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What are the various EGL certs out there? |
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| P: 8/27/2007 11:34:51 AM | |
leapinghorse Rough Rock Total Posts: 67 Last Post: 7/1/2008 Member Since: 4/30/2007 |
I know of EGL USA, europe, India amd Israel. Are there others as well? I know EGL-USA has the best reputation out of them. Are there some that you would avoid altogether or that are known as being "soft" Thanks
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| Posted: 8/27/2007 11:34:51 AM | |
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| P: 8/27/2007 11:49:19 AM | |
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,230 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005 |
Date: 8/27/2007 11:34:51 AM Author:leapinghorse I know of EGL USA, europe, India amd Israel. Are there others as well? I know EGL-USA has the best reputation out of them. Are there some that you would avoid altogether or that are known as being 'soft' Thanks There is also Antwerp, South Africa and Turkey if I remember rightly. If you try a search on each EGL lab, then you will find various consumer and professional opinions regarding them which should help to guide you.  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: 8/27/2007 11:49:19 AM | |
| P: 8/27/2007 12:01:38 PM | |
neatfreak Ideal Rock Total Posts: 13,467 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/17/2007 |
They are ALL a bit soft, but EGL-USA is the only one I would even consider trusting. That's not to say that I wouldn't buy a stone from another EGL lab, but I would make the sale contingent on an independent appraisal first!
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| Posted: 8/27/2007 12:01:38 PM | |
| P: 8/27/2007 12:40:24 PM | |
mikebzt Rough Rock Total Posts: 34 Last Post: 12/29/2008 Member Since: 8/22/2007 |
All I can say if I were to go EGL (and I would not) independent appraisal first adn foremost before you purchase
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| Posted: 8/27/2007 12:40:24 PM | |
| P: 8/27/2007 1:14:32 PM | |
oldminer Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,964 Last Post: 11/20/2009 Member Since: 9/4/2000 |
Many labs have reputation issues. If EGL-USA were as bad as some others, we wouldn't even see it discussed here. EGL-USA has shared a lot of good research with the trade over the past several years. I'd trust them for colored diamond origin of color, hthp and related issues as well as any lab available here. Since I don't need a lab report, I can buy a diamond regardless of the paper, but consumers primarily need paperwork AND a vendor they feel is trustworthy. Consumers are not making hundreds of purchases. They make one big one and it better be a good one. Consumers can go on recommendations and word of mouth reputation from Pricescope. Just buying impulsively leads to real problems that I just see way too often. You can't just assume much of anything with lab reports. They are supposed to be expert opinions of quality. Some of the experts are not equal to others. Some of the most highly rewarded "experts" have clearly sold out to the temptation to grade weakly. This is why consumers need several things to come together all at once for their individual purchase that volume, expert buyers don't have to have. Everything needed is here for those who get the message and take the time to do it right. David S. Atlas |
| Posted: 8/27/2007 1:14:32 PM | |
| P: 8/27/2007 7:05:47 PM | |
Richard Sherwood Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,879 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 9/25/2002 |
EGL-Antwerp, established 1973 EGL-New York, 1975 EGL-Los Angeles, 1978 EGL-South Africa, 1980 EGL-Paris, 1981 EGL-London, 1982 In 1986, EGL-New York became independently owned and evolved into the EGL-USA group, which now consists of EGL-New York, EGL-Los Angeles, EGL-Toronto (early 2000's?) and EGL-Vancouver (early 2000's?) EGL-Tel Aviv, 1990's EGL-Seoul, 1990's EGL-Istanbul, 1990's EGL-Delhi, 2003 EGL-Mumbai, 2003 EGL-Capetown, 2007 Rich, Independent GG Appraiser |
| Posted: 8/27/2007 7:05:47 PM | |
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