Hi everyone, this is my first post here, and this is my first diamond purchase.
Right now, I''m seriously considering a 62-point D VS2 for my fiancee, and the brick-and-mortar wholesaler says it''s GIA certified, and has generously photocopied the certification for us, which looks like a GIA job card that should accompany a Dossier.
The jeweler that I dealt with said she couldn''t find the full certificate (though I only asked once to see it), so I''m a little bit worried. My preliminary internet research suggests that what I have (a photocopy of a thin strip of paper with the stats and a chopped-off "GIA - Gem Trade Laboratory" logo) is the job card, and that the vendor should have the cert that accompanied this card.
Now, I''ve visited this dealer before, they''re cutters and most of their stones are certed by EGL Israel (some mini-certs, some full certs), but this GIA-certed stone stands out above the rest I''ve seen and I''m curious whether it''s possible that GIA does any "short certs" for dealer/wholesaler types. It''s doubtful, but if this isn''t the case, I''m demanding the Dossier report before buying.
I don''t have reason to think that this dealer is trying to pull a fast one (we''ve nearly chosen several other stones and the jeweler went over the inclusion plots that came with the full EGL certs, and everything seems to be in order), but so far everything that can me measured visually (color, clarity) checks out, and the dimensions, as measured by precision calipers, match. I know this doesn''t mean much, but it''s a start.
And finally, the question -- does GIA offer some sort of short cert (something like an EGL pre-cert or mini-cert)? Should I settle for anything less than seeing the real Dossier?
Right now, I''m seriously considering a 62-point D VS2 for my fiancee, and the brick-and-mortar wholesaler says it''s GIA certified, and has generously photocopied the certification for us, which looks like a GIA job card that should accompany a Dossier.
The jeweler that I dealt with said she couldn''t find the full certificate (though I only asked once to see it), so I''m a little bit worried. My preliminary internet research suggests that what I have (a photocopy of a thin strip of paper with the stats and a chopped-off "GIA - Gem Trade Laboratory" logo) is the job card, and that the vendor should have the cert that accompanied this card.
Now, I''ve visited this dealer before, they''re cutters and most of their stones are certed by EGL Israel (some mini-certs, some full certs), but this GIA-certed stone stands out above the rest I''ve seen and I''m curious whether it''s possible that GIA does any "short certs" for dealer/wholesaler types. It''s doubtful, but if this isn''t the case, I''m demanding the Dossier report before buying.
I don''t have reason to think that this dealer is trying to pull a fast one (we''ve nearly chosen several other stones and the jeweler went over the inclusion plots that came with the full EGL certs, and everything seems to be in order), but so far everything that can me measured visually (color, clarity) checks out, and the dimensions, as measured by precision calipers, match. I know this doesn''t mean much, but it''s a start.
And finally, the question -- does GIA offer some sort of short cert (something like an EGL pre-cert or mini-cert)? Should I settle for anything less than seeing the real Dossier?
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