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Why a diamond grading report is not a valuation
Why your grading report may not be what your insurer asked for Your insurer has asked for a valuation of your diamond. You already…
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Certificates & Reports
A grading report is an independent description of a diamond's characteristics — not a valuation and not a guarantee of beauty. This pillar shows you how to read a report line by line and how the major laboratories differ in approach and consistency. Start with How to Read a GIA Diamond Grading Report, then compare laboratories in GIA vs IGI Diamond Reports.
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Why would a diamond come without a certificate?
Why a diamond without a certificate can feel worrying You have found a diamond you love, and then you learn it has no certificate.…
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Why a GIA report matters: how to read a GIA diamond report
Why it helps to know how to read a GIA diamond report You have been handed a GIA report, full of grades, numbers and…
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Why the lab matters: GIA vs IGI diamond certificates
Why the lab behind a diamond grade matters You have found two diamonds that look alike on paper. One has a GIA report and…
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