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DBGIS is research into diamond synthesis! Recently Jonathan Kendall, President, De Beers Group Industry Services inks & says in my last blog post I discussed how vital confidence is if you are to succeed at any and all stages of the diamond value chain, and to maintain confidence requires expertise, innovation and hard work. In the diamond sector, this has never been truer than it is today. Across the industry, experience and knowledge are vital for diamond businesses when it comes to retaining the confidence of customers. A central part of maintaining this confidence, and a key area of focus for us at De Beers Group Industry Services (DBGIS), is research into diamond synthesis and the development of equipment that can reliably and consistently detect synthetic diamonds and ensure they are not misrepresented as natural diamonds. And because we’ve been working on this for almost three quarters of a century the synthetic diamond detection machines that we at DBGIS p...

Performance of Diamond Verification Instruments announced! The joint collaboration by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and Signet Jewelers – the ASSURE Program has published the results from the independent performance tests of Diamond Verification Instruments in the Assure Directory on diamondproducers.com/ASSURE. Through the Assure Directory trade participants can access objective and third party verified information on the relative performance of Diamond Verification Instruments and guidance on how to ensure that their business is protected from undisclosed laboratory grown diamonds.                 Jean-Marc Lieberherr, CEO of the Diamond Producers Association, said “Trade participants have a shared responsibility to disclose the nature of the product they are selling to protect the end consumer. Through the ASSURE Program we will support the diamond trade, from independent jewelle...

Minawala offers for Free from 15 th & up to 16th December Did you know that man – made diamonds are sold as real diamonds? Did you know that around 3000 Crore worth of Man-made diamonds are floating around in the Indian market disguised as real diamonds? Buying diamond jewellery has a greater emotional value than a financial value and being your trusted jeweller since 1982, we understand this even more deeply. Minawala’s core mission has always been “Customers come first” and therefore we have tied up with Solitaire Gemmological Laboratories who are the industry leader in providing professional gemstone identification and grading services using technologically advanced equipments to authenticate your diamonds. You can walk in to our store at Bandra at anytime from 15th – 16th Dec, 2018 with your diamond jewellery from any jeweller (any make) and have the diamonds authenticated absolutely free of cost by SGL. No hidden terms and conditions here.  #R...

GSI announced the opening of its new facility in the heart of New York City’s 47th Street ‘Diamond District’ that will be dedicated solely to screening and testing of diamond jewelry for undisclosed lab grown diamonds. “Demand for screening and testing services has grown exponentially as the industry faces one of its biggest challenges yet – undisclosed lab-grown diamonds,” said Debbie Azar, GSI President & Co-Founder. “As one of the world largest gemological organizations, we play an important part in ensuring transparency and confidence in the global diamond industry, and US markets specifically, by expanding our screening and testing services.” This new facility will be able to cater to GSI’s retail customers in the US. It will serve a screening hub for manufacturers and retailers who want to have their jewelry screened and tested prior to it entering retail stores. To date, GSI has screened millions of jewelry units, with tens of millions of diamonds, by ut...

Testing for pearls, gemstones and jewellery items at September HK Fair Danat is raring to introduce its services to the gemstone and jewellery (GJ) industry during the September Fair, “The June Fair was Danat’s first official participation in an international exhibition. We have set a personal benchmark, which is something the trade now expects from Danat in all future participations,” Danat CEO Kenneth Scarratt says. “For the September Fair, we will build upon that and provide on-site testing for pearls, gemstones and jewellery items. We will be hosting lectures presented by Danat’s Field Gemmologists highlighting recent gemmological expeditions, and we will also be showcasing items of jewellery, which we believe will be a big attraction.” Meanwhile, the Gemmological Association of Hong Kong (GAHK) says it is co-organising the “Launching of standard methods for testing Fei Cui for Hong Kong – Chinese Version and academic conference of GAHK 2018 – coloured gemsto...