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Opsydia appoint Sales & Marketing Director

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Jacqui Larsson to take charge effective immediately!   The UK-based laser technology specialist has made the senior appointment to bolster its international growth and develop the company’s roster of high-profile clients.   Leading diamond and gemstone security and traceability specialist, Opsydia, has announced the appointment of Jacqui Larsson to the position of Sales and Marketing Director, effective immediately.   As a London Diamond Bourse Council Member and a Fellow of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A), Larsson brings to Opsydia nearly two decades of experience in the diamond, gemstone and jewellery industries. Most recently, she has specialised in bespoke jewellery production, sustainable sourcing and traceable supply chains through her eponymous company, Jacqui Larsson Fine Jewellery.   Prior to joining the trade, Larsson qualified as a chartered accountant and worked in Australia, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom for an international professional s

The refining the criteria for a Nano ID!

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Opsydia unveiled new classifications f or its sub-surface identifiers   Features for LGD and Mined diamond trades   The UK-based diamond security innovator has moved to classify its world-leading sub-surface identifiers by visibility, resulting in ‘Nano’ and ‘Loupe’ ID features for the trade.    Leading diamond security specialist, Opsydia, has unveiled new classifications for its sub-surface identifiers, allowing diamond manufacturers, brands and grading houses to choose from a range of visibilities to suit their specific requirements.   Utilising the laser technology within the Opsydia System, users can choose from Nano ID features or Loupe ID features to create a permanent physical link between a specific stone and its grading report, blockchain record or branded jewellery origins.   Nano ID features do not affect the clarity grade of diamonds, even for flawless stones, and are not detectable with a standard grading microscope. Nano ID features can be placed up to 0.18 mil

A new era of diamond security

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Opsydia created its smallest  Sub-surface identifier   Identifier that doesn’t affect the  Clarity grade of flawless diamonds!  Leading diamond security specialist, Opsydia, has honed its sub-surface laser technology to create its smallest and faintest identifier to date, meaning even an internally flawless natural diamond can have a logo, serial number or encrypted code placed beneath its surface without affecting its clarity grade.   These nano-scale identifiers can be placed within a diamond to create a physical link between a specific stone and its grading report, blockchain record or branded jewellery origins.  They are not detectable with a standard grading microscope and must be read at >100x magnification or with an Opsydia ID viewer – a device capable of reading identifiers that is currently in the research and development phase.  The negligible impact of a nano-scale identifier on the clarity grade of internally flawless diamonds has been independently verified and c