GIA to open diamond synthesis center
Speaking at the International Diamond Week in Ramat Gan, Tom Moses, GIA executive vice president, announced that the lab is planning to open a diamond synthesis facility in New Jersey.
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DDI to hold artisanal mining conference in DRC
The Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) is to hold a conference on the subject of the importance of formalizing artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
New synthetic detector to be shown at HK september show: quick take
Diamond Services developed a new mini Raman spectrometer that it says is able to detect synthetic and color-treated diamonds and gemstones falsely presented as diamonds. The device will be unveiled at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair in September.
Not any color you like
Earlier this summer, World Federation of Diamond Bourses President Ernie Blom announced that his organization, along with the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association, had drafted and signed a new policy on an issue that’s top-of-mind for retailers today: diamond color grading.
The end of the diamond grading game?
A friend once asked the head of a lab notorious for overgrading how he lived with himself. Simple, the man replied. If I were supplying such a horrible product, why do I have so many customers?
8 reasons why our industry needs a chain of custody
At the recent President’s Meeting, World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) president Ernest Blom said something noteworthy: “If customers are checking where their fruit and vegetables and tea and coffee were grown, be sure [they will do the same] when they go to buy an item of diamond jewelry that costs thousands of times more.”
The Responsible Jewellery Council: assessing its future and sometimes-problematic present
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is, to say the least, in flux. Its longtime CEO left in November 2013, and his replacement lasted barely a year.
Diamond trade subject to arbitration on color grading standards
Policy sets guidelines to tolerance levels on grading. Members of the diamond trade may face arbitration for dealing in diamonds with a color grade
Mystery diamond treatment also found at IGI, report says
The previously unknown treatment that temporarily boosts a diamond’s color has also been discovered on diamonds submitted to the Antwerp branch of the International Gemological Institute,
The GIA team talks backlogs, synthetics, and standards
Susan Jacques and Tom Moses speak to JCK about how the Gemological Institute of America is preparing for the future. Nearing her second anniversary as president and CEO of GIA, Susan Jacques spoke with JCK in a joint interview
GIA close to solving mystery color treatment
The Gemological Institute of America is close to figuring out the mystery treatment that may have temporarily improved the color of some 500 diamonds
Euro MPs vote to ban conflict minerals
In a surprise decision, the European Parliament voted yesterday (Wednesday) to ensure that as with diamonds and other precious stones, European Union (EU) importers