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Rough_Rock
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This page may help. I have a lovely EGL USA diamond.Date: 8/22/2008 3:27:24 PM
Author:looking for ideas
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That isn''t true at all. I''m not a fan of EGL anything if GIA or AGS is available at a reasonable price, but some of the statements you''ve made are NOT born out by fact.Date: 8/22/2008 3:43:00 PM
Author: dbsdiamonds
EGL can overgrade a diaomond 2-4 letters. If just one letter it''ll be the one of few. EGL G SI1''s are usually GIA H SI2''s. The bigger EGL SI''s are most likely GIA I1''s. Then is an EGL Vg a GIA G?
You can go EGL if you want to play that kind of game, it makes sense to compare GIA first so the benchmark in pricing is established. If the EGL diamond is 20%-40% lower than a GIA of the same letters then foolish to believe you are getting the same graded diamond. Just look at what that 20-40% lower price gets you in GIA and that is extremely likely the best scenario you are getting in reality.
Having said that EGL doesn''t make a diamond bad. The measurements and cut specs should help validate the cut criteria. There are many gorgeous EGL certed diamonds, they just aren''t the ''deal'' the appearance makes them sound.
Marty
CEO/Pres
www.dbsdiamonds.com
There ya go. Thanks Richard!!!Date: 8/23/2008 12:18:52 AM
Author: Richard Sherwood
I like the EGL-LA lab the best. In my opinion they are the strictest grading lab of the EGL franchise.
They''re never 2 to 4 grades off. 1 off, at the most, and that''s usually on color. Sometimes they''re dead on the money.
Date: 8/23/2008 12:26:21 AM
Author: Kaleigh
There ya go. Thanks Richard!!!Date: 8/23/2008 12:18:52 AM
Author: Richard Sherwood
I like the EGL-LA lab the best. In my opinion they are the strictest grading lab of the EGL franchise.
They''re never 2 to 4 grades off. 1 off, at the most, and that''s usually on color. Sometimes they''re dead on the money.
The original question was: Are EGL-USA LA certs reliable?Date: 8/22/2008 3:27:24 PM
Author:looking for ideas
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As long as they are consistent you can apply a correction factor to pricing.Date: 8/23/2008 12:56:00 PM
Author: canuk-gal
HI:
Reliable? In what context? From the info posted, yes you can say they are reliable; they are always, at least, ''one'' color grade off.
cheers--Sharon
Date: 8/23/2008 12:18:52 AM
Author: Richard Sherwood
I like the EGL-LA lab the best. In my opinion they are the strictest grading lab of the EGL franchise.
They're never 2 to 4 grades off. 1 off, at the most, and that's usually on color. Sometimes they're dead on the money.
Date: 8/23/2008 12:56:00 PM
Author: canuk-gal
HI:
Reliable? In what context? From the info posted, yes you can say they are reliable; they are always, at least, ''one'' color grade off.
cheers--Sharon
"I believe several industry experts have agreed that while EGL-USA may be soft on color by ONE or TWO grades (not 4 ), they are not soft on clarity. An EGL-USA SI1 is likely to be a GIA SI1 or a VS2. "
"Generalizations which imply or outright say that a particular lab is always soft compared to the GIA or AGSL are not based on fact, but more on feeling or rumor"
"EGL-Israel has earned the poor reputation it now has, but it is not connected with EGL-USA. "
"I like the EGL-LA lab the best. In my opinion they are the strictest grading lab of the EGL franchise."
"They''re never 2 to 4 grades off. 1 off, at the most, and that''s usually on color. Sometimes they''re dead on the money."
"I would take that as the final word on the issue."
"Just to be specific, my comments were directed at the EGL-LA lab, not the EGL-NY lab. I''ve seen the NY lab be off 2 grades (usually not more than that), but I can''t remember seeing an LA report being off more than one grade, usually on color, but not always."
"Three or four grades I just don''t think is going to happen. My point being that the LA lab is more consistent and accurate with their grading. As consistent and accurate as GIA? No. But not as bad as your original post portrayed."
"The answer is "fairly reliable" but there is oftentimes a 1 grade margin of difference, from my experience."
Date: 8/27/2008 8:48:21 AM
Author: denverappraiser
The question is NOT what is the most common discrepancy when compared to GIA grading or even what’s the range, it’s a question of whether customers can reasonably rely on information provided by EGL-USA.