GIA v EGL: Good example of the difference in grading

[Bigwrecked]

I was searching for diamonds and came across this stone using Pricescopes diamond finder

http://www.solomonbrothers.com/Diam...4530-A456-0409DFEFB8DE &utm_source=PriceScope


It's a stone which was apparently run through both EGL and GIA. The specs on Solomon Brothers are for the EGL stone:

Shape: Princess
Carat Weight: 2.25
Color: F
Clarity: Vvs2
Cut Grade: Good
Table %: 79.00
Depth %: 67.40
Culet: N
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 7.40-7.39x4.98

But the certificate included is the GIA Certificate

https://b.yerushalmi.com/barak/Output/Certificates/P2.2X61101.pdf

The stone jumped from a J color VS2 in GIA to a F vvs2 in EGL.

 

[ame]

Egl what? Israel? USA?

 

[missy]

Wow, that's a huge difference. I think it varies though. Is this EGL israel? Sometimes EGL USA is a grade or 2 different but I would be surprised it would be that much of a difference. Scary and just shows that it's best to get a GIA cert if you care about the truer stats. Thanks for sharing this.

 

[Christina...]

It is through EGL International. One of the problems is that most consumers have no idea that there is a difference between one EGL lab and another of the same name.

ETA I should give a kuddos to this particular vendor for disclosing the fact that the stone had two reports.

 

[CharmyPoo]

Yup .. EGL International so I am not surprised. For EGL-USA / Canada, I find them much better - usually the same for clarity and 1-2 grades off color.