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Diamond Video and GIA cert don't match?

mice730

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I've been sent some videos for diamonds I'm interested in but the inclusions and the GIA cert don't seem to match (probably due to me being inexperienced in looking at diamonds).

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In the first image, I can't see the inclusion in the center of the table in the cert.
In the second image, I can't see that white line inclusion. Is it just the reflection of the needle?
Are these just reflections and the white dots are normal?

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Video Link: https://streamable.com/qkysp7


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Video Link: https://streamable.com/rc32d9


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Video Link: https://streamable.com/r9yirx
 

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I didnt look at all your examples but inclusions are reflected around stones so when you think you're seeing something
it could just be a reflection.

A couple of the stones you posted say "Pinpoints are not shown." under Comments so the little dots you're looking at may
be those.

At VS1 and VVS2 I would not expect you to be able to see anything. VS2s are typically pretty clean but I have seen some I thought
were questionable.
 
Grading by GIA is also done at 10x. I am assuming those pictures are much more highly magnified. I agree with @tyty333 - they could be floating or the pinpoint not shown.
 
I didnt look at all your examples but inclusions are reflected around stones so when you think you're seeing something
it could just be a reflection.

A couple of the stones you posted say "Pinpoints are not shown." under Comments so the little dots you're looking at may
be those.

At VS1 and VVS2 I would not expect you to be able to see anything. VS2s are typically pretty clean but I have seen some I thought
were questionable.


Grading by GIA is also done at 10x. I am assuming those pictures are much more highly magnified. I agree with @tyty333 - they could be floating or the pinpoint not shown.

Whiteflash has come back saying it's dust particles from the environment and some reflections of inclusions. I guess it's really hard to decipher them without seeing the diamonds in person.
 
Whiteflash has come back saying it's dust particles from the environment and some reflections of inclusions. I guess it's really hard to decipher them without seeing the diamonds in person.

I don't think you would see any of these in real time viewing - particularly in the VS1 and VVS2 diamonds.
 
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