Diamond 4 Ever
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2004
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- 31
Hi,
I recently found a diamond on an internet vendor's website and noticed that it was listed in 2 separate listings on the vendor's website. The GIA reports in the 2 different listings were for the exact same diamond, but with different date and report #. I called GIA and confirmed that that report does exist and correspond to the diamond listed in terms of carat weight, color, and clarity. When I called the vendor, and after some investigation, they admitted that the 2 GIA reports were for the same diamond. Everything (including color and clarity) was the same down to the dimensions of the stone with exception of the inclusion map. The only difference was the there were a few more new crystal inclusions shown on the newer GIA report that was not plotted on the older GIA report. The newer report was dated approx 2 months from the older report. The inclusions from the older report still remained intact (at the exact same location) as plotted on the new report. When I asked the vendor why 2 reports, they said that their gemologist thought that the stone deserved a better grade than was given on the first report, so they sent it back for a second grading. My questions are
:
1. Is it normal for a vendor to send a stone to GIA to be graded twice within 2 months unless they thought it was damaged and wanted to get it re-graded?
2. Why did the new report show the additional crystal inclusions that was not shown on the older report?
Hope the experts out that can help answer this. I am actually planning to buy this stone, but I became wary when I found that it actually was graded twice by GIA within such a short time (especially with more inclusions showing up in the second round). But the additional inclusions did not change the clarity grade, so it must have not made a big impact on the clarity. Please help explain if you have had any experience with this.
Thank you and hope this one will be IT!
I recently found a diamond on an internet vendor's website and noticed that it was listed in 2 separate listings on the vendor's website. The GIA reports in the 2 different listings were for the exact same diamond, but with different date and report #. I called GIA and confirmed that that report does exist and correspond to the diamond listed in terms of carat weight, color, and clarity. When I called the vendor, and after some investigation, they admitted that the 2 GIA reports were for the same diamond. Everything (including color and clarity) was the same down to the dimensions of the stone with exception of the inclusion map. The only difference was the there were a few more new crystal inclusions shown on the newer GIA report that was not plotted on the older GIA report. The newer report was dated approx 2 months from the older report. The inclusions from the older report still remained intact (at the exact same location) as plotted on the new report. When I asked the vendor why 2 reports, they said that their gemologist thought that the stone deserved a better grade than was given on the first report, so they sent it back for a second grading. My questions are
1. Is it normal for a vendor to send a stone to GIA to be graded twice within 2 months unless they thought it was damaged and wanted to get it re-graded?
2. Why did the new report show the additional crystal inclusions that was not shown on the older report?
Hope the experts out that can help answer this. I am actually planning to buy this stone, but I became wary when I found that it actually was graded twice by GIA within such a short time (especially with more inclusions showing up in the second round). But the additional inclusions did not change the clarity grade, so it must have not made a big impact on the clarity. Please help explain if you have had any experience with this.
Thank you and hope this one will be IT!