Hi All,
I am about to buy a stone and I'm just paranoid if it's not the correct one. The stone does not have an inscribed number done by GIA. However, I got one put on when it was sent to another appraiser when I said I was going to purchase it. Now, the appraiser inscribed the GIA number onto the diamond. I talked to another retailer and they said that the appraiser/lab is not allowed to put the GIA number onto the diamond? Is that right, what are the consequences? They said that the appraiser/lab should put on their own number which ties their certificate/appraisal to the GIA certificate.
I saw the stone lose and did the following due diligence:
1) Viewed it lose with loupe and saw that it was according to the inclusion map. It's an SI1 but very clean, retailer says it can pass for a VS1.
2) Weighed to match the cert, of 1.97
3) Looked through an H&A viewer and saw strong hearts and arrows
4) Color wise, it's a G. I can't really tell and not too concerned with this.
I'm looking to get it re-evaluated and inscribed again, but with another more reputable lab (Gemscan) in town (Toronto). We don't have GIA or AGS in town, so I'd have to send it to the US and rather not pay. A lot of retailers have diamonds inscribed by Gemsan using their own numbers which tie it to the GIA certificate. However, mind, did not at the time.
Hope anyone can help?
Thanks.
I am about to buy a stone and I'm just paranoid if it's not the correct one. The stone does not have an inscribed number done by GIA. However, I got one put on when it was sent to another appraiser when I said I was going to purchase it. Now, the appraiser inscribed the GIA number onto the diamond. I talked to another retailer and they said that the appraiser/lab is not allowed to put the GIA number onto the diamond? Is that right, what are the consequences? They said that the appraiser/lab should put on their own number which ties their certificate/appraisal to the GIA certificate.
I saw the stone lose and did the following due diligence:
1) Viewed it lose with loupe and saw that it was according to the inclusion map. It's an SI1 but very clean, retailer says it can pass for a VS1.
2) Weighed to match the cert, of 1.97
3) Looked through an H&A viewer and saw strong hearts and arrows
4) Color wise, it's a G. I can't really tell and not too concerned with this.
I'm looking to get it re-evaluated and inscribed again, but with another more reputable lab (Gemscan) in town (Toronto). We don't have GIA or AGS in town, so I'd have to send it to the US and rather not pay. A lot of retailers have diamonds inscribed by Gemsan using their own numbers which tie it to the GIA certificate. However, mind, did not at the time.
Hope anyone can help?
Thanks.