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It is very possible EGL missed detection of the GIA inscription. They may not have even looked for one or they may have found it and the owner of the diamond told them to leave it off the report. The diamond owner at the time might have intended to remove the inscription after the report was issued and forgot to follow through. It would have likely pleased the diamond owner if EGL had been 2 or more grades higher instead of 1 grade higher than GIA. That was the game at the time. It is, thankfully, not a common practice these days by major labs, but it is not completely over, either. Can you imagine how many older off graded documents are in circulation? People need to keep up their guard.
As far as the quality of the "deal" you made some years ago, it is impossible to tell you how you did. You should have known how you were doing at the time BEFORE you agreed to the trade-in and new stone. Analyzing long past trade-ins of diamonds is something nearly impossible to review properly. We don't know the condition of the trade-in, or the exactness of the grading. It is very difficult for any consumer to do a good trade-in, but sometimes it works out in a way that everyone is happy at the time of the deal. Going back to revisit a long done deal is truly a wasted bit of extra anxiety and not of any current value to anyone. You have a decent and quite large diamond which many here would love to own. Enjoy it and consider the pros and cons of recutting. You can do a minor improvement such as Garry Holloway suggested or a major refashioning with a somewhat finer outcome and more weight loss.
The question for many people is "Will you appreciate the nuances of the major recut job over the slightly reduced improvements but added retained size of the minor recut job?" How you feel about it depends on your experience, your eyes, and you personal attitude about perfection of cut over other important considerations.
As far as the quality of the "deal" you made some years ago, it is impossible to tell you how you did. You should have known how you were doing at the time BEFORE you agreed to the trade-in and new stone. Analyzing long past trade-ins of diamonds is something nearly impossible to review properly. We don't know the condition of the trade-in, or the exactness of the grading. It is very difficult for any consumer to do a good trade-in, but sometimes it works out in a way that everyone is happy at the time of the deal. Going back to revisit a long done deal is truly a wasted bit of extra anxiety and not of any current value to anyone. You have a decent and quite large diamond which many here would love to own. Enjoy it and consider the pros and cons of recutting. You can do a minor improvement such as Garry Holloway suggested or a major refashioning with a somewhat finer outcome and more weight loss.
The question for many people is "Will you appreciate the nuances of the major recut job over the slightly reduced improvements but added retained size of the minor recut job?" How you feel about it depends on your experience, your eyes, and you personal attitude about perfection of cut over other important considerations.
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