GRIFFIN ARMOR BUG, PLEASE HELP

OK, short preamble to set the mood. This is my second playthrough, so I'm familiar with the armor/weapon diagram gathering, crafting them at appropriately rated armorers/blacksmiths, and that all of the diagrams you have gathered up to this point are viewable in the crafting menu.

The problem I'm experiencing is at Dragonslayers Grotto, after I kill the Ekimmara and loot the chest, the text prompt states I have collected the Griffin armor, gauntlets, boots, and trousers. I previously collected the 2 sword diagrams, so the treasure hunt quest is marked complete and I am awarded the XP, yet, when I open the crafting menu it doesn't show the chest armor.

So far I have: reloaded the game to a spot just before using aard to smash in the wall and go through the gas and wraiths with the same result; reloaded back to outside the space insuring I had the quest active and inspected the griffin emblem beside the entrance; I even reloaded back 45 mins and fast traveled from Skellige.

At this point nothing I have done has helped, in fact the last 2 times I tried it (been at it for around 2 hours now -\_-) the gauntlets have stopped showing up. Any help you could lend to a wayward and distraught traveler would be most appreciated! also, last bit of info, I'm playing on PS4.