mikethesign
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2002
- Messages
- 2
Dear all,
I'm new to all this but for a very special forthcoming event I am buying my wife a certificated diamond solitaire ring. .54 carat / clarity E / VS2 etc. etc. I've done my homework on 'buying diamonds' and have found the ring I want BUT...
...I saw some 'Leo' diamonds that had IGI certificates and the corresponding numbers etc. on both the shank and the stone(I was shown it using an eye glass thingy) - However, the ring I have decided on (I think), which is from a long established local jeweler, has a full GIA certification and the shank is stamped to match BUT the stone has no number on it...
a) what is the 'norm' regarding numbers on stone - should they have them or not?
b) should I buy a stone that has no number?
c) is it worth having it sent away to be laser etched with the number?
d) am I being paranoid!...lol
I do not doubt the integrity of the jeweller at all - but...
any help on this matter would be much appreciated.
regards
mikethesign (UK)
I'm new to all this but for a very special forthcoming event I am buying my wife a certificated diamond solitaire ring. .54 carat / clarity E / VS2 etc. etc. I've done my homework on 'buying diamonds' and have found the ring I want BUT...
...I saw some 'Leo' diamonds that had IGI certificates and the corresponding numbers etc. on both the shank and the stone(I was shown it using an eye glass thingy) - However, the ring I have decided on (I think), which is from a long established local jeweler, has a full GIA certification and the shank is stamped to match BUT the stone has no number on it...
a) what is the 'norm' regarding numbers on stone - should they have them or not?
b) should I buy a stone that has no number?
c) is it worth having it sent away to be laser etched with the number?
d) am I being paranoid!...lol
I do not doubt the integrity of the jeweller at all - but...
any help on this matter would be much appreciated.
regards
mikethesign (UK)