A
question often raised by customer: why the same grading of a diamond, different
certificates have different price? Usually diamond with GIA certificate is more
expensive than that of IGI / HRD. Does it mean GIA is better then the other
labs?
An
organization took 10 diamonds to different labs for grading. Detail as below:
http://www.diamonds.net/News/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=43417
Lower
the score, more strict of the lab.
GIA
14.8
IGI
14.9
EGL
USA 15.4
HRD 16.3
EGL
HK 19.5
EGL
Israel 19.8
Is
it more strict of the lab, the diamond with the same grading is more expensive?
The
total value of the 10 diamonds, compare with the market price, are as below:
GIA $34,703
HRD $33,868
EGL
USA $31,686
EGL
Israel $29,032
IGI
$26,623
EGL
HK $24,367
What
conclusion can you draw?
Note:
1.
Both GIA and IGI have several labs
over the world. Why only EGL seperates into USA, Israel and HK lab?
2.
This study includes only 10
diamonds. The sample size is small compare with tens of thousands of diamond in
the market.
3.
The organization has its own labs
not included in the study.
4.
HK has several local diamond labs
gain HOKLAS from Hong Kong
Accreditation Service (HKAS), whose not include in the study. If they
are included, it would increase consumer confident about local diamond labs.