EGL is a joke. My first stone was EGL graded as a VS2, but when the jeweler resized the ring, they turned it and there was a big carbon spot that was very visible. The jeweler even tried to talk me out of complaining by showing me a grading chart (I’ve worked in jewelry before so I know what I was talking about) and they eventually gave me another stone.
The stone I have now is GIA graded. It’s an I2, but it’s very sparkly and you cannot see any inclusions from the top and have to look really hard on the side to see anything. Once I was jipped my that jewelry store and felt lied to by EGL, I’ll only use GIA certification. Also, GIA grades the stone out of the setting and I think EGL does it while the ring is set.
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