GIA/AGS Ideal Addendum Reports

[Texas Leaguer]

GIA did not waste any time putting the technology they acqired from AGSL to good use! They now offer an AGS Ideal addendum report for any diamond sent in for a grading report, assuming it qualifies as Ideal. Many people know this is available (especially prosumers here on this forum), but it's news to many people in the broader market (even in the trade).

Still fewer realize that this applies to many fancy shapes as well! Because the light performance based system developed by AGSL can be applied across a wide variety of shapes, this marks a beginning for GIA's foray into fancy cut grading. Where this will eventually go is not known. But what is clear is there is a big need in the market for a cut grade standard for fancies and GIA is uniquely positioned to establish one. Especially now with the acquisition of the AGSL technology and research team.

GIA created a very nice page to educate about their AGS Ideal reports, including a list of the fancy shapes currently included: https://www.gia.edu/ags-ideal-report

I highly recommend checking it out!

 

[crbl999]

A step in the right direction. I was hoping to see them incorporate AGS accurate measurements vs. the gross rounding of GIA. I love the precision of super ideals. They are more than worthy of having accurate measurements on the report.

 

[MissGotRocks]

A step in the right direction. I was hoping to see them incorporate AGS accurate measurements vs. the gross rounding of GIA. I love the precision of super ideals. They are more than worthy of having accurate measurements on the report.

+1000! Rounding measurements of GIA are ridiculous and certainly do not serve consumers. If they don’t want to offer them on all diamonds they grade, they certainly should - for a fee of course! - offer accurate measurements for super ideal cut diamonds. If you are paying for that level of cut quality, the cut quality needs to be as transparent as possible.

 

[AprilBaby]

Great news!