The submitted stone had been cut and polished with “meticulous precision” to match a natural diamond report, the lab said.

Brecken Branstrator

The U.S. division is beginning the process of assessing, then combatting, its impact.

“Understanding Gemstones” currently covers diamonds, emeralds, pearls, rubies, and sapphires but will expand to more stones in the future.

Brecken Branstrator

Statistics and sales over the last several years have proven that men’s jewelry is now a fast-growing area of the market.

Diamonds must receive a grade of “excellent” across eight criteria to be deemed an 8X.

Michelle Graff

The facility will take advantage of its location in the colored stone hub with a division dedicated to geographic origin and identification.

Brecken Branstrator

The inaugural event is tomorrow and will feature four professionals who will talk about their careers and how they got there.

Brecken Branstrator

Millennials were once feared in the diamond industry, but now this younger generation has become today’s largest diamond buying demographic.

The superstar will hand-select two Black professionals to receive full tuition and paid expenses for its Graduate Gemologist program via distance education.

Lenore Fedow