Here''s a story that may convince folks to get an appraisal:
So, as suggested here and elsewhere, I took the 1.04 G, SI GIA diamond I bought for an e-ring to a local appraiser this Saturday. When she got around to comparing it to the GIA certificate, she began to look puzzled and eventually said that the diamond I had did not match the cert! Talk about a shock. The stone was a very close match--1.04 G/H, SI1, but the inclusion map was all wrong and the dept measurement a bit off. We called the jeweler who was shocked and confused. As the appraiser looked at the girdle, she finally noticed it had GIA # inscribed and it was different than the cert # I had. In any case, I''ve taken the stone back to the jeweler and they''re getting the correct cert before I decide whether to keep the stone. It''s cut may actually be a bit better than the one listed on the mystery cert and the appraiser still thinks I got a good deal. The jeweler has offered to pay for any followup appraisals. The episode has been disconcerting but hopefully not a disatster. We''ll see what the new cert says.
So, as suggested here and elsewhere, I took the 1.04 G, SI GIA diamond I bought for an e-ring to a local appraiser this Saturday. When she got around to comparing it to the GIA certificate, she began to look puzzled and eventually said that the diamond I had did not match the cert! Talk about a shock. The stone was a very close match--1.04 G/H, SI1, but the inclusion map was all wrong and the dept measurement a bit off. We called the jeweler who was shocked and confused. As the appraiser looked at the girdle, she finally noticed it had GIA # inscribed and it was different than the cert # I had. In any case, I''ve taken the stone back to the jeweler and they''re getting the correct cert before I decide whether to keep the stone. It''s cut may actually be a bit better than the one listed on the mystery cert and the appraiser still thinks I got a good deal. The jeweler has offered to pay for any followup appraisals. The episode has been disconcerting but hopefully not a disatster. We''ll see what the new cert says.