AGS certificates

[jpinsly]

Hi....I am buying my first diamond and have a question regarding the cert.

I have found 2 fairly equivalent stones: both are round brilliant, F VS2, AGS 0 rating, about 1.75 ct. Equivalent girdles and flourescence. Crown and pavillion angles, table and depth are not equal, but substantially equivalent such that they generate equal HCA ratings.

A local store offers this stone for about $5000US more than bluenile.com

On bluenile, they show the AGS cert and it is rated AGS 0.

My question is----are all AGS certs equal? Does it matter who is selling the stone? My local jeweler has 3 gemologists on staff.......

At this point, what possible things am I overlooking which could drive price? Local guy making a killing on me vs bluenile??? Or bluenile stone not what it is being advertised as?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[belle]

hey jpinsly

welcome to ps!

could you give us the detailed informaton for each so we can help try to get a little more accurate picture?

 

[jpinsly]

Hey Belle,
I don''t have a copy of the cert from my local dealer....

I guess my question is: does it matter where I buy the diamond, as long as it is ags certified?

Do different diamond retailers get different certs?

 

[belle]

jeremy,
all jewelers get the same ags grading documents. it should be noted however that there are various reports that ags will provide. the first is simply a ''diamond quality report'' which gives only basic information on the stone. the second is a ''diamond quality document'' which is more detailed. also it can make a difference when the report was dated. ags changed their grading system this summer and some stones that were previously graded as ags0 ideal may not be so under the current system. any and all of these factors can have an influence on price.