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Returning a Stone to IF Clarity

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Pumpsie

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Thanks to Richard and everyone else for checking out my potential purchase (will only be a "potential" purchase for a few more days). The last numbers (crown height % and detail on the girdle are being overnighted to me and will arrive today).

The thing is, the girdle is rated "extremely thin to thick." So, obviously, this is a problem. I''ll get the girdle numbers later today...

But here''s the question: can a stone, if chipped, be "restored" to IF clarity by polishing? The carat weight loss would be minimal on a small chip, I''ve been told. I was told that one can "polish out" a chip and get the stone re-certified through GIA.

Is this true? I''m just planning for the worst here, just in case...

Thanks again!
 
All of this is true. The GIA will charge the full fees to generate a fresh report.

If a stone is damaged, it is not always a "chip". Sometimes a diamond that was IF becomes damaged in a way that if cannot be repaired or recut. That is why one buys insurance coverage.

There are some risks....
 
Thats right ~ Buy insurance and let the Insurance man lose sleep at night worrying that she is out back chopping wood with the ring on
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But Iceman, if her man would go out & chop the wood, then she wouldn't have to put her lovely diamond in that kind of jeopardy....
 
That is a scary visual! I think if I chipped the ring while chopping wood I would have alot more to worry about than a chip on the diamond, rather where is the finger!!!

My girdle is thin-slightly thick but the crown is pretty shallow so my stone MAY have a slightly higher risk of chipping. I just got Chubb insurance and they cover accidental chips and just cut you a check for your appraisal amount. Sweet deal! Now I really don't have to worry.
 
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