would a VVS1 have a chip as an inclusion?

[Icicles]

I saw a GIA dossier report which stated a "chip" as an inclusion... is that possible? Since it didn''t have a plot I didn''t know where it was. Aren''t chips pretty bad? Why would it be graded VVS1?

 

[Richard Sherwood]

Sounds pretty unusual. I would almost say impossible, but apparently not.

It would have to be one heckuva tiny, tiny, shallow chip though, with almost the look of an extra facet.

If it was a girdle chip that indented the diamond any at all it would knock it out of the VVS1 grade.

Sure would be interesting to see the stone. Or a picture of the chip.

 

[Icicles]

The diamond was 0.47ct, Marquise, would that make a difference?

 

[elmo]

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On 9/20/2004 9:28:58 PM Icicles wrote:

I saw a GIA dossier report which stated a 'chip' as an inclusion... is that possible? Since it didn't have a plot I didn't know where it was. Aren't chips pretty bad? Why would it be graded VVS1?
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I had the same question not too long ago https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/repolish-a-vvs1-chip.13488/. Not only did the experts correctly call this as a non-issue, a subsequent photograph from the vendor reinforced this. 'Chip' sounds awful but VVS1 anything is by definition extremely small.

p.s. This was on the girdle - in the photo it looked like a natural, but apparently in the right light at 60x you could sortof see the difference.

 

[valeria101]

You can definitely have an external charcteristic making an IF into a VVS1. That should be very small indeed, as said.

But... you say the diamond is marquize cut: what does girdle thickness read like on the cert?

 

[oldminer]

The word "chip" certainly has a connotation of something more damaging than a VVS1 or even VVS2 size of blemish. However, the GIA is free to use the word as they wish even if others might feel it is innappropriate. What single word could be substituted to mean a "very tiny chip"? I don't know of one. Does anyone have a suggestion? Even "nick" implies something too large for VVS. I think "nick" implies a blemish smaller than some chips, but this is just my opinion. Both nick and chip are imprecise terms.




Any suggestions?