, search tools, a closely matched diamond price, current offer, showroom, shipping, returns, resizing, warranty, sustainability information, and public customer feedback.
We did not place another order or test a new return in September. Inventory, prices, promotions, and customer-review totals are dated because they change quickly.
What we consider
Our rating considers loose-diamond price, selection, jewelry design, product quality, diamond media and reports, customization, Home Preview, customer support, showroom access, sustainability information, shipping, returns, resizing, and warranty coverage.
Review update history
- 2020–2021: We began following With Clarity and tested its Home Preview program as the review expanded.
- 2022–2023: We updated the diamond selection, pricing, ring-builder, jewelry, customer service, policies, and comparisons with other leading sellers.
- 2024–2025: We continued monitoring the growing lab-grown inventory, customization options, fancy colors, shopping tools, and market position.
- March 2026: We added our 1.11-carat engagement-ring purchase, 11-day delivery timeline, unboxing, and close inspection of the finished ring.
- September 2026: We preserved the original research and photos, rechecked current inventory, policies, customer feedback, and a two-carat price comparison, and adjusted the rating from 4.7 to 4.5.
Sources checked
- With Clarity company story
- With Clarity diamond information
- With Clarity Home Preview
- With Clarity custom engagement rings
- With Clarity showroom and contact information
- With Clarity shipping, returns, resizing, and warranty policies
- With Clarity reviews on Trustpilot
- With Clarity complaints at the Better Business Bureau
Frequently asked questions
Is With Clarity legit?
Yes. With Clarity is a legitimate New York jeweler with an online store and an appointment-only showroom in SoHo. We have used its Home Preview program and bought a custom engagement ring from the company.
Is With Clarity a good place to buy a lab-grown diamond?
Yes, especially when you want to build a custom engagement ring and try the setting at home first. The selection, product information, customization, and finished craftsmanship are excellent. Ritani was much cheaper for the loose diamond in our September 2026 comparison.
How long did our With Clarity ring take to arrive?
Our ring arrived 11 days after purchase. It spent eight days in production, shipped on February 7, and was delivered by insured FedEx service on February 9.
How does With Clarity Home Preview work?
You can order up to two replica engagement rings, try them at home, and return them within seven days. Each replica costs $200. After it is returned, the payment becomes a gift card toward a With Clarity purchase.
Are With Clarity diamonds certified?
Yes. The current loose-diamond inventory includes independently graded diamonds from IGI, GIA, and GCAL. Open the full report and confirm that its number matches the diamond listing before buying.
Does With Clarity have a physical store?
Yes. With Clarity has an appointment-only showroom at 118 Spring Street, third floor, in SoHo, New York City.
What is With Clarity's return policy?
Eligible purchases can be returned within 30 calendar days of receipt. US returns are free and insured, but resized items, multiple loose-diamond orders, repeat purchases, and other specified orders have important restrictions.
What does the With Clarity lifetime warranty cover?
It covers manufacturing issues and includes complimentary cleaning. It can replace accent stones under 0.10 carat lost or broken through everyday wear. It does not cover the center stone, larger stones, loss, theft, accidental damage, or third-party repairs.