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The company that owns an 80 percent stake in the Antwerp-based lab reportedly believes it is worth more than $200 million.
The acquisition allows GCAL to expand overseas while giving Sarine a “recognized and respected” channel for offering eGrading in the U.S.
The lab issued a non-paper Diamond Dossier, the first of its reports to make the transition, earlier this week.
Some sapphires gain orange or yellow coloration when exposed to incandescent light, according to a recent lab note.
Assure is the program the Natural Diamond Council launched in 2019 to test lab-grown diamond screening devices.
The discoveries were outlined in the Lab Notes section of the fall 2022 issue of Gems & Gemology.
Created with Swiss robotics company Unimec, the ASDI-500 can screen stones as small as 0.5 mm at a speed of 700 stones per hour.
CEO Katherine Bodoh said the merger will allow AGS to focus on its “original vision” as a trade organization and grow Conclave.
Paper versions of the Diamond Dossier, the lab’s most popular report, will no longer be produced beginning Jan. 2.
The lab said more attention is being paid to a diamond’s cut, and that interest extends beyond round brilliants.
Launched in May, Luxus is an investment platform that specializes in rare gems and high jewelry.
8X is now the top cut grade on both platforms, above Ideal.
Announced earlier this week by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the news comes just as GIA prepares to close its Antwerp facility.
It is the organization’s only laboratory in Europe, but shipping services to other locations will be available.
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The lab is going all digital, starting with the GIA Diamond Dossier in January 2023.
It will introduce the 8X Oval and 8X Princess Diamond Cut Grade certificates at the upcoming JCK Las Vegas jewelry trade show.
The partnership reduces the amount of data entry required on appraisal documents, Instappraise said.
The untitled marketing campaign tells consumers GIA has graded some of the most important diamonds in the world, including theirs.
The grading lab is accredited as an SCS Global Gem Identification Verification Provider.
The lab’s new Assurance program offers an e-commerce fulfillment program and a drop-ship service.
Having the right testing equipment is as necessary as a scale for any diamond business today, but selecting the right machine isn’t easy.
AIGS has added a report for “jedi” spinel that aims to set quality standards for the trade term.
Graders at HRD Antwerp found this one, a HPHT-treated natural diamond inscribed with the report number of an untreated stone.