Hello friend, good day. I want to ask you a favor. Tell me before sending a precious stone to GIA for certification, one has to check if they could be synthetic, I ask. Why don't I want to look sad and the certificate company tells me later that it's a synthetic stone. What advice would you give me? I'm a collector and at home I have some essential tools to identify them, but for this you have to know the types of inclusions in precious stones and I still lack experience.
@@mjgabel They are large rubies and sapphires among others and well, I do have a magnifying glass but I don't have a professional microscope to maximize images of the inclusions and all the tests I did give them real results. but inclusions is the ultimate test
@@sergioortega5869 Natural gemstones will have inclusions. My suggestion is to find a local gemologist and see if they would be willing to look at them and tell you if they are natural or synthetic.
@@mjgabel that is the problem that where. I live there are no experts. There are only jewelry stores only until New York, which is GIA THE COMPANY. I already checked them with a portable microscope and it indicates that they are genuine. but I need a second opinion to be more sure and I also have raw materials to get the best out of them
Hello, You may want to try a grading / certification service near you. Here are 2, although I am not sure how they're in comparison to GIA. www.dcla.com.au/ www.adgl.com.au/
Hi there,
How much roughly GIA charge for Ruby test ?
Here is GIA Fee schedule: www.gia.edu/doc/ColoredStones_FeeSchedule_Q4_2024_USD.pdf
@@mjgabel thank you 🙏
Way to contact you please?
585-598-1090 / info@mjgabel.com
Hello friend, good day. I want to ask you a favor. Tell me before sending a precious stone to GIA for certification, one has to check if they could be synthetic, I ask. Why don't I want to look sad and the certificate company tells me later that it's a synthetic stone. What advice would you give me? I'm a collector and at home I have some essential tools to identify them, but for this you have to know the types of inclusions in precious stones and I still lack experience.
Sergio, Did you loupe the stone? Does it have any inclusions? How big is the stone? How did you acquire the diamond?
@@mjgabel They are large rubies and sapphires among others and well, I do have a magnifying glass but I don't have a professional microscope to maximize images of the inclusions and all the tests I did give them real results. but inclusions is the ultimate test
@@sergioortega5869 Natural gemstones will have inclusions. My suggestion is to find a local gemologist and see if they would be willing to look at them and tell you if they are natural or synthetic.
@@mjgabel that is the problem that where. I live there are no experts. There are only jewelry stores only until New York, which is GIA THE COMPANY. I already checked them with a portable microscope and it indicates that they are genuine. but I need a second opinion to be more sure and I also have raw materials to get the best out of them
@@sergioortega5869 Where (roughly) do you live?
Thank u
Hi sir how i can contact you i have a stone like peridot and now how do I check which stone it is
Hello - I would try to find a gemologist in your area that can help you identify / check the stone you have.
@@mjgabel Thank you very much! to help me
How much can i sell it for price of the diamond i if it is certified by the local gemology that is not GIA certified?
That depends on the diamond. Diamond are valued based on color, clarity, cut and carat weight.
Let say for that same diamond.
Where are you located?
We are located in Upstate NY. (Rochester)
Hey mate im in Australia and was wondering if its even safe for me to mail my diamonds to gia?
Hello, You may want to try a grading / certification service near you.
Here are 2, although I am not sure how they're in comparison to GIA.
www.dcla.com.au/
www.adgl.com.au/