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diamondgirl rough rock Posts: 1 |
posted 03-06-2001 03:43 PM
Hello - first off I'd like to commend this forum. I just found it and it has already provided me with a wealth of unbiased information! My question: I recently purchased a 1.40 carat SI2 G Radiant cut EGL certified from the internet. I took the stone to be independently verified and was told it was DEFINITELY an I1, though he agreed with the color. I returned the diamond. Now I am weary of purchasing another EGL certified stone. Are their clarity grading standards relaxed compared to GIA? Another question while I am here and still searching....is it worth the cost difference to buy a G color over an H? I plan on setting the diamond in yellow gold. Does that matter? Thank you in advance for your enlightenment! |
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leonid Administrator Posts: 346 |
posted 03-06-2001 03:56 PM
Hi Diamondgirl,  Thanks for kind words.Yes there is an opinion in the industry that EGL reports often less strict than GIA. Perhaps that is the reason why GIA "certified" diamonds are more expensive than EGL. However independent checking of any diamond with any report including GIA or AGS is the rule of thumb. If you only concern about look of the mounted diamond, you shouldn't see any difference between G and H color diamond in the yellow ring set. |
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oldminer cut rock Posts: 36 |
posted 03-07-2001 06:54 PM
Truthfully, if you want to have a diamond that is definitely an SI stone in the strict sense, you'll need to stick with SI1 stones from almost every lab. There is a lot of bending and stretching going on with SI2 grading to accomodate sellers who are the main customers of the labs. It is so very hard to sell an I1 in comparison to an SI2 when there is very little difference in many cases. You need to look through the microscope at stones in order to tell if the inclusions have size and importance to the human eye, or if they are small, remote, or of low relief. Each SI2 or I1 is different and there are crossovers that no one can really agree on. ------------------ |
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