Quizz - What Clarity Grade is this 0.90ct diamond

[Dancing Fire]

VS2 from EGL.
I1 from GIA

 

[dk168]

SI2 and IGI.

DK

 

[Gemly]

I am not a diamond grader so I have no precise answer.
But,,I have a feeling that...
1: what I think the grade should be.
2: what the grade should be in a sane world
3: what the grade actually is
Are 3 different things.

Hahaha!! I had that feeling as well!

 

[Crazie4Cuts]

GIA - Si2
EGL - Si1
IGI - Vs2
HRD -I1

-C4C

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

GIA - Si2
EGL - Si1
IGI - Vs2
HRD -I1

-C4C

Now thats what I am after!
That is commitment Crazie

 

[stonehunter20]

my money is on I1

 

[Polabowla]

I voted vs2 for 2 reasons. First I figured if it would be straight forward you wouldn't ask us to guess.
Second, when I looked at vs2 in Tiffany's under the microscope, I was pretty shocked at what they let pass for that clarity grade.
But, I'm curious to hear the answer

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

my money is on I1

Come on Stone hunter - what about other labs!
And
Polabowla
You are trying to be too clever - if there is a trick that is not it.
As Dave Atlas posted - GIA have a system and it is nuanced. But they are remarkably consistent.

 

[daisygrl]

IGI - VVS2
GIA - I1
AGS - I1
HRD - I2
EGL - SI2

 

[RunningwithScissors]

When are you going to tell us?

 

[Kya]

I think somewhere between SI2 and I1. If I HAD to choose I would say SI2 only because the very first diamond I had was a GIA I1 that was wayyyy More included than this. Meaning it had a very similar inclusion at the top in addition to 3 or 4 Very visible black spots (and in this size render the entire thing was flecked)

However, cant actually see the depth from the picture so if the inclusion is deep enough then I1 is my guess.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

When are you going to tell us?

• This poll will close: Sep 4, 2020 at 7:16 AM.
• Multiple votes are allowed.
• Your vote will be publicly visible.

 

[Big Fat Facets]

@Garry H (Cut Nut)

yes garry, thank you! it is clearly stated right there at the vote box

 

[Iola80]

I voted SI1

 

[molinePDG]

I'm no diamond grader, but I gave a shot at it. (I'd also like to take this time to note that my expertise is pearls, not diamonds. There, now I've done CMA)

GIA - I1
EGL -SI1
IGI - SI2
HRD - I1

Now, when I'm completely wrong everybody can come back and make fun of me.

 

[AprilBaby]

GIA- Si2
EGL-Si1
IGI- Si1
HRD I don’t know anything about
AGS- I1

I personally would not buy it.

 

[Yimmers]

OK, twist my arm.
GIA: SI2
EGL: SI1
IGI: SI1
AGS: I1
HRD: SI2

I don't know squat, pure speculation on my part!

 

[Rockdiamond]

Remember that it's not possible to accurately grade clarity from a photo- and in real life, we'd be examining BOTH sides of the stone.
Based on the pic, if there's nothing else we can't see, it looks to be borderline SI2-I1.
The fact Garry's using is as a test case leads me to believe there's something wrong with the grade......

 

[Crazie4Cuts]

ummm, changing what I posted above after reading this:
https://www.diamonds.pro/education/hrd-certification/ AND this:
hrd-certification-lab

Above links offer an explanation about HRD Diamond certification...so I changed the HRD to Si1

GIA - Si2
EGL - Si1
IGI - Vs2
HRD -Si1

-C4C

 

[whitewave]

Ok so to clarify, my first choice is GIA SI1 with going back and forth over GIA VS2.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Remember that it's not possible to accurately grade clarity from a photo- and in real life, we'd be examining BOTH sides of the stone.
Based on the pic, if there's nothing else we can't see, it looks to be borderline SI2-I1.
The fact Garry's using is as a test case leads me to believe there's something wrong with the grade......

Yes, it is a test David, but not obvious enough or close to any of the guesses so just answer as you see it - and what would you expect from the other labs David?
Does this help?

 

[Rockdiamond]

Does this help?

What the heck, sure I'll play!!
AGS would give it SI2- which happens frequently with stones given I1 by GIA, and subsequently submitted to AGS ( saw a 5.00ct like this the other day)
EGL? That's a hard one- it really depends on which EGL
I'll say SI1

IGI...generally closer to GIA lately, so SI2
HRD, SI1

But every lab makes mistakes...I'm sure many others are like me- on the edge of our seats!

PS- If I'm the buyer- I 10000% call the stone I1 till I see a GIA report. And if the GIA report says SI2 ( or some other wacky thing) I still consider the stone as an I1 in terms of pricing.

 

[Garry H (Cut Nut)]

Just one day to go - you can change your vote or have another

 

[Karl_K]

Just one day to go - you can change your vote or have another

Close enough to the end that I can now post my thoughts.
I may be overthinking this a little but Garry likes to post things that are not what they appear at first glance.
Combine that with GIA having a bunch of rules that automatically make a stone a si2 im saying:

GIA si2

What I would grade it and call a fair grade: i1

egl international vs2

igi si1

hrd i1 - at one time hrd was considered a bit harsher than gia in this clarity range but who knows what they are today.

 

[MamaBee]

GIA SI2
AGS I1
EGL SI1

 

[meesmom]

Gee, i really wish I knew anything about other labs besides GIA so I could post my opinions and play fair....but honestly Id only be copying, lol!!!

 

[Arcadian]

Of the diamond grading labs, I really am mostly familiar with GIA. I'm going to call it an GIA SI1.

 

[lydial]

GIA SI2
AGS I1
EGL SI1

I have the identical vote.

 

[MamaBee]

I have the identical vote.

I hope we win! Haha What do you think we’ll get?

 

[flyingpig]

A classic example of GIA SI1

1.01 Carat round diamond

This 1.01 carat round diamond I color si1 clarity has Excellent proportions and a diamond grading report from GIA

www.jamesallen.com