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P: 4/19/2009 5:07:48 AM
Laura27 Rough Rock Total Posts: 64 Last Post: 9/15/2009 Member Since: 4/18/2009	Well, I've been looking online at various sites and came across a diamond that sounds pretty good. But my only reservation is that it's EGL certified. I don't know much about this. Are certs from them reliable? Here's the diamond I was looking at. What are any drawbacks about this particular stone? Is this too good to be true? Any thoughts? Stock Number AB199771 Certificate: EGL Shape: Round Cut: Premium Carat: 1.25 Color: H Clarity: VS2 Regular Price: $5364 Wire Transfer Price: $5208 Diamond Proportions: Measurements: 6.94-6.92-4.24 Depth Percentage: 61.2 % Table Percentage: 59 % Girdle: M Culet: None (Pointed) Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Fluorescence: None (Inert) Special Notes: Beautiful Cut
Posted: 4/19/2009 5:07:48 AM

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P: 4/19/2009 5:14:37 AM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,272 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	Date: 4/19/2009 5:07:48 AM Author:Laura27 Well, I've been looking online at various sites and came across a diamond that sounds pretty good. But my only reservation is that it's EGL certified. I don't know much about this. Are certs from them reliable? Here's the diamond I was looking at. What are any drawbacks about this particular stone? Is this too good to be true? Any thoughts? Stock Number AB199771 Certificate: EGL Shape: Round Cut: Premium Carat: 1.25 Color: H Clarity: VS2 Regular Price: $5364 Wire Transfer Price: $5208 Diamond Proportions: Measurements: 6.94-6.92-4.24 Depth Percentage: 61.2 % Table Percentage: 59 % Girdle: M Culet: None (Pointed) Polish: Excellent Symmetry: Excellent Fluorescence: None (Inert) Special Notes: Beautiful Cut Hi Laura, EGL are said to be soft on grading in some circumstances compared to the top two labs GIA and AGS. It can also depend on which EGL lab with EGL USA said to be the strongest of the EGL labs, EGL Israel, Antwerp etc less so. The best advice is if you find an EGL graded diamond you like, to make the sale final on an independant appraisal - and get this in writing. Also do you have the crown and pavilion percentages or angles for this diamond please? These are needed in order to get a better idea of how this diamond will look. The table is a bit larger than many we see here but if you post the crown and pavilion then that will give us a better idea. Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 4/19/2009 5:14:37 AM

P: 4/19/2009 5:43:07 AM
Laura27 Rough Rock Total Posts: 64 Last Post: 9/15/2009 Member Since: 4/18/2009	Well crap, they don't have that cert available online yet so they'd have to e-mail it. But on the website they don't have those percentages listed. What kind of numbers should I be looking for as far as table is concerned. I don't know if you need this info but, I'm in the preliminary stages of seraching and am looking for 1.00 to 1.25 ct but would sacrifice size for quality. A 1.00 ct should look substantial enough as I have about a size 5 finger, don't ya think? Perhaps I should just exclude any EGL diamonds from my hunt. It seems like the prices are a bit lower so that made me wonder. But I guess with an appraisal and a 30 day return policy it really couldn't hurt to try?
Posted: 4/19/2009 5:43:07 AM

P: 4/19/2009 8:46:10 AM
moonlite Rough Rock Total Posts: 17 Last Post: 4/19/2009 Member Since: 4/13/2009	I had bad experience with EGLUSA certified diamonds, one graded VVS1 and another VS1 came back as VS2 by the GIA. I've sticked with GIA or AGS ever since.
Posted: 4/19/2009 8:46:10 AM

P: 4/19/2009 8:49:46 AM
denverappraiser Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,618 Last Post: 11/25/2009 Member Since: 7/21/2004	You might find this thread an interesting read that goes to the topic of whether you should be relying sight unseen on EGL grading. http://www.pricescope.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=112913 Neil Beaty GG(GIA) ICGA(AGS) NAJA Professional Appraisals in Denver There's never a crowd when you go that extra mile.
Posted: 4/19/2009 8:49:46 AM

P: 4/19/2009 10:38:27 AM
Rockdiamond Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,424 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/7/2009	Laura, If you were shopping for a $2500 1.25ct, the actual grade makes less of a difference. On a $5000 1.25ct, one color shade error ( common on an EGL report) can mean hundreds of dollrs differnece in the price. On bigger stones the difference quicly escalates into the thousands.... On better quality stones, such as the one you seek, my advice is to stay away from EGL altogether. David- Diamonds by Lauren
Posted: 4/19/2009 10:38:27 AM

P: 4/20/2009 3:57:15 AM
Laura27 Rough Rock Total Posts: 64 Last Post: 9/15/2009 Member Since: 4/18/2009	Thanks so much for the advice! I thought that the prices on the EGL stones seemed a little lower than those with a GIA cert. And that definitely raised some concern. I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.
Posted: 4/20/2009 3:57:15 AM

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