Response from Argyle re inscriptions& certificates for FCDs

[gemandjewelrylover]

Hi, all,

I have been confused about Fancy pink diamonds from Argyle, and whether they all have certificates or not. All of the reading on the web I have done indicates all Argyle pink diamonds come with certificates, but in my shopping I have found ones that don't. So I sent off an inquiry to Argyle, and they answered me! (It answered some of my questions, but better than nothing!) So I'm posting it on a new thread for everyone's information.

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Dear C,

Thank you for your email and interest in Argyle Pink Diamonds.

Generally speaking, Argyle pink diamonds greater than 0.20ct are laser inscribed if they were originally bought after 2005. Over the years, the criteria for the laser inscription and certification of Argyle Pink Diamonds has changed. As such, depending on when the stone was bought and its size, it may not have qualified to be laser inscribed at the time thus not entitling it to a certificate. If it is laser inscribed but without a certificate it may be possible to obtain one but the request must be made through the original purchaser of the stone. We are unfortunately unable to provide this document to third parties for security and privacy reasons.

If you do not mind sharing the information of the gem dealer in Japan we may be able to advise further on the details provided.

Best wishes for your Argyle pink diamonds purchase.

Kind regards,
Marie


Argyle Pink Diamonds

Rio Tinto
1 William Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6000

[email protected] http://www.argylepinkdiamonds.com

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxx
Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:16 PM
To: Enquiries (RT APD)
Subject: Laser inscriptions and certificates

Hello,

I am confused about something. A reputable gem dealer in Japan has three pink diamonds, and he states that they are all Argyle pink diamonds. One of them which is .56 carats, has the Argyle laser inscription on it, but there is no certificate for it. The other two which are smaller, I believe they are approximately .4 and .3 the carats respectively, have no laser inscription on them from Argyle. What I see on the Internet is that all Argyle diamonds have laser inscriptions. So I am confused. Do all Argyle diamonds have a laser inscription? And do all Argyle diamonds come with a certificate from Argyle?

I believe the gem dealer is legitimate, he has been in business for 20 years and is very well known. So I don't believe he is trying to rip anybody off, but I'm confused because I can't find anything on the Internet that says some Argyle diamonds do not have inscriptions. Could you clarify this for me?

Also if Argyle does produce pink diamonds with inscriptions and without inscriptions, then are the ones with inscriptions more valuable than the ones without?

I am planning to buy the pink diamond that has the laser inscription. It is .56 ct fancy pink, SI2, and the .40 is fancy orangish pink, SI1.

I am very perplexed by this matter so I would greatly appreciate your response on this.

Thank you very much,

C

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[chrono]

Re: Response from Argyle re inscriptions& certificates for F

Thank you for the update. It is always a good thing for any Argyle to come with the certificate.

 

[kenny]

Re: Response from Argyle re inscriptions& certificates for F

Wow, thanks for the update and Kudos to you on getting a response from Argyle.

I wish PS had one central place to archive all these valuable FCD tidbits.

 

[gemandjewelrylover]

Re: Response from Argyle re inscriptions& certificates for F

Thank you, Chrono and Kenny!

Yes, that would be a good idea - maybe PS needs a separate FCDs section! Since the interest is growing.....