Myth and Facts
- “Diamonds graded by GIA-GTL have better resale liquidity”. Fact
- "GIA is the strictest laboratory in the world" – Myth. According to this survey 8 out of 16 diamonds were graded more strictly by AGS. EGL tended to grade clarity more strictly.
- "AGS is very strict" – A fact overall, but AGSL color grades can be softer than GIA-GTL.
- "EGL certificates are not worth the paper they are printed on" – Myth. Although in 12 cases out of 17 EGL graded color softer, EGL clarity grading was as strict or stricter as GIA.
- "GIA has the strongest international diamond brand" - Fact.
- "It is safer to buy a GIA graded diamond" - Myth. Any diamond grading report is an opinion, not a guarantee.
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