AustenNut
Brilliant_Rock
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I just bought a sapphire from a seller located in Thailand. This seller usually uses Labtrade Laboratory as its lab of choice, but said it was willing to send the stone to any lab. The Labtrade certificate costs $50. But since few people here seem to know of it, should I ask it to be sent to a different lab? If so, which one? And what would the costs be for the other labs? Labs I''ve read about here include:
Tokyo Gem Labs
GIA
Burapha
AGL
Gubelin
AGTA
GRS (GemResearch Swisslab)
I''m not sure if all of these have a location in Chanthaburi or not, and which would have the best equipment to test sapphires and all of its possible problems, etc. Basically, I''d like to know the best place to get this certed.
Tokyo Gem Labs
GIA
Burapha
AGL
Gubelin
AGTA
GRS (GemResearch Swisslab)
I''m not sure if all of these have a location in Chanthaburi or not, and which would have the best equipment to test sapphires and all of its possible problems, etc. Basically, I''d like to know the best place to get this certed.