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Hello, everybody!
I am going to buy a proposal ring for my gf. I don't have that much money, so the best i can get is about 0.4 carat. I've found a dealer, who gave me about a 20 minute lecture about diamonds and offered a gem of 0.4 carat with E color, VVS2 clarity, excellent cut, polish and symmetry. He had even sent me a photo of GIA report and told me that he would show me the inscription on the gem during purchase.
The ring itself is made of platinum and total cost is about 1840$.
The report number is correct, when checked via GIA report checker.
The main things that just don't let me relax are: GIA inscription can be (and were) faked, the GIA certificate on the photo is a little bit different from ones, I've seen online. Please have a look at the attachment. Diamond proportions are usualy pictured in the center part of three-folded paper. But on this report it's right under main characteristics.
What do you think? Does this report look legit?
How hard can it be to spot fake GIA inscription? The ones I've seen online were pretty obvious, but i've found only two examples.
Are there any other non-destructive checks?
Sorry if my questions are stupid, it's my first time.
p.s.: laws in my country do not make shops have return policy for jewelry (in case of size or whatever missmatch), so almost none of them does. There are very few sellers, who do this on their free will. And going to another seller is not an easy thing, so i take it only as last resort.
I am going to buy a proposal ring for my gf. I don't have that much money, so the best i can get is about 0.4 carat. I've found a dealer, who gave me about a 20 minute lecture about diamonds and offered a gem of 0.4 carat with E color, VVS2 clarity, excellent cut, polish and symmetry. He had even sent me a photo of GIA report and told me that he would show me the inscription on the gem during purchase.
The ring itself is made of platinum and total cost is about 1840$.
The report number is correct, when checked via GIA report checker.
The main things that just don't let me relax are: GIA inscription can be (and were) faked, the GIA certificate on the photo is a little bit different from ones, I've seen online. Please have a look at the attachment. Diamond proportions are usualy pictured in the center part of three-folded paper. But on this report it's right under main characteristics.
What do you think? Does this report look legit?
How hard can it be to spot fake GIA inscription? The ones I've seen online were pretty obvious, but i've found only two examples.
Are there any other non-destructive checks?
Sorry if my questions are stupid, it's my first time.
p.s.: laws in my country do not make shops have return policy for jewelry (in case of size or whatever missmatch), so almost none of them does. There are very few sellers, who do this on their free will. And going to another seller is not an easy thing, so i take it only as last resort.