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Hi everyone!
There was a recent discussion about laser engraved brand names on a diamond- and how it relates to a GIA report.
I've checked with GIA and have definitive answers
1) GIA will inscribe whatever you want on a diamond. I suppose we could find some phrase or word they might find objectionable, but as a rule, if I want to inscribe my name on a diamond, they will not ask me for proof of my name.
Or, if I wanted to create a brand and have the logo inscribed on the girdle, I can do that without GIA making sure that the diamond adheres to my own brand's parameters.
2) Subsequent inscriptions not noted on the GIA report will invalidate the report. GIA will re-examine a diamond within one year of the original report for half the cost of a new report.
There can be cases of subsequent inscriptions that do not meet a certain standard of placement or legibility where the GIA report will note that the diamond is inscribed, without identifying the inscription.
But if the inscription is correctly done, and placed, GIA will list the brand name on the report.
They'll even put the exact logo on the report ( if they've done the inscription)
Hope this helps!!
There was a recent discussion about laser engraved brand names on a diamond- and how it relates to a GIA report.
I've checked with GIA and have definitive answers
1) GIA will inscribe whatever you want on a diamond. I suppose we could find some phrase or word they might find objectionable, but as a rule, if I want to inscribe my name on a diamond, they will not ask me for proof of my name.
Or, if I wanted to create a brand and have the logo inscribed on the girdle, I can do that without GIA making sure that the diamond adheres to my own brand's parameters.
2) Subsequent inscriptions not noted on the GIA report will invalidate the report. GIA will re-examine a diamond within one year of the original report for half the cost of a new report.
There can be cases of subsequent inscriptions that do not meet a certain standard of placement or legibility where the GIA report will note that the diamond is inscribed, without identifying the inscription.
But if the inscription is correctly done, and placed, GIA will list the brand name on the report.
They'll even put the exact logo on the report ( if they've done the inscription)
Hope this helps!!