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Rough_Rock
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Agree with all that @Bron said, but the part quoted. Lotus Gemology is in Thailand, nowhere else. AIGS is also a reputable lab in Thailand. I would personally say trust but verify. Make sure you can get a refund if stated claim cannot be verified.Reputable labs include AGL, GRS Swiss lab, Lotus Gemology or GIA . Anything from India, China, Thailand etc is highly dubious and not to be trusted.
GIA, GRS, IGI, etc etc are all in Thailand not to mention many others. Sorry Bron, but I find such a claim dangerously close to 'not publishable'. How many small but honest lab owners are doing their best everywhere? And wasn't it GIA in the US where people went to jail for faking diamond reports for the middle east?
I think you should retract that comment?
the seller has provided shown me others as unheated too
Just leave out the condescending country references and we will be OK. There might be shady labs in Switzerland, too. And size and reputation does not guarantee honest employees either.
Of course a 100.000 gem deserves all labs in the world but for simple stones (no heat at all) or lower values, one can give a chance to smaller labs. If a sapphire s 100% not heated, they won't need an LIBS or whatever, right? I considered starting a lab in Germany (we have only DSEF) -- dream-dream -- and if everybody only trusts the big labs, then no newbies have a chance ever.
Just leave out the condescending country references and we will be OK. There might be shady labs in Switzerland, too. And size and reputation does not guarantee honest employees either.
Of course a 100.000 gem deserves all labs in the world but for simple stones (no heat at all) or lower values, one can give a chance to smaller labs. If a sapphire s 100% not heated, they won't need an LIBS or whatever, right? I considered starting a lab in Germany (we have only DSEF) -- dream-dream -- and if everybody only trusts the big labs, then no newbies have a chance ever.
Hi kittencakes,Does anyone know on what value above is there a customs duty and how much is it? This would be shipping from Singapore to USA. Thanks