Gemstone Images on AGL Reports

[Rad_Fan]

Calling @Miki Moto, @prs, or other experts with AGL certified emeralds or cs.

I am curious to see if the color shown on your AGL report matches exactly or looks very close to the color of your gem? I would think that AGL or GIA would keep it real and won’t beautify the gemstone in question, right?

Wouldn’t it be a more “reliable” way to judge the color when shopping online?

 

[Mrs_Strizzle]

I'm far from an expert but the GIA reports I have on my paraibas look exactly like them. The vendor's pics definitely were not nearly accurate as the report pics.

 

[Rad_Fan]

I'm far from an expert but the GIA reports I have on my paraibas look exactly like them. The vendor's pics definitely were not nearly accurate as the report pics.

That is what I was thinking. Thanks

 

[chrono]

My AGL memos do not look like my stones. In fact, I think most labs have a sentence specifically stating to the effect that the stone pictured is not a colour representation or something similar.

 

[Rad_Fan]

My AGL memos do not look like my stones. In fact, I think most labs have a sentence specifically stating to the effect that the stone pictured is not a colour representation or something similar.

I read "Images do not accurately portray size or color", but I wonder if it's just part of legal terms. Thanks.

 

[prs]

My AGL memos do not look like my stones. In fact, I think most labs have a sentence specifically stating to the effect that the stone pictured is not a colour representation or something similar.

This, I have two AGL emerald certs and the photos are not very good.

 

[Anne111]

On the two emeralds I have, one with GIA one with IGI report, neither looks sufficiently realistic. I take the report images as an extra info but would not buy on report photos alone, always in combination with vendor's photo and comment. Emerald seem particularly tricky though.

 

[Arcadian]

Some of my colored stones looked not at all like the report/brief. in fact, I had wondered if they took a picture of the wrong stone in a couple of cases Maybe its their lighting setup, I don't really know, but sometimes the stones have an extreme 'flat' look to them. I can imagine that might be what you're talking about.

 

[Rad_Fan]

Thanks all for the feedback. Appreciate it.