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For those not familiar, I had some mediocre diamond studs recut by Brian Gavin; you can see the before and afters as well as read all about the process and the results here.
I just got word that AGS has rendered their verdict and both of my diamonds are now AGS000 for cut, polish, symmetry, and light performance ! What a HUGE change, and fantastic work by BG and his team!! Brian has also said that they qualify to be two of his signature cut diamonds and I can elect to have them engraved with the logo. Choosing to do so also allows me to use them as a trade-in in the future. The catch is that I have the pay a premium to have the stones branded, and it's not cheap (in my case, it's around $1700). I would then have roughly 8K trade-in value to put towards my new pair.
I do know that eventually I'll want to have studs around 1.25ct. My question is if I should have them qualified as BGS stones to secure the trade-in value or just hope that I can sell them for at least $6300 when the time comes.
As I'm typing this out I think I'm leaning towards NOT certifying them, but would like a sanity check before I make a final decision. All thoughts welcome. Thanks!
I just got word that AGS has rendered their verdict and both of my diamonds are now AGS000 for cut, polish, symmetry, and light performance ! What a HUGE change, and fantastic work by BG and his team!! Brian has also said that they qualify to be two of his signature cut diamonds and I can elect to have them engraved with the logo. Choosing to do so also allows me to use them as a trade-in in the future. The catch is that I have the pay a premium to have the stones branded, and it's not cheap (in my case, it's around $1700). I would then have roughly 8K trade-in value to put towards my new pair.
I do know that eventually I'll want to have studs around 1.25ct. My question is if I should have them qualified as BGS stones to secure the trade-in value or just hope that I can sell them for at least $6300 when the time comes.
As I'm typing this out I think I'm leaning towards NOT certifying them, but would like a sanity check before I make a final decision. All thoughts welcome. Thanks!